Leon Lawson

Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Washington. He lost in the primary on August 6, 2024.

Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Lawson was born in Huntington Beach, California. His career experience includes owning a car dealership.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Governor of Washington

Bob Ferguson defeated Dave Reichert in the general election for Governor of Washington on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bob Ferguson (D)	55.5	2,143,368
	Dave Reichert (R)	44.3	1,709,818
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	8,202

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,861,388
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Washington

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Washington on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Ferguson (D)	44.9	884,268
✔		Dave Reichert (R)	27.5	541,533
		Semi Bird (R)	10.8	212,692
		Mark Mullet (D)	6.0	119,048
		Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party)	1.8	35,971
	Submit photo	Jim Daniel (R)	1.5	29,907
	Submit photo	Cassondra Hanson (D)	1.2	24,512
		EL'ona Kearney (D)	1.2	24,374
		Jennifer Hoover (R)	0.8	15,692
		Andre Stackhouse (G)	0.6	11,962
		Don Rivers (D)	0.5	9,453
	Submit photo	Martin Wheeler (R)	0.4	7,676
		Chaytan Inman (D)	0.3	6,427
		Ricky Anthony (D)	0.3	6,226
	Submit photo	Jeff Curry (Independent Party)	0.3	6,068
		Fred Grant (D)	0.3	5,503
		Brian Bogen (No party preference)	0.2	4,530
		A.L. Brown (R)	0.2	4,232
		Michael DePaula (L)	0.2	3,957
		Rosetta Marshall-Williams (Independence Party)	0.2	2,960
		Jim Clark (No party preference)	0.1	2,355
	Submit photo	Edward Cale (D)	0.1	1,975
		Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America Party)	0.1	1,721
		Bill Hirt (R)	0.1	1,720
	Submit photo	Frank Dare (Independent Party)	0.1	1,115
		Alan Makayev (Nonsense Busters Party)	0.1	1,106
		William Combs (Independent Party)	0.1	1,042
	Submit photo	Brad Mjelde (No party preference)	0.1	991
		Ambra Mason (Constitution Party) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Bobbie Samons (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,347

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,970,363
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lawson in this election.

2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Washington

Incumbent Patty Murray defeated Tiffany Smiley in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patty Murray (D)	57.1	1,741,827
	Tiffany Smiley (R)	42.6	1,299,322
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	6,751

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,047,900
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patty Murray (D)	52.2	1,002,811
✔	Tiffany Smiley (R)	33.7	646,917
	Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party)	3.1	59,134
	John Guenther (R)	2.9	55,426
	Ravin Pierre (D)	1.2	22,172
	Dave Saulibio (JFK Republican Party)	1.0	19,341
	Naz Paul (Independent)	1.0	18,858
	Bill Hirt (R)	0.8	15,276
	Mohammad Said (D)	0.7	13,995
	Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party)	0.7	13,901
	Pano Churchill (D)	0.6	11,859
	Bryan Solstin (D)	0.5	9,627
	Charlie Jackson (Independent)	0.4	8,604
	Jon Butler (Independent)	0.3	5,413
	Thor Amundson (Independent)	0.3	5,133
	Martin Hash (Independent)	0.2	4,725
	Dan Phan Doan (Independent)	0.2	3,049
	Sam Cusmir (D)	0.1	2,688
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,511

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,920,440
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David Ishii (D)
Bob Hagglund (R)
Nicolaus Sleister (D)
Justin Greywolf (Independent)
Isaac Holyk (R)
David McCune (Independent)
Robert Kirby (D)
Mfumu Metamorphosis Mpiana (Independent)
Larry Hussey (Independent)

2020

General election

General election for Governor of Washington

Incumbent Jay Inslee defeated Loren Culp in the general election for Governor of Washington on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jay Inslee (D)	56.6	2,294,243
	Loren Culp (R)	43.1	1,749,066
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	13,145

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,056,454
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Washington

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Washington on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Inslee (D)	50.1	1,247,916
✔		Loren Culp (R)	17.4	433,238
		Joshua Freed (R)	8.9	222,553
		Tim Eyman (R)	6.4	159,495
		Raul Garcia (R)	5.4	135,045
		Phil Fortunato (R)	4.0	99,265
		Don Rivers (D)	1.0	25,601
		Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party)	0.9	23,073
		Liz Hallock (G)	0.9	21,537
		Cairo D'Almeida (D)	0.6	14,657
		Anton Sakharov (Trump Republican Party)	0.6	13,935
		Nate Herzog (Pre-2016 Republican Party)	0.5	11,303
	Submit photo	Gene Hart (D)	0.4	10,605
	Submit photo	Omari Tahir-Garrett (D)	0.4	8,751
	Submit photo	Ryan Ryals (Unaffiliated)	0.3	6,264
		Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party)	0.2	5,970
		GoodSpaceGuy (Trump Republican Party)	0.2	5,646
		Richard Carpenter (R)	0.2	4,962
	Submit photo	Elaina Gonzalez (Independent)	0.2	4,772
	Submit photo	Matthew Murray (R)	0.2	4,489
		Thor Amundson (Independent)	0.1	3,638
		Bill Hirt (R)	0.1	2,854
	Submit photo	Martin Wheeler (R)	0.1	2,686
	Submit photo	Ian Gonzales (R)	0.1	2,537
		Joshua Wolf (New Liberty Party)	0.1	2,315
		Cregan Newhouse (Unaffiliated)	0.1	2,291
	Submit photo	Brian Weed (Unaffiliated)	0.1	2,178
		Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America Party)	0.1	1,721
	Submit photo	Tylor Grow (R)	0.1	1,509
		Dylan Nails (Independent)	0.1	1,470
	Submit photo	Craig Campbell (Unaffiliated)	0.0	1,178
	Submit photo	William Miller (American Patriot Party)	0.0	1,148
	Submit photo	Cameron Vessey (Unaffiliated)	0.0	718
	Submit photo	Winston Wilkes (Propertarianist Party)	0.0	702
		David Blomstrom (Fifth Republic Party)	0.0	519
	Submit photo	David Voltz (Cascadia Labour Party)	0.0	480
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,938

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,488,959
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mathew Mackenzie (R)
Phillip Bailey (D)
Asa Palagi (Independent)
Lisa Thomas (Unaffiliated)
Matthew Heines (Unaffiliated)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Leon Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Trump Republican MAGA party, A political street fighter, anti bureaucratic, small town, common sense conservative values, BUILD THE WALL , Make America Great Again, restore the constitution, end political corruption, A REAL OUTSIDER THAT WILL BRING REAL CHANGE TO WASHINGTON, THINK FOR YOURSELF WWG1WGA

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

RESTORE WASHINGTON
IMMIGRATION REFORM SLASH REGULATIONS.
REIGN IN AGENCY DEFERENCE OVER INTERPRETATION OF LAW AND CODIFACATION.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Regulation Of agency control, these people are destroying us from the inside

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Truth

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I delivered Hay

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

change, Accountability

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

agency oversight

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

Check on overreach and abuse

What do you love most about your state?

It Is the only state like it none compare

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Draining the political uniparty swamp

Under what circumstances should the governor of your state be able to use emergency powers?

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What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Dogcon Auto,

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2022

Leon Lawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Lawson's campaign website stated the following:

“	My policies are common-sense reform, states' rights, reining in agencies deference, increasing transparency in gov, Nutritional awareness, reform in our schools, teaching law and Civics to the youth, decriminalizing the marijuana industry on the federal level so the sector can operate lawfully, and make citizens feel like citizens again and not the property of the state. As a solo senator, I can draft the proposals, but we will need a majority of like-minded patriots in the senate to achieve this. The special interest lobbyists do not want this type of reform or exposure and will not highlight me.^[2]	”
—Leon Lawson's campaign website (2022)^[3]

2020

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Leon Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Small Business Owner grew up In shelton Wa ,I got Married to my wife Rikki in Olympia wa in 2003, We own a local business and help the people of our community, I would like to clean up the waste and the abuse, God told me to do this to save our state, we are in our darkest days and need a complete restructuring of our state, the special Interest, the technocrats working in sync with foreign governments to sell our freedom and send our way of life down the road, Join me on the mission to restore the republic....History books Its time for LAW SON WWG1WGA +++ eyes on we will show you a new world

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Power back to the people
God wins
We are with you Frens

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Putting the forgotten people of Washington back on top, so many have been made criminals by a RIGGED system its time to get it back and expose the corruption that has held us back for generations

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Matthew Whitaker, Jeff Sessions, Admiral Rodgers, Mike Flynn, Donald J Trump, Born leaders who would never sell there people out for a few worthless dollars

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

F.O.I.A,S are best if you want to see what they are doing to you, you will stop all movies and TV, nothing will matter but getting control away from these people

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Leadership that is trusted

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Tenacity

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

to hire the correct people and set up networks to address and resolve all constituent's problems, concerns, and issues with the state or navigating though it, we need people to help the small business, instead of regulating and fining them out of existence

What legacy would you like to leave?

Best Gov Washington state ever had

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

9/11/2001 old enough to know

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Bucking Hay For Ghram Hay in Shelton wa, Second job Douglas Fir

What is your favorite book? Why?

Art of the deal

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Domination

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Being treated like a criminal by crooked rigged Laws, watching my community get destroyed by big pharma and Fake Food

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

It means I can control the Legislation

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

Transparency and leadership, we need to make the Police ,Military, and Firefighters the Super star hero's of our community instead of sports players and Hollywood, I want community events to be sponsored and come from these departments so the people can keep the piece and help the first responders to keep themselves and the public as safe as possible, I think we need to start over and go with the recommendations from the boots on the ground .

Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?

full Governor is the Top of the executive branch

In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?

If I feel it goes against the interest of the people I will Veto all of them

If the governor's office in your state does not have the line-item veto power, do you believe it should? Why or why not?

Yes it should checks and balances

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

I think its best if all agree to act in the best interest of the people over the state.

What do you love most about your state?

The people

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

If I get elected nothing, re allocate the money stop fraud, stop abuse, stop the scare tactics and we will change the world

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Leon Lawson campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Governor of Washington	Lost primary	$0	$0
2022	U.S. Senate Washington	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 3, 2020.
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Lawson for US Senate, “About Us,” accessed June 28, 2022

[bio-1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 3, 2020.

[quotedisclaimer-2] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[3] Lawson for US Senate, “About Us,” accessed June 28, 2022

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Leon Lawson

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Governor of Washington

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Washington

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Washington

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

General election

General election for Governor of Washington

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Washington

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

Campaign website

2020

Video for Ballotpedia

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