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Dan Griffey
Republican Party
Candidate, Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1
Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1
Tenure
2015 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
11
Predecessor: Kathy Haigh (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$61,997/year
Per diem
$206/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
August 4, 2026
Contact
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Dan Griffey (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 35-Position 1. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Griffey (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 35-Position 1. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Griffey was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Griffey was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Griffey was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
• Early Learning and Human Services
• Local Government
• Public Safety

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Griffey served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Washington House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.

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Dan Griffey (R)

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2024

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
94.7
 
65,027
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.3
 
3,604

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 68,631
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
92.5
 
33,821
 Other/Write-in votes
 
7.5
 
2,723

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,544
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey defeated James DeHart in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
59.0
 
43,938
Image of James DeHart
James DeHart (D)
 
40.9
 
30,459
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
96

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 74,493
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey and James DeHart advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
57.4
 
28,288
✔
Image of James DeHart
James DeHart (D)
 
42.5
 
20,956
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
50

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,294
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey defeated Colton Myers in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
58.3
 
49,314
Image of Colton Myers
Colton Myers (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.6
 
35,131
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
100

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 84,545
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey and Colton Myers advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
58.2
 
32,459
✔
Image of Colton Myers
Colton Myers (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.7
 
23,234
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
62

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 55,755
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey defeated James Thomas in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
57.7
 
37,575
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James Thomas (D)
 
42.3
 
27,507

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Total votes: 65,082
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1

Incumbent Dan Griffey and James Thomas advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Griffey
Dan Griffey (R)
 
52.9
 
19,601
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James Thomas (D)
 
47.1
 
17,443

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Total votes: 37,044
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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 Dan Griffey defeated Irene Bowling in the Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1 general election.[1]

Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Griffey Incumbent 54.99% 36,235
     Independent Democrat Irene Bowling 45.01% 29,658
Total Votes 65,893
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Dan Griffey and Irene Bowling were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1 top two primary.[2][3]

Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Griffey Incumbent
    Independent Democrat Green check mark transparent.png Irene Bowling
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 Kathy Haigh (D) and Dan Griffey (R) defeated Josiah Rowell (R) in the primary. Haigh was defeated by Griffey in the general election.[4][5][6]

Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Griffey 50.5% 23,995
     Democratic Kathy Haigh Incumbent 49.5% 23,491
Total Votes 47,486
Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Haigh Incumbent 49.7% 14,785
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Griffey 29.5% 8,775
     Republican Josiah Rowell 20.8% 6,171
Total Votes 29,731

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Griffey ran in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1. Griffey ran unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and was defeated by incumbent Kathy Haigh (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Haigh Incumbent 51.4% 33,263
     Republican Dan Griffey 48.6% 31,439
Total Votes 64,702

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Dan Griffey ran for the Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1. He ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. He was defeated by Democrat Kathy Haigh in the November 2, 2010, general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kathy Haigh (D) 28,590
Dan Griffey (R) 27,566
Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Kathy Haigh (D) 17,727 50.33%
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Griffey (R) 17,495 49.67%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2014

Griffey's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]

Jobs & Economy

  • Excerpt: "Protecting existing jobs and promoting a business friendly environment to create new ones is a top priority of mine."

Education

  • Excerpt: "All children deserve the same opportunities. They deserve the best teachers and the best environment in which to thrive. Our future depends on their success, and we must give them nothing short of what we expect from them- greatness."

Fiscal Responsibility

  • Excerpt: "We must remember that every dollar the state spends comes from a hardworking taxpayer. I believe we should base our budgets on actual revenues- not hoped for revenues. I am listing several ideas below for getting our budget back on track and preventing future spending problems."

Public Safety

  • Excerpt: "The number one responsibility of our elected officials is to protect the citizens’ individual rights and freedoms. I do believe a reasonable degree of security is necessary to allow for the exercise of these freedoms. I will always keep this in mind when weighing potential votes on legislation."

Transportation

  • Excerpt: "A well-connected infrastructure not only benefits the driving public, but also encourages new business in Washington, providing jobs and opportunities for economic growth."

Campaign finance summary

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Dan Griffey campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1Won general$100,924 $116,339
2022Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1Won general$141,318 $127,293
2020Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1Won general$79,507 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1Won general$84,360 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 35-Position 1Won $90,420 N/A**
2014Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1Won $169,714 N/A**
2012Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1Lost $95,465 N/A**
2010Washington House of Representatives District 35-Position 1Lost $48,462 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Griffey's endorsements included the following:[10]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
    2. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
    3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
    5. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
    6. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
    7. ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State House of Representatives," accessed August 7, 2012
    8. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," May 23, 2012
    9. ↑ Griffey 4 State House, "Issues," accessed July 15, 2014
    10. ↑ Griffey 4 State House, "Endorsements," accessed July 15, 2014

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