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Lance Gurel
Lance Gurel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 4-Position 2. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Gurel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lance Gurel’s career experience includes working as a self-employed certified public accountant. He has also worked as a mechanic and apple picker.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2
Rob Chase defeated Lance Gurel in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rob Chase (R) | 62.0 | 55,124 |
 | Lance Gurel (D)  | 37.7 | 33,554 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 222 | ||
| Total votes: 88,900 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2
Lance Gurel and Rob Chase defeated Leonard Christian and Nathan Sybrandy in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lance Gurel (D) | 34.4 | 17,503 |
| ✔ | | Rob Chase (R) | 33.3 | 16,920 |
 | Leonard Christian (R) | 26.6 | 13,531 | |
| Nathan Sybrandy (R) | 5.6 | 2,851 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 76 | ||
| Total votes: 50,881 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Conrad (R)
- Will DeWitt (D)
Endorsements
To view Gurel's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lance Gurel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gurel'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 have worked in public accounting, as well as non-profit and governmental accounting. I have worked with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, standing up to the IRS, and helping individuals and small businesses understand how to make their businesses work more efficiently and make more money. I understand budgets, and I will make common sense decisions with your money.
I was not born or raised in Eastern Washington; I chose Eastern Washington as my home. This is the best place to live and to raise a family. I didn't live the beginning of my life here, but I have made this my home. And I want to work to make this community a better, a more just and equitable place for my grandchildren.- Early Childhood Education
- Police Accountability
- The State Budget
Children deserve safe child care; families and businesses need guaranteed safe affordable child care. We already recognize the value of K-12 education and take on the cost as the cost a democratic society pays to have a healthy and educated electorate. Now we need to take the next step: guaranteed, safe affordable child care from birth through five years. The lack of safe affordable child care holds back businesses and wastes productive capacity. This is why businesses need a responsive, available workforce able to work odd hours and long shifts when business conditions require.
I believe that every community should have a board of community members to oversee what the police and sheriff departments do, and the other types of professionals that they add to the teams, such as mental health professionals and social workers. The legislature can ensure that every city across the state prioritizes these community oversight committees in order to move forward in fighting for racial justice, better mental health care, and caring for our homeless neighbors.
Our family is one example of the American Dream. I want to continue the dream by going to Olympia and standing up for other families fighting for the same opportunities that we were given. Whether you're a 5th generation Washingtonian, or a newly arrived American, we all deserve the same chance at the American Dream.
Legislators are supposed to listen to their community members, and take their concerns to Olympia. Holding town hall meetings, and communicating with all their constituents, not just their supporters is of the utmost importance.
As a grandparent, the Early Childhood Education Committee is important to me. We already recognize the value of K-12 education and take on the cost as the cost a democratic society pays to have a healthy and educated electorate. Now we need to take the next step: guaranteed, safe affordable child care from birth through five years. The lack of safe affordable child care holds back businesses and wastes productive capacity.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 20, 2020
