Leslie Regier

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Leslie Regier

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2016

Contact

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Leslie Regier was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of Washington. Regier was defeated in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Pramila Jayapal (D) defeated Brady Walkinshaw (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Jayapal and Walkinshaw defeated seven other candidates in the primary. Incumbent Jim McDermott (D) did not seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open.

U.S. House, Washington District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal	56%	212,010
	Democratic	Brady Walkinshaw	44%	166,744
Total Votes				378,754
Source: Washington Secretary of State

U.S. House, Washington District 7 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal	42.1%	82,753
	Democratic	Brady Walkinshaw	21.3%	41,773
	Democratic	Joe McDermott	19.1%	37,495
	Republican	Craig Keller	8.2%	16,058
	Republican	Scott Sutherland	4.6%	9,008
	Democratic	Arun Jhaveri	1.7%	3,389
	Independent	Leslie Regier	1.3%	2,592
	Democratic	Donovan Rivers	1.2%	2,379
	Independent	Carl Cooper	0.5%	1,056
Total Votes				196,503
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Regier's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Education and STEM: Education is a broad subject that is viewed with many opinions. There is no single right answer for improvement, but there are some core points that I think we can all agree need to be changed for a brighter future. I advocate for programs that encourage and support students who desire to enter the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Not everyone will want to go into these fields, and that is all right in the interests of individual choice and educational diversity, but STEM must not have unnecessary barriers, real or perceived. Space Exploration: Humans are explorers. We have seen this throughout recorded history, and in the 20th Century we saw exploration reach a fantastic level when we sent astronauts to the Moon with the Apollo program. We experienced a national spirit of exploration and teamwork. We then moved on to the Space Shuttle, which first launched on 12 April 1981 and had its last landing on 21 July 2011. Since then we have continued our space exploration missions, but we have generally backed off on our efforts and what we accomplish largely flies under the public radar. Community: We must reverse the destruction of our communities and reconnect with each other if we are to move ahead into a better future. For too long we have been losing our sense of togetherness. When I was a youngster the world was not perfect. Occasional crime occurred (some rather horrible and nearby, such as the Zodiac killings), reports from Viet Nam aired on the evening news, and US Air Force interceptors from Hamilton AFB flew over my home in practice just in case Soviet bombers entered our air space. Nevertheless, I knew most of the people on our street, we watched out for each other, and we were diverse. We did not interact with each other daily, but we had a sense of community.	”
—Leslie Regier's campaign website, http://www.regierforcongress.us/

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2016
• Washington's 7th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page

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)