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Brian Lange
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Brian Lange (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 20-Position 1. He lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.
Lange completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Lange pursued his undergraduate education at Centralia College. His career experience includes working as a legislative affairs officer for a not-for-profit political organization.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 20-Position 1
Peter Abbarno defeated Timothy Zahn in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 20-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Abbarno (R)  | 70.7 | 58,484 |
| Timothy Zahn (D) | 29.1 | 24,079 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 120 | ||
| Total votes: 82,683 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 20-Position 1
Peter Abbarno and Timothy Zahn defeated Brian Lange and Kurtis Engle in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 20-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Abbarno (R) | 47.1 | 25,368 |
| ✔ | Timothy Zahn (D) | 26.1 | 14,056 | |
 | Brian Lange (R) | 23.9 | 12,881 | |
 | Kurtis Engle (Unaffiliated) | 2.8 | 1,502 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 53,898 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Lange completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lange's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have lived in the 20th District for over 20 years, but have had ties to the District for 50 years. I have a career background in sales, clerical, construction, security, military, and transportation. For the last 6 years, I have been actively working directly with legislators in Olympia as a grassroots activist and across the state to craft and pass legislation that is of benefit to citizens across the state. I have worked to craft the language, and gather support for the bills, and actively lobbied legislators on bills while floor debate has been taking place. I have testified in support, and in opposition to bills during legislative hearings, and have even attended the ceremonial bill signings by the Governor. I have established good working relationships with legislators and staff, and am quite familiar with the system and processes within the Capitol. While it is true that I am not a career politician, I feel that Olympia has more than enough of those at the moment. I have the ability to work in a bipartisan manner to get legislation passed that will help the citizens of the 20th District. A major part of my life has been devoted to community service and using my talents for the benefit of the community. I look at working to be elected to the office of State Representative to be another phase of serving my community and being of benefit to my community.
- I believe when it comes to social issues, local community based agencies should be at the forefront. With state agencies providing coordination and support.
- Unnecessary, and overly burdensome taxes and fees should be reduced or eliminated, and obsolete and ineffective programs should be cut to help finance effective ones.
- While looking to ease the current budgetary crisis facing the state, serious attention should be given to reducing the top heavy administrative bureaucracy of many state agencies. Reducing overly-redundant administrative positions would have the dual benefit of reducing the budgetary cost of each agency, while also making them more flexible to the needs of the citizens they serve.
I am most personally passionate about protecting the Civil Rights of our citizens. Washington State should be inclusive of all races, religions, and free from overly-intrusive legislative restrictions of the rights of citizens. However, the rights of all citizens should be protected. All citizens should have free and equal access to government services, without regard to race, creed, color, gender, or orientation.
The current mess that is Washington state's Transportation Policy is also something that I am quite passionate about. Reduction in traffic congestion will not only benefit the citizens commuting to and from work but also allow the flow of goods in a timely and lowcost manner. The Governor's "Target Zero" plan to eliminate all serious and fatal traffic injuries and deaths within ten years is merely a symbolic goal that WSDOT has taken to heart. In its policies, it has continued to push policies related to how motor vehicle operators use their vehicles on the roadways but has done little to look at how the WSDOT's own infrastructure relates to the safety of vehicle operators in Washington. Virtually ignoring nearly 250,000 vehicles registered in Washington State in transportation policy and planning and the dangerous effects WSDOT's infrastructure can have on these small vehicles.
The current mess that is Washington state's Transportation Policy is also something that I am quite passionate about. Reduction in traffic congestion will not only benefit the citizens commuting to and from work but also allow the flow of goods in a timely and lowcost manner. The Governor's "Target Zero" plan to eliminate all serious and fatal traffic injuries and deaths within ten years is merely a symbolic goal that WSDOT has taken to heart. In its policies, it has continued to push policies related to how motor vehicle operators use their vehicles on the roadways but has done little to look at how the WSDOT's own infrastructure relates to the safety of vehicle operators in Washington. Virtually ignoring nearly 250,000 vehicles registered in Washington State in transportation policy and planning and the dangerous effects WSDOT's infrastructure can have on these small vehicles.
Openness with the people, for one. Another should be the ability to listen politely and learn from the people speaking with them. To be able to listen and understand the position of the people speaking with them, even if they disagree. At times that ability can find its way into legislation on similar issues that are different enough that the legislator's concerns originally can be eased or eliminated. I have seen this happen. A legislator who listens can oppose a bill, yet by listening, can work toward a similar solution to the problem that eliminates their own opposition. That takes being open to new ideas and listening to the needs and concerns of constituents. Putting the actual needs of the constituents before a statewide party agenda.
A dedication to the oath I swore to support and defend the US Constitution. I am able to think logically and to research issues as needed to find information to base my decisions on. I am able to build coalitions to achieve goals and to delegate duties as needed. I am open to new ideas, as long as they do not violate my personal beliefs and honor, and do not care where the ideas come from if they are good ones.
I would like to leave a legacy of honor and community service for others to continue.
Dr. Martin Luther King giving his speech about going to the mountaintop. Reverend King's message has always been deeply rooted in my being as much for the trauma that placed it so firmly inside me, as the greatness of the message. The immutable trait of one's color or sexual orientation is irrelevant compared to the quality of their character. That is why it doesn't really matter to me what a person's skin color is, but what type of person they are. That doesn't mean I don't see their skin color, but it does mean that their color plays no part in my deciding what type of person they are.
Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsythe. Because of the way he wrote the story, and even in the end, it still leaves the key question a mystery. A very intriguing and thought-provoking story with rich and multi-dimensional characters. All set in the real world of the mid-60s political strife of the end of French colonialism and its effects.
"Ma Na Ma Na"
The biggest struggle I have had to deal with is the deaths of so many friends and family members during the 1980's.
The Governor should administer the laws passed by the Legislature, suggest budgetary options, and effectively veto bills that would create redundant laws.
Very much so. By building relationships with other legislators one can learn from the life experience of other legislators. Having personal relationships it can help to find common ground with other legislators, especially those of another party or independents. This can aid in the building of bipartisan support for important bills, or to create broad opposition to bills. The Legislature is a community within the state government. As in any community, it is beneficial for members to build relationships with other members that provide support and effective exchange of ideas within the community. It takes relationships to truly represent the people. Each legislator may only represent their district but combined the legislature represents the entire state, and only by having relationships between legislators can issues affecting other parts of the state be truly and effectively addressed.
I would think the House Judiciary and Civil Rights Committee would be one of the committees I would want to be a part of. I find their work to be important but I am also worried that political agendas must not be allowed to overshadow the state Constitution and the US Constitution.
The other committee that I would want to be part of is theHouse Transportation Committee. Partly because it is the House Committee that I have had the most dealings with, but also because transportation issues have been what I have spent much of the last 6 years as a grassroots advocate for when working with the legislature.
The other committee that I would want to be part of is theHouse Transportation Committee. Partly because it is the House Committee that I have had the most dealings with, but also because transportation issues have been what I have spent much of the last 6 years as a grassroots advocate for when working with the legislature.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 14, 2020
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