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Claire Wilson
2019 - Present
2027
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Claire Wilson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 30. She assumed office in 2019. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Wilson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 30. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Wilson was the District 2 representative on the Federal Way Public Schools Board of Education in Washington from 2011 to 2019.[1] She resigned on February 26, 2019, after becoming a state senator.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wilson was assigned to the following committees:
- Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee
- Human Services Committee (Decommissioned), Chair
- Senate Rules Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Wilson was assigned to the following committees:
- Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee, Vice chair
- Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Wilson was assigned to the following committees:
- Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Washington State Senate 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 election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 30
Incumbent Claire Wilson is running in the primary for Washington State Senate District 30 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Claire Wilson (D) | |
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2022
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 30
Incumbent Claire Wilson defeated Linda Kochmar in the general election for Washington State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claire Wilson (D) | 55.2 | 23,282 |
 | Linda Kochmar (R) | 44.7 | 18,833 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 42,168 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 30
Incumbent Claire Wilson and Linda Kochmar defeated Mark Christie in the primary for Washington State Senate District 30 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claire Wilson (D) | 54.1 | 13,596 |
| ✔ | | Linda Kochmar (R) | 36.7 | 9,229 |
| Mark Christie (R) | 9.0 | 2,267 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 25,130 | |||
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2018
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 30
Claire Wilson defeated incumbent Mark Miloscia in the general election for Washington State Senate District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claire Wilson (D) | 54.2 | 25,505 |
 | Mark Miloscia (R) | 45.8 | 21,517 | |
| Total votes: 47,022 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 30
Incumbent Mark Miloscia and Claire Wilson defeated Tirzah Idahosa in the primary for Washington State Senate District 30 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Miloscia (R) | 48.1 | 12,332 |
| ✔ | | Claire Wilson (D) | 38.3 | 9,833 |
| Tirzah Idahosa (D) | 13.6 | 3,495 | ||
| Total votes: 25,660 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Wilson participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Top priority is to support the Superintendent in the district's first ever strategic planning process which will provide a clear direction and areas of focus for the next few years in order to change outcomes for all students served by Federal Way School District regardless of race, ethnicity, income, zip code or language. It is important and urgent that the board maintain stability and consistency to support this process - with a 129% turnover rate in Board Members since 2000, this is a critical issue..[3] | ” |
| —Claire Wilson (2015)[4] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with one being the most important and seven being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:
| Question | Response |
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| They should be implemented. | |
| No | |
| No | |
| No | |
| Use of race equity tool in program and budgetary decisions to assure student populations who are disproportionately impacted by factors such as race, poverty, ethnicity and language receive the supports services and dollars needed to change the trajectory of outcomes for all students. Regardless of whether a student is high or low achieving, there should always be a next step in their growth and an opportunity to be challenged in their learning on the continuum that would be. | |
| Expulsion cases must be viewed on a case-by-case basis rather than the district having an overarching policy. | |
| The Superintendent is accountable for the monitoring of individual schools and then reporting to the School Board as outcomes/ends of the district, are reported on throughout the year (through data, surveys, etc.). The job of the School Board is to support the Superintendent in that role which may mean supporting leadership changes, supporting additional resources to meet the enhanced needs of the building, etc. It is not the boards job to 'fix' the failing school by stepping into the day to day operations of the district or taking on the role of the educational leader, the Superintendent. | |
| No | |
| Coaching and mentoring programs need to be put in place to assure that the professional learning of the teacher is matched with job and classroom embedded supports. Strategies should be implemented to support the teacher with measure of programs and performance indicators outlined to assure progress is being made to increase classroom performance of teacher and engagment and outcomes of individual children. | |
| Listening sessions, open opportunities to meet with a broad set of community based and youth serving organizations and asking for their involvement, strategic planning sessions to include community and student voice in shaping the direction of the district for the next 5-8 years, ongoing involvement in local organizations and agencies involved in providing services and supports to the children and families that are served by Federal Way Public Schools (OneAmerica, Educational Equity Coalition, etc.) |
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2024
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In 2024, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Washington State Senate District 30 |
Officeholder Washington State Senate District 30 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population. This encompasses all elections appearing on the ballot within those cities. This board member is outside of that coverage scope. If you would like to help our coverage scope grow, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Federal Way Mirror, "Sen. Claire Wilson resigns from Federal Way school board," February 28, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Claire Wilson's responses," September 28, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Washington State Senate District 30 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Federal Way Public Schools school board District 2 2011-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
| 2015 Federal Way Public Schools Elections | |
| King County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2 : Incumbent, Claire Wilson • Angela Griffin District 5 : Incumbent, Hiroshi Eto |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
