Alex Storms

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Alex Storms

Independent Party of Washington Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Alex Storms was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Washington. Storms was defeated in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Suzan DelBene (D) defeated Robert Sutherland (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. DelBene and Sutherland defeated John Orlinski (R), Scott Stafne (L), and Alex Storms (I) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Washington District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene Incumbent	55.4%	193,619
	Republican	Robert Sutherland	44.6%	155,779
Total Votes				349,398
Source: Washington Secretary of State

U.S. House, Washington District 1 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene Incumbent	53.5%	77,756
	Republican	Robert Sutherland	31%	44,970
	Republican	John Orlinski	9.4%	13,694
	Libertarian	Scott Stafne	3.2%	4,601
	Independent	Alex Storms	2.9%	4,194
Total Votes				145,215
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Storms' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Balancing the Budget: Continually running government deficits is simply dangerous. It’s selling out our children’s future because our elected officials were unable to do their job. This is a prime example of where both parties have dug into a position that prevents the problem from being solved. We can't simply raise taxes, anticipating we'll eventually get to a balance; and the math doesn’t work to be able to simply cut spending and balance the budget. Energy: I side with the 97% of scientists that have determined human activities are causing climate change. It’s irresponsible to refuse taking action. Cleaner technologies are rapidly becoming competitive with traditional sources. I support market-based solutions that offset revenue gains by lowering taxes paid by those least able to afford the impacts. Minimum Wage: A standard minimum wage across the country is not only dead in the water politically, but if you really stop to think – it doesn’t make sense. There simply is no single wage that works everywhere in our state, let alone our country. Too high of a wage hurts rural communities and farmers, while too low impacts urban residents. Health Care: Both political parties will try to spin the healthcare issue to imply that their position is the only option. It’s a false and dangerous narrative. Obamacare has had some successes, but it definitely has problems that need to be fixed. Simply repealing it without an actual replacement solution is irresponsible. The recent outline put out by Paul Ryan is a good start to the conversation, but until more details and studies are done to determine the impacts, my position will be to repair Obamacare. Education: The greatest factor that determines someone’s income and living standard is education. Unfortunately, a simple high school diploma can no longer guarantee a middle class job like it could 50 years ago. The cost of higher education is daunting, and student loans are crushing those trying to get started in their career. While Sanders laid out a bold vision for resolving that, it’s too expensive and bureaucratic to ever get through congress. Fortunately, there are alternatives.	”
—Alex Storms' campaign website, http://www.stormsforcongress.com/issues

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
• Washington's 1st Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Twitter feed

Footnotes

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Michael Baumgartner (R)

District 6

Emily Randall (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (2)