Kathleen Arthur

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Kathleen Arthur

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

University of Portland

Personal

Profession

Nurse

Kathleen Arthur was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Washington. Arthur was defeated in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) defeated Jim Moeller (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Herrera Beutler and Moeller defeated David McDevitt (D), Angela Marx (D), Kathleen Arthur (D), and L.A. Worthington (independent) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Washington District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler Incumbent	61.8%	193,457
	Democratic	Jim Moeller	38.2%	119,820
Total Votes				313,277
Source: Washington Secretary of State

U.S. House, Washington District 3 General Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler Incumbent	55.5%	70,142
	Democratic	Jim Moeller	24.4%	30,848
	Democratic	David McDevitt	10.2%	12,896
	Democratic	Angela Marx	3.8%	4,851
	Democratic	Kathleen Arthur	3.4%	4,296
	Independent	L.A. Worthington	2.7%	3,402
Total Votes				126,435
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

Arthur submitted the following campaign promises to Ballotpedia:

“	Campaign Promise #1: Here is a bold truth: The role of congressional representative: Is not to vote-mimic along party lines. A congressperson must vote for the direct-will of the people in their district. Campaign Promise #2: If you are waiting for elected officials to spearhead campaign reform don’t hold your breath. The only form of influence I will seek is your vote. I have refused to accept campaign donations. I am on a $5,000.00 budget to get through the primary. Campaign Promise #3: Congress has lost the power of the purse: I will restore this vital function. This is the most important issue in congress today. Congress only has voting power over 1/3 of the budget. The 302a funds. The remaining 2/3 is on unsustainable autopilot. Congress must all get on-board the budget-boat and row together to avoid the ugly cliff of unsustainability.	”
—Kathleen Arthur, Email submission to Ballotpedia, May 31, 2016

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
• Washington's 3rd Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Michael Baumgartner (R)

District 6

Emily Randall (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (2)