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Leonard Christian
2025 - Present
2029
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Leonard Christian (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Christian (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 4. He declared candidacy for the 2028 election.[source]
Biography
Leonard Christian was born in Los Angeles, California. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1984 to 2005. He graduated from Joel E. Ferris High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Embry Riddle Professional Aeronautics University, and a graduate degree from Webster's University. His career experience includes working in real estate.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Christian was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans Committee
- State Government & Tribal Relations Committee
2014
After his appointment in 2014, Christian served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Capital Budget |
| • General Government Appropriations and Oversight |
| • Government Operations and Elections |
| • Labor and Workforce Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2028
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2028
General election
The general election will occur on November 7, 2028.
General election for Washington State Senate District 4
Incumbent Leonard Christian is running in the general election for Washington State Senate District 4 on November 7, 2028.
Candidate | ||
 | Leonard Christian (R) | |
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2024
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 4
Leonard Christian defeated Miguel Valencia in the general election for Washington State Senate District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leonard Christian (R) | 64.3 | 53,660 |
 | Miguel Valencia (D) | 35.5 | 29,666 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 83,457 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington State Senate District 4 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Miguel Valencia (D) | 22.1 | 9,146 |
| ✔ | | Leonard Christian (R) | 21.4 | 8,876 |
 | Mike Kelly (R) | 21.0 | 8,673 | |
| Pam Haley (R) | 12.8 | 5,306 | ||
 | Al Merkel (R) | 12.0 | 4,948 | |
| Paige Scott (D) | 10.6 | 4,378 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 54 | ||
| Total votes: 41,381 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2
Leonard Christian defeated incumbent Rob Chase in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leonard Christian (R) | 50.1 | 29,077 |
 | Rob Chase (R) | 47.8 | 27,748 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 1,243 | ||
| Total votes: 58,068 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2
Incumbent Rob Chase and Leonard Christian advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Chase (R) | 50.1 | 17,616 |
| ✔ | | Leonard Christian (R) | 46.4 | 16,327 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.5 | 1,229 | ||
| Total votes: 35,172 | |||
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Endorsements
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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)
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 Leonard Christian (R) was defeated by Bob McCaslin (R) and Diana Wilhite (R) in the primary. McCaslin defeated Wilhite in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Bob McCaslin, Jr. |
58% | 25,268 | |
| Republican | Diana Wilhite | 42% | 18,301 | |
| Total Votes | 43,569 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Bob McCaslin |
44.6% | 11,876 | |
| Republican | Diana Wilhite |
30.5% | 8,112 | |
| Republican | Leonard Christian Incumbent | 24.9% | 6,611 | |
| Total Votes | 26,599 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Christian's endorsements included the following:[5]
- Washington Association of Realtors
- GU College Republicans
- Zaycon Foods - Mike Conrad
- Washington State Dental PAC
- Human Life PAC of Washington
- Endorsed and Named Guardian of Small Business by NFIB
- The Associated General Contractors of America (Build East PAC)
- Washington Food Industry Association
- Washington State Auto Dealers PAC
- Sonderen Packaging
Campaign themes
2028
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2024
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2022
Leonard Christian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Christian's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Work with police to keep our community safe
- Fight inflation by cutting wasteful spending and lower taxes
- Support teachers in the classroom and parents who want to be involved
Boxbox for Kmart
Unloading Trucks
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2020
Leonard Christian did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Christian's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]
Education
- Excerpt: "Once K-12 is complete, we need to do everything possible to keep tuition down and provide assistance first to the children of the citizens who have worked hard and paid taxes."
Gun Control
- Excerpt: "Our founding fathers made it clear that GOVERNMENT must not infringe on the citizens right to bear arms and I fully support the Second Amendment. The only exception is if a person has been deemed to be a danger to them self or the community by a jury of their peers or a group of medical professionals."
Abortion
- Excerpt: "I am Pro-Life without exception. I was honored to be able to speak at the pro-life rally on the capitol steps this year and my wife Rima and I spend a lot of time and money supporting local ministries that help young ladies in a crises pregnancy situation."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Until the citizens of Spokane get solid guarantees that our projects will be funded and some major reforms are made in the current WA DOT, neither you as the taxpayer nor I as your representative can support an additional gas tax increase."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "Every person and family of the 4th district deserves to have health care. The current federal takeover has forced over 50 new mandates onto insurance policies. The small business owners who once provided health care are finding it too expensive to continue to provide coverage to their valuable employees. We need to work towards a “Basic Health Plan” that provides flexibility."
Campaign finance summary
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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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2014
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In 2014, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 13 to March 14.[7]
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Personal
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Christian and his wife, Rima, have two children and one grandchild.[8]
See also
2028 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 7, 2022
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Leonard Christian, "Endorsements," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Leonard Christian, "Issues," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mike Padden (R) |
Washington State Senate District 4 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Rob Chase (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 2 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Rob Chase (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 4-Position 1 2014-2015 |
Succeeded by - |
