Darya Farivar
Darya Farivar (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 46-Position 2. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Farivar (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 46-Position 2. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Biography
Darya Farivar was born in Seattle, Washington. She earned a high school diploma from Roosevelt High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands in 2016. Her career experience includes working as a policy director.
Farivar has served with the following organizations:[1]
- Washington Coalition for Police Accountability, founding board member
- Peyvand Non-Profit, board member
- Seattle Women’s Commission, former co-chair
- Roosevelt High School Women’s Water Polo, coach
- Washington State Special Education Advisory Council, policy chair
- PFLAG, volunteer
- Lake City Collective, volunteer
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Farivar was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
- Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee, Vice Chair
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 46-Position 2
Incumbent Darya Farivar is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 on August 4, 2026.
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2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2
Incumbent Darya Farivar defeated Simone Barron in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darya Farivar (D) | 86.5 | 70,952 |
| Simone Barron (R) | 13.2 | 10,832 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 248 | ||
| Total votes: 82,032 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2
Incumbent Darya Farivar and Simone Barron advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darya Farivar (D) | 88.5 | 38,269 |
| ✔ | Simone Barron (R) | 11.3 | 4,870 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 88 | ||
| Total votes: 43,227 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Farivar received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2
Darya Farivar defeated Lelach Rave in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darya Farivar (D) | 59.2 | 38,602 |
| Lelach Rave (D) | 40.1 | 26,139 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 464 | ||
| Total votes: 65,205 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2
Darya Farivar and Lelach Rave defeated Melissa Taylor, Nancy Connolly, and Nina Martinez in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darya Farivar (D) | 31.6 | 13,162 |
| ✔ | Lelach Rave (D) | 28.0 | 11,667 | |
 | Melissa Taylor (D) | 19.0 | 7,909 | |
| Nancy Connolly (D) | 15.8 | 6,572 | ||
| Nina Martinez (D) | 4.5 | 1,863 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 424 | ||
| Total votes: 41,597 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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While much of the 46th is quite affluent, there are few places you can go in Lake City without being directly confronted by the housing and behavioral health crisis and seeing neighbors cycle through the criminal legal system. These issues have been core to my role as Public Policy Director at Disability Rights Washington. We need a system that provides help the moment it's needed, not after individuals have fallen through every crack in our systems.
I'm also running because representation matters. As a first-generation Iranian American young woman, I understand the importance of representation and leadership by those most impacted. If I’m elected, I would proudly serve as the youngest to ever serve the district and the first Middle Eastern woman in the Washington State Legislature. We need a representative who has a proven track record of successfully tackling hard issues in Olympia and one who knows what it means to lift every voice.
- These systems were not built for underrepresented communities. To achieve equity we must lift every voice. Participation in public policy and government must be accessible to those directly impacted. This is how we create policy that will truly address constituent needs.
- Our systems wait for individuals to fall through every crack in our social services system before providing help. We need to provide help as soon as its needed. We cannot wait for individuals to experience homelessness or meet the criteria for involuntary treatment before providing meaningful behavioral health and housing supports. We need a full continuum of care.
- We need to elect individuals who can hit the ground running, know how to succeed in Olympia, and understand how these policies work on the ground. Our legislators are up against some of the biggest challenges of our lifetime, we need to elect individuals who are equipped to take on these challenges and wont waste time.
Our current system misses the mark because it focuses on providing care only when someone meets criteria for involuntary treatment. This is a fine line to walk, and many tip over this line into the criminal legal system during crisis. Involuntary commitment was designed to be a last resort, not the cornerstone of our behavioral health system yet our current system is centered around it. This is the work I know best as Public Policy Director at Disability Rights Washington and as part of the Trueblood Court Monitor’s Diversion Team. I’ve also overseen 12 different diversion programs across the state which do just this, provide help as soon as help is needed. These programs are doing well enough that they just recently received funding from the state legislature to keep them running. We need more of this.
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2024
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2023
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 7, 2022
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| Preceded by Javier Valdez (D) |
Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 2023-Present |
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