Jeff Holy
2019 - Present
2027
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Jeff Holy (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Holy (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 6. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Holy is a former Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 6-Position 2 from 2013 to 2019. Beginning in the 2013 session, Hansen served as assistant minority whip.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Holy was assigned to the following committees:
- Health & Long Term Care Committee
- College and Workforce Development Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Joint Higher Education Committee
2021-2022
Holy was assigned to the following committees:
- Law & Justice Committee
- Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee, Ranking member
- Health & Long Term Care Committee
- Joint Higher Education Committee, Co-chair
2019-2020
Holy was assigned to the following committees:
- Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee
- Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee, Ranking Member
- Law & Justice Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Public Safety |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Holy served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce & Gaming, Assistant Ranking Minority Member |
| • Higher Education |
| • State Government, Ranking Minority Member |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Holy served on the following committees:
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| • Government Accountability and Oversight |
| • Labor and Workforce Development |
| • Public Safety |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2026
General election
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 6
Incumbent Jeff Holy is running in the primary for Washington State Senate District 6 on August 4, 2026.
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2022
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 6
Incumbent Jeff Holy won election in the general election for Washington State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Holy (R) | 94.5 | 42,277 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.5 | 2,456 | ||
| Total votes: 44,733 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 6
Incumbent Jeff Holy advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Holy (R) | 94.2 | 26,707 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.8 | 1,650 | ||
| Total votes: 28,357 | |||
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2018
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 6
Jeff Holy defeated Jessa Lewis in the general election for Washington State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Holy (R) | 54.9 | 38,056 |
 | Jessa Lewis (D) | 45.1 | 31,316 | |
| Total votes: 69,372 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 6
Jeff Holy and Jessa Lewis advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 6 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Holy (R) | 52.2 | 23,258 |
| ✔ | | Jessa Lewis (D) | 47.8 | 21,281 |
| Total votes: 44,539 | |||
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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 Jeff Holy defeated Shar Lichty in the Washington House of Representatives, District 6-Position 2 general election.[1]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 6-Position 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeff Holy Incumbent |
62.93% | 42,948 | |
| Democratic | Shar Lichty | 37.07% | 25,302 | |
| Total Votes | 68,250 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Shar Lichty and incumbent Jeff Holy were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 6-Position 2 top two primary.[2][3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 6-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Shar Lichty | |
| Republican | Jeff Holy Incumbent | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
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 Jeff Holy (R) and write-in Ziggy Siegfried (D) were unopposed in the primary. Holy defeated Siegfried in the general election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jeff Holy Incumbent |
67.7% | 32,078 | |
| Democratic | Ziggy Siegfried | 32.3% | 15,277 | |
| Total Votes | 47,355 | |||
2012
Holy won election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 6-Position 2. Holy advanced past in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Dennis Dellwo (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jeff Holy |
54.8% | 35,334 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Dellwo | 45.2% | 29,099 | |
| Total Votes | 64,433 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |
Dennis Dellwo |
41.7% | 12,967 | |
| Republican | Jeff Holy |
31.2% | 9,680 | |
| Republican | Ben Oakley | 16.5% | 5,127 | |
| Republican | Larry Keller | 10.6% | 3,285 | |
| Total Votes | 31,059 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2012
Holy's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
- Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "With the current state of the economy, we must work to make our state more business friendly. We need to do whatever we can to help put people back to work. I will support legislation that makes it easier for small businesses to do what they do best - provide jobs."
- Public Safety
- Excerpt: "As a retired Spokane Police Officer, I understand the importance of public safety. A core function of government is protection of its citizens. I will support legislation that helps improve the safety of our citizens."
- Budget
- Excerpt: "I will only support sustainable budgets. The focus needs to shift to creating budgets that provide for the core functions of government: public safety, education and protecting the most vulnerable."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Every child in our state must have access to a quality education. I will support protecting levy equalization funding and fight against unfunded mandates that harm our local districts. Those most important decisions addressing school districts should be made at the local level by parents and school board members. "
- Transportation
- Excerpt: "I will fight for our fair share of transportation dollars. Spokane county residents spend millions of dollars in gas taxes and we deserve to receive funding for local transportation projects. Transportation projects that help drive our economy are always a priority."
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2024
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In 2024, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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Personal
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Holy has a wife, Cindy.[9]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Washington State Senate District 6 |
Officeholder Washington State Senate District 6 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014 Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 16, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 16, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Washington State Senate District 6 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 6-Position 2 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by Jenny Graham (R) |
