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Eric Kalia
Eric Kalia was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 8-Position 2 of the Washington House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Born in Washington, Kalia grew up around the world traveling with his family.[2] He graduated high school from Upattinas School in Glenmore, Pennsylvania in 1994.[3]
Kalia went on to attend the University of Washington. He is now attending Columbia Basin College.[3] He plans to study to become a surgery technician.[4]
Professionally, Kalia has worked in a variety of industries. He has worked as a chef, at Starbucks and as deliverer of cannabis to medical marijuana patients.[3] At the time of his candidacy, Kalia was starting a small business.[4]
Campaign themes
2014
Kalia submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[3]
| “ | My platform is as follows: I believe in lowering college tuition rates, and raising minimum wage to the same as Seattle has.
I support ending the war on drugs, and medicalizing drugs, while safely implementing legal marijuana to lower other drug use and crime rates. Immigration reform is a must![5] |
” |
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. Eric Kalia (D) and incumbent Larry Haler (R) were unopposed in the primary. Kalia was defeated by Haler in the general election.[1][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Larry Haler Incumbent |
78.6% | 32,188 | |
| Democratic | Eric Kalia | 21.4% | 8,775 | |
| Total Votes | 40,963 | |||
Endorsements
As of August 25, 2014, Kalia was endorsed by the following:[4]
- Democratic Central Committee
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Eric + Kalia + Washington + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington state legislative districts
- Washington House of Representatives
- Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Elect Eric Kalia, "About Eric," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 23, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on August 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
