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Legislative District 42 - State Senator (4-year term)

Unofficial result: Won — Michael Alvarez Shepard (Democratic)

Source: results.votewa.gov

Legislative (Senate) District 42; Washington
My vote power: High

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Erika Creydt

Lost

Republican

Erika Creydt is a clinical psychologist and founder of Touchstone Counseling Group who was raised in Whatcom County and chose to build her life and raise her family there. She emphasizes understanding the realities of running a business and balancing a budget.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for

Michael Alvarez Shepard

Won

Democratic

Michael Alvarez Shepard is the Port of Bellingham's District 1 Commissioner and a professor in the Anthropology Department at Western Washington University. He has previously worked for Northwest Indian College and Whatcom Community College and holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 2 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for

Sources: sos.wa.gov23