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Bill Grassie
William Eugene Grassie (independent) (also known as Bill) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on August 7, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
Kim Schrier defeated Dino Rossi in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 8
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kim Schrier (D) | 52.4 | 164,089 |
 | Dino Rossi (R) | 47.6 | 148,968 | |
| Total votes: 313,057 | |||
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Top-two primary
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dino Rossi (R) | 43.1 | 73,288 |
| ✔ | | Kim Schrier (D) | 18.7 | 31,837 |
 | Jason Rittereiser (D) | 18.1 | 30,708 | |
 | Shannon Hader (D) | 12.5 | 21,317 | |
 | Jack Hughes-Hageman (R) | 2.5 | 4,270 | |
| Gordon Allen Pross (R) | 1.2 | 2,081 | ||
| Thomas Cramer (D) | 0.9 | 1,468 | ||
 | William Eugene Grassie (Independent) | 0.7 | 1,163 | |
| Richard Reyes (L) | 0.7 | 1,154 | ||
 | Keith Arnold (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,090 | |
 | Patrick Dillon (Neither Major Party) | 0.5 | 898 | |
| Todd Mahaffey (Independent) | 0.4 | 673 | ||
| Total votes: 169,947 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Kostenko (D)
- Poga Ahn (D)
- Robert Hunziker (D)
- Brayden Olson (D)
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Bill Grassie participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 12, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Bill Grassie's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Healthcare |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I will focus my efforts in areas where an Independent can make the most difference. Healthcare might be the best example. When you think about the goals and objectives of the ideal Healthcare solution, I believe we all can agree. It will require a non-partisan effort to achieve that ideal.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Bill Grassie answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Put public interest ahead of any partisan or special interests. Transparency Integrity[3] | ” |
| “ | Thoughtful, non-partisan approach to solving problems Honesty Integrity Transparency Accountability[3] | ” |
| “ | First and foremost a house member must put the long term good of the American people front and center.[3] | ” |
| “ | Influence government to become a deliberative body where special interest money and partisan power grabs are removed from the conversation.[3] | ” |
| “ | The cultural divide that is being nurtured as a result of the power dynamics of the 2 party political system.[3] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2018
- Washington's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Bill Grassie's responses," April 12, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
