Brendan Kolding

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Brendan Kolding

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 6, 2019

Brendan Kolding ran for election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 1 in Washington. Kolding lost in the primary on August 6, 2019.

Kolding was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 34-Position 1 of the Washington House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for House District 34-Position 2 in 2014.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2019)

General election

General election for Seattle City Council District 1

Incumbent Lisa Herbold defeated Phillip Tavel in the general election for Seattle City Council District 1 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Herbold (Nonpartisan)	55.7	20,033
		Phillip Tavel (Nonpartisan)	43.9	15,787
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	139

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,959
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 1

Incumbent Lisa Herbold and Phillip Tavel defeated Brendan Kolding in the primary for Seattle City Council District 1 on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Herbold (Nonpartisan)	50.6	13,405
✔		Phillip Tavel (Nonpartisan)	32.3	8,558
		Brendan Kolding (Nonpartisan)	16.7	4,435
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	85

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 26,483
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Eileen Cody defeated Matthew Benson in the Washington House of Representatives, District 34-Position 1 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 34-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eileen Cody Incumbent	80.62%	58,754
	Republican	Matthew Benson	19.38%	14,126
Total Votes				72,880
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Incumbent Eileen Cody and Matthew Benson defeated Brendan Kolding in the Washington House of Representatives District 34-Position 1 top two primary.

Washington House of Representatives, District 34-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eileen Cody Incumbent	73.18%	26,189
	Republican	Matthew Benson	16.12%	5,767
	Democratic	Brendan Kolding	10.70%	3,830
Total Votes				35,786
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Joe Fitzgibbon (D) and Brendan Kolding (D) were unopposed in the primary. Fitzgibbon defeated Kolding in the general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 34-Position 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Fitzgibbon Incumbent	83%	32,771
	Democratic	Brendan Kolding	17%	6,692
Total Votes				39,463

Campaign themes

2019

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2016

Kolding's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:

“	My top priority is education. It is unacceptable that the State continues to be in violation of its Constitutional obligation to fully fund public K-12 education. The Supreme Court has made it clear that education funding is priority number one within the operating budget, and there is more than enough money to meet the additional four to five billion dollars that is needed. Once education is fully funded, then tough decisions will have to be made regarding cuts to other entities that fall within the operating budget. If the citizens of Washington are willing to accept more taxes to augment the budget, then funding can be restored to the non-education entities, but withholding resources from education until new funding sources can be identified is completely untenable. I recognize that private education plays a complementary role to public education. Private schools save the taxpayers over $800 million annually. If we can make these schools more accessible to the families who are interested in enrolling their children in them, the funding and class size requirements of McCleary will be easier to attain. It’s a win-win. For that reason, I am proposing legislation that will incentivize donations that support private schools. This legislation will establish two programs: the Education Support Incentive Program (ESIP) and the Private School Support Organization Gift Incentive Program (PSSOGIP.) Through these programs, people will be partially reimbursed for donations made to approved non-profit private schools and private school support organizations. The amount of reimbursement shall be 25% of the amount donated, and shall not exceed $1,000 per individual, or $2,000 per married couple, per fiscal year. Basically, I want to duplicate the federal deduction so that more money will flow into our private schools. This will reduce the amount of money that the schools have to charge for tuition and increase the amount of money that they have available for scholarships. More families who wish to send their children to private schools will be able to do so, which will thereby increase the savings to taxpayers. Other priorities of mine include transportation, mental health care/crisis intervention, campaign finance reform and police body-worn cameras.	”
—Brendan Kolding

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Washington House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins

Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon

Minority Leader:Drew Stokesbary

Representatives

District 1-Position 1

Davina Duerr (D)

District 1-Position 2

Shelley Kloba (D)

District 2-Position 1

Andrew Barkis (R)

District 2-Position 2

Matt Marshall (R)

District 3-Position 1

Natasha Hill (D)

District 3-Position 2

Timm Ormsby (D)

District 4-Position 1

Suzanne Schmidt (R)

District 4-Position 2

Rob Chase (R)

District 5-Position 1

Zach Hall (D)

District 5-Position 2

Lisa Callan (D)

District 6-Position 1

Mike Volz (R)

District 6-Position 2

Jenny Graham (R)

District 7-Position 1

David Engell (R)

District 7-Position 2

Hunter Abell (R)

District 8-Position 1

Stephanie Barnard (R)

District 8-Position 2

April Connors (R)

District 9-Position 1

Mary Dye (R)

District 9-Position 2

Joe Schmick (R)

District 10-Position 1

Clyde Shavers (D)

District 10-Position 2

Dave Paul (D)

District 11-Position 1

David Hackney (D)

District 11-Position 2

Steve Bergquist (D)

District 12-Position 1

Brian Burnett (R)

District 12-Position 2

Mike Steele (R)

District 13-Position 1

Tom Dent (R)

District 13-Position 2

Alex Ybarra (R)

District 14-Position 1

Gloria Mendoza (R)

District 14-Position 2

Deb Manjarrez (R)

District 15-Position 1

Chris Corry (R)

District 15-Position 2

Jeremie Dufault (R)

District 16-Position 1

Mark Klicker (R)

District 16-Position 2

Skyler Rude (R)

District 17-Position 1

Kevin Waters (R)

District 17-Position 2

David Stuebe (R)

District 18-Position 1

Stephanie McClintock (R)

District 18-Position 2

John Ley (R)

District 19-Position 1

Jim Walsh (R)

District 19-Position 2

Joel McEntire (R)

District 20-Position 1

Peter Abbarno (R)

District 20-Position 2

Ed Orcutt (R)

District 21-Position 1

Strom Peterson (D)

District 21-Position 2

Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)

District 22-Position 1

Beth Doglio (D)

District 22-Position 2

Lisa Parshley (D)

District 23-Position 1

Tarra Simmons (D)

District 23-Position 2

Greg Nance (D)

District 24-Position 1

Adam Bernbaum (D)

District 24-Position 2

Steve Tharinger (D)

District 25-Position 1

Michael Keaton (R)

District 25-Position 2

Cyndy Jacobsen (R)

District 26-Position 1

Adison Richards (D)

District 26-Position 2

Michelle Caldier (R)

District 27-Position 1

Laurie Jinkins (D)

District 27-Position 2

Jake Fey (D)

District 28-Position 1

Mari Leavitt (D)

District 28-Position 2

Dan Bronoske (D)

District 29-Position 1

Melanie Morgan (D)

District 29-Position 2

Sharlett Mena (D)

District 30-Position 1

Jamila Taylor (D)

District 30-Position 2

Kristine Reeves (D)

District 31-Position 1

Drew Stokesbary (R)

District 31-Position 2

Josh Penner (R)

District 32-Position 1

Cindy Ryu (D)

District 32-Position 2

Lauren Davis (D)

District 33-Position 1

Edwin Obras (D)

District 33-Position 2

Mia Gregerson (D)

District 34-Position 1

Brianna Thomas (D)

District 34-Position 2

Joe Fitzgibbon (D)

District 35-Position 1

Dan Griffey (R)

District 35-Position 2

Travis Couture (R)

District 36-Position 1

Julia Reed (D)

District 36-Position 2

Liz Berry (D)

District 37-Position 1

Sharon Santos (D)

District 37-Position 2

Chipalo Street (D)

District 38-Position 1

Julio Cortes (D)

District 38-Position 2

Mary Fosse (D)

District 39-Position 1

Sam Low (R)

District 39-Position 2

Carolyn Eslick (R)

District 40-Position 1

Debra Lekanoff (D)

District 40-Position 2

Alex Ramel (D)

District 41-Position 1

Janice Zahn (D)

District 41-Position 2

My-Linh Thai (D)

District 42-Position 1

Alicia Rule (D)

District 42-Position 2

Joe Timmons (D)

District 43-Position 1

Nicole Macri (D)

District 43-Position 2

Shaun Scott (D)

District 44-Position 1

Brandy Donaghy (D)

District 44-Position 2

April Berg (D)

District 45-Position 1

Roger Goodman (D)

District 45-Position 2

Larry Springer (D)

District 46-Position 1

Gerry Pollet (D)

District 46-Position 2

Darya Farivar (D)

District 47-Position 1

Debra Entenman (D)

District 47-Position 2

Chris Stearns (D)

District 48-Position 1

Osman Salahuddin (D)

District 48-Position 2

Amy Walen (D)

District 49-Position 1

Sharon Wylie (D)

District 49-Position 2

Monica Stonier (D)

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