Anthony Keen

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Anthony Keen

Democratic Party

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Last election

August 2, 2022

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Anthony Keen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 22-Position 1. Keen lost in the primary on August 2, 2022.

Keen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 22-Position 1

Beth Doglio defeated Loretta Byrnes in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 22-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Doglio (D)	65.8	44,740
		Loretta Byrnes (R)	34.0	23,146
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	94

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,980
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 22-Position 1

The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 22-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Doglio (D)	50.1	22,036
✔		Loretta Byrnes (R)	20.0	8,786
		Sans Gilmore (R)	11.6	5,120
		Maria Siguenza (D)	11.3	4,978
	Submit photo	Sarah León (D)	4.5	1,979
		Anthony Keen (D)	2.4	1,073
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	48

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,020
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James DeHart (D)
• Kevin Young (D)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Anthony Keen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Keen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an educator and an engineer, which means that I care about kids, I care about people, and I like to solve problems. Throughout my career, I have been in a variety of leadership roles including Executive Director of Product Development at a software startup company, including a variety of positions in education ranging from classroom teacher to Head of School, and even including being a swing manager at McDonalds in my teenage years. In all of these roles, I have fought for those that work with me and for me to have better pay, better working environment, and better work-life balance. I am now seeking to bring this passion and leadership to our state legislature. My campaign is about standing with workers, standing with teachers, and standing with people.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We are facing an unprecedented housing crisis. In my district, housing inventories are low, home prices are soaring, rent is skyrocketed and thousands are in jeopardy of losing their homes. We must act now to disincentivize corporations from buying residential property and to bring this market back under control.
• Washington has the most regressive tax structure in the country and we are dying at the gas pumps. In the short term, we need to lower the gas tax and in the long term eliminate it. It is time we figure out how to switch our major tax structure to a state income tax.
• Our highest priority is education. I am the only educator running in this race. We need to continue to have an educator's voice representing LD 22.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Affordable Housing, Tax Reform, Education, Universal Health Care, and Protecting Individual Freedoms

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June 29 submission

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an educator and an engineer; which means I care about kids, I care about people, and I like to solve problems. I have been in a variety of leadership roles over my career including the Executive Director of Product Development at a software startup company, including a number of positions in the field of education ranging from classroom teacher to Head of School, including Swing Manager at McDonalds in my teenage years. In all of my leadership roles, I have fought for those that work with me and for me to have better pay, better working conditions, and better work-life balance.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• My campaign is about Standing with Workers like I did in Tumwater when I stood with striking Starbucks workers and like I did at the capitol steps while Starbucks workers from around Washington rallied together.
• My campaign is about Standing with Teachers like I did time and time again in my six years as a school administrator.
• My campaign is about Standing with People like I did at Tivoli Fountain when I stood with the women protesting the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about changing our tax system to a system that doesn't exploit those that are struggling most.

I am passionate about having more affordable housing for both those without a home and those trying desperately to stay in a home.

I am passionate about demanding that the legislature serve every day people.

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Note: Keen submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on June 29, 2022.

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