Jon-Erik Hegstad
Jon-Erik Hegstad (Progressive Dem) ran for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 19-Position 2. He lost in the primary on August 2, 2022.
Hegstad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jon-Erik Hegstad was born in Longview, Washington. He earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon University in 2008. [1]
Elections
2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Incumbent Joel McEntire defeated Cara Cusack in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joel McEntire (R) | 61.4 | 39,357 |
 | Cara Cusack (D)  | 38.5 | 24,643 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 64,081 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Incumbent Joel McEntire and Cara Cusack defeated Jon-Erik Hegstad in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel McEntire (R) | 60.4 | 26,592 |
| ✔ | | Cara Cusack (D) | 30.5 | 13,410 |
 | Jon-Erik Hegstad (Progressive Dem) | 9.0 | 3,939 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 44,004 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jon-Erik Hegstad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hegstad's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- People, Planet, Progress.
- Climate change - LGBTQ+ rights - Universal Healthcare - Invest in Community - Equal Education
- Abortion is a human right. End qualified immunity. Common sense gun legislation. Humans deserve housing.
I'm most passionate about preparing our area for the future realities of climate change. Our coastal areas and towns as well as all those along the many waterways in the 19th District will soon face much larger issues as flooding, landslides and other effects of global warming continue to increase in occurrence and severity. We must fund, expand, and implement plans of action to ensure emergency services, lines of communication and safe physical infrastructures exist in the event of catastrophic natural events.
Article IX which addresses Education in the Washington State Constitution states that, “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste, or sex.” We need to pursue a better tax structure for our public education systems. Every student in Washington State deserves and has the right to an equal education.
Billionaires need to pay taxes. Let's address taxes to create old growth forest designations and include hemp as an agricultural product.
Abortion is a human right. I support the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.
We must invest in our communities for our area to succeed in the future.
Democracy can only function properly when there is adequate participation.
Climate change requires our immediate action. Universal Healthcare is a human right.
The Art of Racing in the Rain: Garth Stein
Handmaid's Tale : Margaret Atwood
Fahrenheit 451: Ray Bradbury
I'm a car guy who also loves dogs. If you like cars or dogs you should read The Art of Racing in the Rain. Both Handmaid's and 451 opened my eyes to a new perspective at different times in my life. I believe these would all make good candidates for must reads.
Is compromise desirable when it comes to racism, bigotry or hate? No. I will not compromise when it comes to racism or any other act of discrimination designed to intimidate or infringe on other Washingtonian's pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. Every person has rights but those rights do not include infringing on others rights.
I refuse to compromise with those who refuse to acknowledge the reality and the science of climate change. I fear that capitulating with the ignorant will be our undoing as a society. Compromising with flat earthers, white supremacists, anti-semitics, Covid-19 deniers, or QAnon conspiracy theorists is NOT on my agenda. Nor should it be on the agenda of any policy maker to find compromise with folx who refuse to share our reality. Am I still going to work for them to ensure that they have Universal Healthcare, their kids have a good education and food to eat? Yes. My job is to make every person's life better. Every person I represent deserves a better life whether they agree with me on policy or not.
Compromise can and should happen when both sides of the aisle can agree on the problem. If we can't get the other side of the aisle to admit there's a problem in the first place, how would compromising with them ever resolve the issue at hand? Compromising with those who refuse to believe in the problem is inherently counter productive to solving the problem. There are times when we have to acknowledge that we must work around these obstructionists for the sake of our society. We must be able to take action despite the lack of theirs.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 10, 2022
