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David Engell
David Engell (Republican Party) (also known as Andrew) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 7-Position 1. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Engell (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 7-Position 1. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Biography
David Engell was born in Nampa, Idaho. His career experience includes working in government.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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 7-Position 1
Incumbent David Engell is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 7-Position 1 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 7-Position 1
David Engell defeated Soo Ing-Moody in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 7-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Engell (R) | 63.4 | 48,785 |
| Soo Ing-Moody (R) | 35.7 | 27,496 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 715 | ||
| Total votes: 76,996 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 7-Position 1
David Engell and Soo Ing-Moody defeated Teagan Levine in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 7-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Engell (R) | 47.9 | 19,870 |
| ✔ | Soo Ing-Moody (R) | 25.3 | 10,485 | |
| Teagan Levine (R) | 24.8 | 10,278 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 848 | ||
| Total votes: 41,481 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
David Engell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Engell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Like most people, I want to live in a community where I and my family feel safe, where there are good jobs, opportunities to pursue dreams, where the community is supportive of neighbors in need, and where our children can get a good education. I am running for the state legislature because I’ve seen these good things declining and I care about the people around me and believe that I have the right experience to effectively bring people together and find solutions to the issues we face.
- Community service has defined my life for more than 20 years. I’ve held leadership positions in 17 community organizations and served as president for 6 of them. In these organizations A few of the positions I’ve held include: President of Colville Rotary Club, Chairman of the Addy Food Bank, Policy Development Committee Chairman for Stevens County Farm Bureau, President of the Corbett Creek Water and Homeowners Association, Precinct Committee, Officer for the Stevens County Republicans, Board member for the Chewelah Farmers Market, and a longtime Volunteer Firefighter EMT for the Addy Fire Department.
- I am honored to be endorsed by many who I’ve worked with and who know and trust me to effectively serve you. These endorsements include: Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers Senator Shelly Short Representative Joel Kretz 6 County Republican parties and the 7th District Republican committee Senator Mark Schoesler Senator Mike Padden Representative Leonard Christian Representative Mary Dye Representative Jenny Graham Fmr. 7th District Representative Steve Fuhrman, 4 County Sheriffs WACOPS 7 current and 6 former county commissioners As well as current and former mayors, city council members, city administrators, veterans, farmers, ranchers, and small business owners I have the right experience to serve you in Olympia!
Supporting law enforcement and enhancing public safety
Supporting our veterans and ensuring they get the benefits they have earned
Pushing back against out of control taxes and regulations
Ensuring parent’s rights to direct their children’s education
Protecting the 2nd amendment
Making it easier to manage our forests
I will use my position to fight back against efforts by urban legislators pushing agendas that erode our rural values, make it more expensive and complicated to live here, and harm our rural way of life. I will tirelessly fight for individuals, businesses, and local governments struggling with state agencies through casework and legislation.
Senator Shelly Short, Addy
Representative Joel Kretz, Wauconda
Steve Fuhrman, Former 7th District State Legislator
Senator Mark Schoesler, Ritzville
Senator Mike Padden, Spokane
Leonard Christian, State Representative, Spokane
Jenny Graham, State Representative, Spokane
Mark Klicker, State Representative, Walla Walla
Mary Dye, State Representative, Pomeroy
Teagan Levine, Tonasket City Councilwoman, Chair of Okanogan County Republicans
Dorothy Knauss, Former mayor of Chewelah
7th District Republican Committee
Washington Farm Bureau
National Federation of Independent Business WA PAC
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Washington House of Representatives District 7-Position 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024
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| Preceded by Jacquelin Maycumber (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 7-Position 1 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
