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Derek Stanford
Democratic Party
Candidate, Washington State Senate District 1
Washington State Senate District 1
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
6
Prior offices:
Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 1
Years in office: 2011 - 2019
Compensation
Base salary
$60,191/year
Per diem
$206/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 7, 2028
Education
Bachelor's
Harvey Mudd College
Ph.D
University of Washington
Graduate
Harvey Mudd College
Personal
Profession
Director of Analytics, Telecommunication
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
Campaign website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Derek Stanford (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on July 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Stanford (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 1. He declared candidacy for the 2028 election.[source]

Stanford was appointed to the office by the King and Snohomish County councils on July 1, 2019, to replace former Sen. Guy Palumbo (D).[1]

Biography

Stanford earned a B.S. and M.S. in mathematics from Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Washington. His professional experience includes serving as the director of analytics at a telecom company. He previously ran a small statistical consulting business and worked as the principal investigator for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Stanford was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Stanford 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
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Appropriations
• Business and Financial Services
• Rules

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Stanford served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stanford 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

2028

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2028

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 7, 2028.

General election for Washington State Senate District 1

Incumbent Derek Stanford is running in the general election for Washington State Senate District 1 on November 7, 2028.

Candidate
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Derek Stanford (D)

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2024

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 1

Incumbent Derek Stanford won election in the general election for Washington State Senate District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derek Stanford
Derek Stanford (D)
 
96.1
 
60,591
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.9
 
2,490

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

Total votes: 63,081
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 1

Incumbent Derek Stanford advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 1 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derek Stanford
Derek Stanford (D)
 
96.0
 
30,980
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.0
 
1,282

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

Total votes: 32,262
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Stanford received the following endorsements.

2020

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 1

Incumbent Derek Stanford defeated Arthur Coday Jr. in the general election for Washington State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derek Stanford
Derek Stanford (D)
 
63.3
 
55,496
Image of Arthur Coday Jr.
Arthur Coday Jr. (R)
 
36.7
 
32,168
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
53

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

Total votes: 87,717
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 1

Incumbent Derek Stanford and Arthur Coday Jr. advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derek Stanford
Derek Stanford (D)
 
63.5
 
34,445
✔
Image of Arthur Coday Jr.
Arthur Coday Jr. (R)
 
36.4
 
19,778
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
47

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

Total votes: 54,270
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

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

Incumbent Derek Stanford defeated Josh Colver in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derek Stanford
Derek Stanford (D)
 
69.6
 
47,881
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Josh Colver (R)
 
30.4
 
20,925

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

Total votes: 68,806
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Nonpartisan primary election

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

Incumbent Derek Stanford and Josh Colver defeated Colin McMahon in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derek Stanford
Derek Stanford (D)
 
67.0
 
23,927
✔
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Josh Colver (R)
 
25.7
 
9,192
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Colin McMahon (Independent)
 
7.3
 
2,603

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

Total votes: 35,722
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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 Derek Stanford defeated Neil Thannisch in the Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1 general election.[2]

Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Derek Stanford Incumbent 60.97% 43,207
     Republican Neil Thannisch 39.03% 27,661
Total Votes 70,868
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Derek Stanford and Neil Thannisch defeated Kaz Sugiyama and Brian Travis in the Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 1 top two primary.[3][4]

Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Derek Stanford Incumbent 49.57% 14,512
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Neil Thannisch 24.00% 7,026
     Democratic Kaz Sugiyama 11.54% 3,379
     Republican Brian Travis 14.89% 4,360
Total Votes 29,277
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Endorsements

In 2016, Stanford's endorsements included the following:[5]

  • Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers
  • Snohomish County Councilmember Terry Ryan
  • Snohomish County Councilmember Brian Sullivan
  • Snohomish County Councilmember Stephanie Wright
  • Snohomish County Councilmember Hans Dunshee
  • King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski
  • Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith
  • Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember Bryan Wahl
  • Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember Doug McCardle
  • Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember Laura Sonmore

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 Derek Stanford (D) was unopposed in the primary.[6][7][8] After being unopposed in the primary, Stanford defeated Mark Davies (R) in the general election.[9] Davies earned his place on the general election ballot via a successful write-in campaign.[10]

Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Stanford Incumbent 58.4% 25,276
     Republican Mark Davies 41.6% 17,985
Total Votes 43,261

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Stanford won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 1. Stanford advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated Sandy Guinn (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Stanford Incumbent 57.8% 37,824
     Republican Sandy Guinn 42.2% 27,559
Total Votes 65,383
Washington State House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Stanford Incumbent 47.4% 13,888
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Guinn 26.4% 7,726
     Republican Brian Travis 17.5% 5,129
     Democratic Greg Rankich 8.8% 2,567
Total Votes 29,310

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Derek Standford was elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 1. He defeated Republican Dennis Richter in the November 2, 2010, general election.The primary election was on August 17, 2010.

Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Derek Stanford (D) 29,181
Dennis Richter (R) 25,672
Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Derek Stanford (D) 7,057 26.01%
Green check mark transparent.png Dennis Richter (R) 6,452 23.78%
Vince DeMiero (D) 6,263 23.09%
Sandy Guinn (R) 6,144 22.65%
Dick Lapinski (R) 1,213 4.47%

Campaign themes

2028

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2024

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2020

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2016

Stanford's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Strengthening Our Schools

The Supreme Court has made it clear: We need to make education a higher priority in our state budget. I’ve worked to keep our commitment to our public schools by supporting early learning, supporting local control of our schools, simplifying testing, while recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers.

I am excited to stay on the front lines supporting excellent public schools.

Fighting For Our Share Of Transportation Dollars

No one should have to choose between being with their family and being stuck in traffic. I worked for millions of dollars in new investments in the latest transportation package to relieve congestion on the freeways in our region. We have more work to do in the next legislative session to increase investments and I will be there fighting for our district.

Creating Jobs

As a champion for the Public Works Trust Fund and a former member of the Community Economic Revitalization Board, I have worked to help communities all over our state build their top priority economic development projects. I fought to strengthen our Buy Washington laws to make sure local companies get the first crack at state and local contracts so our hard-earned dollars create jobs here, not overseas.

Protecting Our Clean Air and Water

Our beautiful natural surroundings are part of our quality of life in the Northwest. I have worked as Vice-Chair of the Capitol Budget Committee to save natural open spaces and recreational areas, especially supporting the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) and state parks. I will continue to work keep Washington State one of the most beautiful places to live in the world.[13]

”
—Derek Stanford[14]

Campaign finance summary

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Derek Stanford campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Washington State Senate District 1Won general$209,549 $218,962
2020Washington State Senate District 1Won general$47,351 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 1Won general$84,045 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1Won $110,744 N/A**
2014Washington House of Representatives, District 1-Position 1Won $77,893 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 1Won $109,239 N/A**
2010Washington State House, District 1Won $148,922 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Stanford and his wife, Cheryl, have one child.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Senate Democrats, "Stanford appointed 1st Legislative District senator," July 1, 2019
    2. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
    3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
    4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Derek Stanford, "Endorsements," accessed October 3, 2016
    6. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
    7. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
    8. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
    9. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Voters’ Guide: 2014 General Election," accessed October 16, 2014
    10. ↑ Amy Nile, ‘’Herlad Net’’, “Different approaches to jobs, transportation, education,” October 10, 2014
    11. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
    12. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results," accessed August 15, 2012
    13. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    14. ↑ Derek Stanford, "Issues," accessed October 3, 2016

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