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David Preston (Washington state legislative candidate)
From Ballotpedia
David Preston was a Republican candidate for District 21, Washington State Senate. The primary election was on August 17, 2010. The state legislative general election was on November 2, 2010.
Elections
2010
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010
David Preston ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate District 21. He defeated opponent Republican Glen Sayes in the primary on August 17, 2010. He was defeated by Paull Shin (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[1]
| Washington State Senate, District 21 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Paull Shin (D)
|
16,492 | 62.34% | ||
| David Preston (R)
|
6,301 | 23.82% | ||
| Glen Sayes (R) | 3,663 | 13.85% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
The Washington Republican website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Creating Jobs, Getting the Economy Back on Track
- Excerpt: "Republicans will kickstart the economy by providing relief to small businesses and opposing job-killing tax increases."
- Washington Budget Blues
- Excerpt: "Democrats have refused to reform state government to put us on a path to long-term financial stability without further tax increases."
- Higher Taxes, Gutting the Will of the People
- Excerpt: "Senate Democrats approved a $900 million tax package in 2010 that will hit small businesses and families with higher sales and B&O taxes."
- Cutting Public Education, Raising Class Sizes
- Excerpt: "Democrats voted to suspend voter-approved initiatives for class sizes and teacher retention and pay. This means fewer teachers and larger class sizes. The Democrats cut $1.5 billion in funding for education, including $800 from our K-12 public schools. "[2]
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- List of all Washington legislative candidates who have filed (dead link)
- Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Footnotes
Current members of the Washington State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Jamie Pedersen
Minority Leader:John Braun
Senators
District 1
Derek Stanford (D)
District 2
Jim McCune (R)
District 3
Marcus Riccelli (D)
District 4
District 5
Victoria Hunt (D)
District 6
Jeff Holy (R)
District 7
Shelly Short (R)
District 8
Matt Boehnke (R)
District 9
Mark Schoesler (R)
District 10
Ron Muzzall (R)
District 11
Bob Hasegawa (D)
District 12
Keith Goehner (R)
District 13
Judith Warnick (R)
District 14
Curtis King (R)
District 15
Nikki Torres (R)
District 16
Perry Dozier (R)
District 17
Paul Harris (R)
District 18
Adrian Cortes (D)
District 19
Jeff Wilson (R)
District 20
John Braun (R)
District 21
Marko Liias (D)
District 22
Jessica Bateman (D)
District 23
Drew Hansen (D)
District 24
Mike Chapman (D)
District 25
Chris Gildon (R)
District 26
District 27
Yasmin Trudeau (D)
District 28
T'wina Nobles (D)
District 29
Steve Conway (D)
District 30
Claire Wilson (D)
District 31
Phil Fortunato (R)
District 32
Jesse Salomon (D)
District 33
Tina Orwall (D)
District 34
Emily Alvarado (D)
District 35
Drew MacEwen (R)
District 36
Noel Frame (D)
District 37
Rebecca Saldana (D)
District 38
June Robinson (D)
District 39
Keith Wagoner (R)
District 40
Liz Lovelett (D)
District 41
Lisa Wellman (D)
District 42
Sharon Shewmake (D)
District 43
Jamie Pedersen (D)
District 44
John Lovick (D)
District 45
Manka Dhingra (D)
District 46
Javier Valdez (D)
District 47
Claudia Kauffman (D)
District 48
Vandana Slatter (D)
District 49
Democratic Party (30)
Republican Party (19)
