Gerry Pollet

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Gerry Pollet
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Candidate, Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1

Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$61,997/year

Per diem

$202/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 4, 2026

Appointed

December 1, 2011

Contact

Gerry Pollet (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 46-Position 1. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Pollet (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 46-Position 1. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Pollet was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Pollet was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Pollet 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
Appropriations
Finance
Higher Education, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Pollet 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

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 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)

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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 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet defeated Beth Daranciang in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
87.4
 
72,727
Image of Beth Daranciang
Beth Daranciang (R)
 
12.4
 
10,353
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
117

Total votes: 83,197
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet and Beth Daranciang defeated Ahndylyn Kinney in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
83.2
 
36,545
Image of Beth Daranciang
Beth Daranciang (R)
 
10.2
 
4,464
Ahndylyn Kinney (D)
 
6.5
 
2,853
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
75

Total votes: 43,937
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Pollet 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 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet defeated Hadeel Jeanne in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
85.1
 
53,179
Image of Hadeel Jeanne
Hadeel Jeanne (D) Candidate Connection
 
14.1
 
8,829
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
463

Total votes: 62,471
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet and Hadeel Jeanne advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
82.8
 
32,734
Image of Hadeel Jeanne
Hadeel Jeanne (D) Candidate Connection
 
15.8
 
6,244
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
540

Total votes: 39,518
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet defeated Eric Brown in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
83.8
 
76,563
Eric Brown (R)
 
16.1
 
14,704
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
102

Total votes: 91,369
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet and Eric Brown advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
85.7
 
53,779
Eric Brown (R)
 
14.1
 
8,830
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
117

Total votes: 62,726
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet defeated Jeff Patton in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
82.7
 
65,206
Jeff Patton (R)
 
17.3
 
13,615

Total votes: 78,821
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1

Incumbent Gerry Pollet and Jeff Patton advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Pollet
Gerry Pollet (D)
 
83.3
 
39,569
Jeff Patton (R)
 
16.7
 
7,929

Total votes: 47,498
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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 Gerry Pollet defeated Stephanie Heart Viskovich in the Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1 general election.[1]

Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gerry Pollet Incumbent 84.88% 63,831
     Libertarian Stephanie Heart Viskovich 15.12% 11,371
Total Votes 75,202
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Gerry Pollet and Stephanie Heart Viskovich were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1 top two primary.[2][3]

Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gerry Pollet Incumbent
    Libertarian Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Heart Viskovich
Source: Washington Secretary of State

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 Gerry Pollet (D) was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.[4][5][6]

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Pollet won election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1. Pollet was unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Sylvester Cann (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGerry Pollet Incumbent 65.4% 42,952
     Democratic Sylvester Cann 34.6% 22,721
Total Votes 65,673

2008

Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Scott White (D) 42,410 71.58%
Gerry Pollet (D) 16,842 28.42%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Gerry Pollet campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1Won general$41,773 $21,632
2022Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1Won general$106,982 $72,191
2020Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1Won general$48,190 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 1Won general$42,752 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1Won $41,460 N/A**
2014Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 1Won $46,095 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 46-Position 1Won $127,897 N/A**
2010Washington State House, District 46-Position 1Won $66,448 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2011

Missed Votes Report

See also: Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate

In March 2014, Washington Votes, a legislative information website, released its annual Missed Votes Report, which provides detailed missed roll call votes on bills for every state legislator during the 2014 legislative session.[12] The 2014 regular session included a total of 515 votes in the State House and 396 in the State Senate, as well as 1,372 bills introduced total in the legislature and 237 bills passed. Out of all roll call votes, 90 individual legislators did not miss any votes. Three individual legislators missed more than 50 votes.[12] Pollet missed 1 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List (2012)

The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.[13]

2012

Pollet proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $5.11 billion, the 19th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

See also: Washington Freedom Foundation Legislative Scorecard (2012)

The Freedom Foundation also issued its 2012 Informed Voter Guide for Washington State voters, including a legislative score card documenting how Washington State legislators voted upon bills the Foundation deemed important legislation. The legislation analyzed covered budget, taxation, and pension issues.[14] A Approveda sign indicates a bill more in line with the Foundation's stated goals, and a Defeatedd sign indicates a bill out of step with the Foundation's values. Here's how Pollett voted on the specific pieces of legislation:

2012 House Scorecard - Gerry Pollet
Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)Approveda Bill #5967 (House Democrats budget)Defeatedd Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)Defeatedd Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)Approveda
Y Y Y N

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Footnotes

Political offices
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