Alexander Keo
Alexander Keo (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 37-Position 1. Keo declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Keo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Alexander Keo earned a high school diploma from Prairie High School and a bachelor's degree from Washington State University in 2023. Keo's career experience includes working in government affairs.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) and Alexander Keo (D) are running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alexander Keo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Keo's responses.
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Her stories, combined with my family's long history of military service, taught me that courage isn't just about what you're willing to say it's about what you're willing to do.
My family has lived through Jim Crow, the 2008 recession that nearly broke us, and the everyday indignities that come with being Black, Korean, and multiracial in America. From a young age, I experienced race-related violence.
As I've grown older, many of those I love have faced complex struggles, including my loving partner, who was once undocumented and knows what it's like to live in the shadows of a broken immigration system.
My fiancée used to be an undocumented immigrant & her mother escaped a Civil War in El Salvador for a better life, but now they face prosecution. My parents lived before the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and remember what it took to win the rights we have today, and they know how quickly they can be taken away.- Shift Washington’s tax system away from taxing work and toward taxing unearned land speculation — especially the massive value increases created by public transit and infrastructure. Why? Washington relies heavily on regressive taxes (sales and property taxes). Working families pay taxes on wages and consumption. When the public builds light rail or infrastructure, nearby land values surge. Those gains are captured privately, even though they were created by public investment. The Constitutional Barrier Article VII, Section 1 of the Washington Constitution requires uniform taxation of real estate. This makes it difficult to: Tax land differently from buildings. Discourage speculation without penalizing homeowners.
- Immigrant Protection Is Public Safety: End ICE cooperation without warrants; ban license plate data sharing; fund legal defense; protect schools & families; support and increase sanctuary sites. District 37’s large immigrant community lives in fear, reducing crime reporting. Safety comes from trust, not raids. Economic Security Builds Safety: Barry Bucks ($1k/adult, $500/child) prevents desperation crimes, breaks cycles of domestic violence, and reduces youth crime. Funded via Land Value Tax after constitutional amendment. Streamlined Immigration: Fast-track state work permits for essential sectors, using community-based vetting to bypass federal gridlock and empower our local economy.
- Washington’s constitution makes education our paramount duty. Yet we still fund schools unevenly because we rely too heavily on local levies and regressive taxes. I support fully equalizing school funding statewide — so a student’s ZIP code no longer determines their opportunity. To do that, we must modernize our revenue system. I support shifting toward progressive statewide sources, including capturing economic rents from land speculation and concentrated wealth. When public investment, transit, and community growth raise land values, that unearned gain should help fund public education — not just private accumulation. Wealth taxes and rent capture allow us to reduce pressure on working families while sustainably funding schools.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 20, 2026
