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Jeb Brewer
Jeb Brewer (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Brewer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jeb Brewer graduated from Pomona High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1993. His career experience includes working as a project manager.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 1
Incumbent Suzan DelBene defeated Jeb Brewer in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suzan DelBene (D) | 63.0 | 227,213 |
 | Jeb Brewer (R)  | 36.7 | 132,538 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 907 | ||
| Total votes: 360,658 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 1
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suzan DelBene (D) | 63.1 | 109,456 |
| ✔ | | Jeb Brewer (R) | 10.2 | 17,675 |
 | Orion Webster (R) | 9.7 | 16,770 | |
 | Mary Silva (R) | 6.5 | 11,339 | |
 | Matthew Heines (Trump Republican Party) | 6.2 | 10,815 | |
 | Derek Chartrand (Calm Rational GOP Party) | 4.0 | 6,980 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 392 | ||
| Total votes: 173,427 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Lyden (D)
Endorsements
Brewer received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 44
Incumbent John Lovick defeated Jeb Brewer in the general election for Washington State Senate District 44 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Lovick (D) | 58.8 | 37,226 |
| Jeb Brewer (R) | 41.1 | 26,062 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 63,347 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 44
Incumbent John Lovick and Jeb Brewer advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 44 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Lovick (D) | 58.3 | 21,773 |
| ✔ | | Jeb Brewer (R) | 41.6 | 15,542 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 37,357 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frederick Heater (R)
2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 2
Incumbent Shelley Kloba defeated Jeb Brewer in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelley Kloba (D) | 63.7 | 55,622 |
| Jeb Brewer (R) | 36.3 | 31,696 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 87,382 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 2
Incumbent Shelley Kloba and Jeb Brewer defeated Gary Morgan in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 1-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelley Kloba (D) | 62.5 | 33,740 |
| ✔ | | Jeb Brewer (R) | 25.0 | 13,521 |
| Gary Morgan (R) | 12.4 | 6,685 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 53,992 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeb Brewer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brewer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I understand that the sole job of a US Representative is to listen to their constituents and to support legislation that betters their lives and our country. Unfortunately career politicians forget this which is why we need representation with fresh ideas and why I support term limits and additional transparency of those who are elected. It is time to end politics as usual and stop electing the same people who make promises of change, but in reality have become the problem.
I’m not complacent with broken, I expect results for your tax money, I expect better than what we currently have. If something is ineffective, fix it, replace it, get rid of it, don’t accept it. While I am the only candidate endorsed by the Washington State Republican Party, I am defined by my personal values. I will represent you, work to make your life better and build a brighter tomorrow.- My campaign is about the American Dream and how it is not as attainable as it once was. As a country of immigrates people came here looking for better jobs, the chance to start a business, and the opportunity to own a home. Often immigrants were escaping violence, crime and oppressive governments dictating how they live their lives. But the direction our government is now hindering the American Dream, government is adding undue complexity for those who own a business, crime has worsened due to lack of enforcement, the government is pushing us to live in dense urban apartments, and the government is dictating our freedoms and choices in what we buy, and how we live our lives.
- My top issue to address is legislation that strengthening the economy and specifically business creation and growth. Through vibrant businesses we create wealth, jobs, and lower dependance on others. And if that business is manufacturing, even better as we need to bring back manufacturing to the US and increase our competitive edge by producing and purchasing goods here which builds a stable economy and wealth that can then be used to help us solve other problems we are plagued with.
- We need term limits, the time is over for career politicians, we need representatives who understand the problems of their constituents, not politicians who leveraged their office to make millions of dollars for themselves.
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Note: Brewer submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on June 27, 2024.
Campaign website
Brewer’s campaign website stated the following:
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My litmus test for the effectiveness of the government is to ask some basic questions: are we better off now than 2 years ago, are we safer now than 2 years ago, is the infrastructure around me better than 2 years ago. If the answer is no then it is time to change who we are voting for and elect people into office with a fresh perspective, new energy, and more concern about making changes then keeping their political party happy. There might be some very nice people representing us in government, but Washington and our country are worse off today than two year ago. Change is needed now, I don’t promise that I have all the answers but what I do promise is that I will listen and work to find new solutions. My expectation is that we better manage government programs and that we must ensure the money we spend is used wisely and is yielding the expected results. If it is not, we need to cut the program or revamp it with an expectation for continuous improvement. Government Accountability – Congress needs term limits and my promise to you is that I will not overstay my welcome. Many well-intentioned individuals have been elected into Congress only to become career politicians. This is part of the problem in Washington. We need representation with fresh ideas, accountability, and transparency in order to build public trust. We need representation who emphasize with you and your concerns; someone who lives like you do and understands the value of your tax dollars they are spending. We need a representative who understands that they answer to you. We don’t need comfortable multi-millionaires getting richer while in office. Elected officials need to have greater transparency, their job is to work for you and not be taking advantage of their position. The STOCK act was created to stop insider trading but it requires reporting within 45 days of a trade or risk a violation of $200. The American people should have the same knowledge and real-time opportunity to mimic the trades as those that represent them. I’d propose trade reporting closer to 24 hours with a more severe penalty.
Economy and Rising Costs – It has become considerably more difficult to feed our family, fill our car, and heat our home. Build Back Better promised to help Americans out of the Covid 19 recession, however, exorbitant government spending has only made things worse by increasing our national debt. This debt burdens us and will continue to burden our children and our grandchildren. Your household can’t spend beyond your means and neither should your government. I’m committed to a balanced budget and challenging programs with tax increases. Business and Trade - During Covid 19 we saw how fragile our supply chain has become, during the 80’s and 90’s a lot of manufacturing was moved to foreign countries and losing good jobs. With Covid 19 we experienced first hand how reliant we have become on other countries and again lost jobs because of it. Trade is important, but we need fair, level trading policies that also promote manufacturing here in the USA. Manufacturing at home creates jobs, builds wealth, reduces reliance on other countries, and creates stability in the economy. We need to simplify regulations on manufacturing so that it is easier and more profitable to start, maintain, and compete with products made in America. Public Safety – Decaying cities that are riddled with crime surround us. There are a lot of reasons why this is occurring; however, acceptance of this is simply not okay and looking the other way is not only wrong, but erroneous. We need to address the increasing spread of the drug epidemic and mental health issues. These are at the core of the deterioration of our cities. We also need to support our police, enforce laws, and prosecute crime. Reform is needed and we cannot stop until we’ve helped our neighbors in need and have once again created safe cities. Health Care – Every American is entitled to the access of healthcare and it should not be a financial burden. We have amazing medical professionals whose hard work is proven time and time again. Unfortunately, healthcare has also become burdened with corporatization, insurance, as well as complications with your employer where provider networks seem to change annually. The Affordable Care Act was an attempt at solving the healthcare crisis, for some it did help but for many others it did not. Affordable prescription drugs and continued medical reform is needed that simplifies access, reduces cost, and does not tie our medical needs to a revolving door of employer providers. Environment – Stewardship; resource management; clean energy; renewable resources: all are important when concerned about the environment, however much of what is being done to protect the environment is misdirected. Closely linked to the environment is our nations energy policy and mandates requiring switching over to electric. A primary example are electric cars which pose many challenges. First is that we don’t have an electric grid that can sustain the increased demand, second the batteries require rare earth minerals that damage the environment, and third to cars and other products have become disposable with much shorter lifespans than their predecessors. A shift in perspective is needed, we need to focus on developing clean energy sources and make sure that aligns with mandates shifting us to electric alternatives. Disposable is not good for the environment we need with manufacturers to promote durability and longevity. Housing – With homelessness there are calls for the government to provide more affordable housing options .I agree additional options are needed, but statistics show much of the homeless epidemic is a symptom of other problems, such as mental health. These first need to be addressed, and giving low cost, and free housing will not dissipate the problems. However, I can recognize we do have a housing problem here in Western Washington. We live in a desirable area that not only drives up housing costs, but increases our already high property taxes, making owning a home difficult. This in turn increases and escalates rental housing costs. Owning a home has long been the “American Dream” that is seemingly unreachable for younger generations. To combat the continued cost increase, I'd like to see promotion of Lifestyle Centers with planned communities designed around parks, along with a city center. I believe these would be beneficial to our community which in turn would also offer a variety of sized homes at a range of costs. When done correctly, people are able to live and work in small communities which offer economic diversity and can minimize the carbon footprint. Immigration – Our county was built on immigrants coming here as they knew that with some hard work they can have a better life. The diversity of cultures and ideas has made America a better place and it continues to be core to who we are as a nation. We need secure borders ensure safe and controlled immigration without overwhelming communities. We need reform of our immigration system to provide a clear path to citizenship or guest worker status. We need systems that support and train new immigrants so they are not a burden but a resource that makes America stronger together. [3] |
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| —Jeb Brewer’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
2022
Jeb Brewer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jeb Brewer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 25, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 27, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jeb Brewer, “Solutions,” accessed July 17, 2024
