Mari Leavitt

Mari Leavitt

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Democratic Party

Candidate, Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Dick Muri

Compensation

Base salary

$61,997/year

Per diem

$202/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 4, 2026

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Mari Leavitt (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 28-Position 1. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Leavitt (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 28-Position 1. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Leavitt was assigned to the following committees:

• Capital Budget Committee
• Housing Committee
• College & Workforce Development Committee
• House Rules Committee
• Joint Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

2021-2022

Leavitt was assigned to the following committees:

• Capital Budget Committee
• College & Workforce Development Committee, Vice chair
• Housing Committee
• Joint Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

2019-2020

Leavitt was assigned to the following committees:

• Capital Budget Committee
• College and Workforce Development Committee, Vice Chair
• Housing, Community Development and Veterans Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2026

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Incumbent Mari Leavitt is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)

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2024

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Incumbent Mari Leavitt defeated Gabe Sachwitz in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	58.4	34,629
		Gabe Sachwitz (R)	41.4	24,549
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	75

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,253
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Gabe Sachwitz advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	59.0	17,953
✔		Gabe Sachwitz (R)	40.9	12,440
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,429
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Incumbent Mari Leavitt defeated Gabe Sachwitz in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	58.2	27,095
		Gabe Sachwitz (R)	41.6	19,370
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	61

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,526
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Gabe Sachwitz defeated Victor Hogan and Dre Le Blanc in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	57.3	16,832
✔		Gabe Sachwitz (R)	20.4	5,997
		Victor Hogan (R)	16.7	4,893
	Submit photo	Dre Le Blanc (R)	5.5	1,621
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	30

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,373
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Incumbent Mari Leavitt defeated Kevin Ballard in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	57.2	39,973
		Kevin Ballard (R)	42.6	29,785
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	114

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,872
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Kevin Ballard advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	57.1	24,845
✔		Kevin Ballard (R)	42.7	18,575
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	56

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,476
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Mari Leavitt defeated incumbent Dick Muri in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	52.8	27,735
		Dick Muri (R)	47.2	24,789

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,524
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1

Mari Leavitt and incumbent Dick Muri advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Leavitt (D)	53.2	15,724
✔		Dick Muri (R)	46.8	13,830

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,554
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Dick Muri defeated Mari Leavitt in the Washington House of Representatives, District 28-Position 1 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 28-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dick Muri Incumbent	52.10%	29,503
	Democratic	Mari Leavitt	47.90%	27,128
Total Votes				56,631
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Mari Leavitt and incumbent Dick Muri defeated Anne Setsuko Giroux in the Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 top two primary.

Washington House of Representatives, District 28-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mari Leavitt	39.33%	10,260
	Republican	Dick Muri Incumbent	52.88%	13,794
	Democratic	Anne Setsuko Giroux	7.79%	2,033
Total Votes				26,087
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Leavitt’s endorsements included the following:

• Senator Patty Murray
• Senator Karen Fraser
• Congressman Derek Kilmer
• Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy
• Pierce County Council Member Connie Ladenburg

• Pierce County Council Member Rick Talbert
• State Senator Jeannie Darneille, 27th LD
• State Senator Sharon Nelson, 34th LD
• State Senator Cyrus Habib, 48th LD
• State Representative Laurie Jinkins, 27th LD

Campaign themes

2024

Mari Leavitt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

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2020

Mari Leavitt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Leavitt's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Investing in Our Families: A PTSA leader and longtime college administrator, Mari will demand our fair share for local schools and affordable tuition. She will also work for transportation solutions, community safety and crime prevention, Protecting Veterans: A proud military mom and daughter, Mari will fight to protect and expand veteran career training and health benefits — including mental health coverage. A Watchdog for Taxpayers: A small business owner and leader in accountable government services, Mari will keep taxes low for families and small businesses, and demand on-time, balanced budgets.	”
—Mari Leavitt,

Campaign finance summary

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Mari Leavitt campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1	Won general	$284,870	$307,620
2022	Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1	Won general	$268,404	$271,515
2020	Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1	Won general	$251,145	N/A**
Grand total			$804,419	$579,135
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.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on January 14, 2022

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Leavitt announced on January 14, 2022, that she tested positive for COVID-19. She said she was vaccinated at the time she contracted the virus.

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Preceded by Dick Muri (R)	Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 2019-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Washington House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins

Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon

Minority Leader:Drew Stokesbary

Representatives

District 1-Position 1

Davina Duerr (D)

District 1-Position 2

Shelley Kloba (D)

District 2-Position 1

Andrew Barkis (R)

District 2-Position 2

Matt Marshall (R)

District 3-Position 1

Natasha Hill (D)

District 3-Position 2

Timm Ormsby (D)

District 4-Position 1

Suzanne Schmidt (R)

District 4-Position 2

Rob Chase (R)

District 5-Position 1

Zach Hall (D)

District 5-Position 2

Lisa Callan (D)

District 6-Position 1

Mike Volz (R)

District 6-Position 2

Jenny Graham (R)

District 7-Position 1

David Engell (R)

District 7-Position 2

Hunter Abell (R)

District 8-Position 1

Stephanie Barnard (R)

District 8-Position 2

April Connors (R)

District 9-Position 1

Mary Dye (R)

District 9-Position 2

Joe Schmick (R)

District 10-Position 1

Clyde Shavers (D)

District 10-Position 2

Dave Paul (D)

District 11-Position 1

David Hackney (D)

District 11-Position 2

Steve Bergquist (D)

District 12-Position 1

Brian Burnett (R)

District 12-Position 2

Mike Steele (R)

District 13-Position 1

Tom Dent (R)

District 13-Position 2

Alex Ybarra (R)

District 14-Position 1

Gloria Mendoza (R)

District 14-Position 2

Deb Manjarrez (R)

District 15-Position 1

Chris Corry (R)

District 15-Position 2

Jeremie Dufault (R)

District 16-Position 1

Mark Klicker (R)

District 16-Position 2

Skyler Rude (R)

District 17-Position 1

Kevin Waters (R)

District 17-Position 2

David Stuebe (R)

District 18-Position 1

Stephanie McClintock (R)

District 18-Position 2

John Ley (R)

District 19-Position 1

Jim Walsh (R)

District 19-Position 2

Joel McEntire (R)

District 20-Position 1

Peter Abbarno (R)

District 20-Position 2

Ed Orcutt (R)

District 21-Position 1

Strom Peterson (D)

District 21-Position 2

Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)

District 22-Position 1

Beth Doglio (D)

District 22-Position 2

Lisa Parshley (D)

District 23-Position 1

Tarra Simmons (D)

District 23-Position 2

Greg Nance (D)

District 24-Position 1

Adam Bernbaum (D)

District 24-Position 2

Steve Tharinger (D)

District 25-Position 1

Michael Keaton (R)

District 25-Position 2

Cyndy Jacobsen (R)

District 26-Position 1

Adison Richards (D)

District 26-Position 2

Michelle Caldier (R)

District 27-Position 1

Laurie Jinkins (D)

District 27-Position 2

Jake Fey (D)

District 28-Position 1

Mari Leavitt (D)

District 28-Position 2

Dan Bronoske (D)

District 29-Position 1

Melanie Morgan (D)

District 29-Position 2

Sharlett Mena (D)

District 30-Position 1

Jamila Taylor (D)

District 30-Position 2

Kristine Reeves (D)

District 31-Position 1

Drew Stokesbary (R)

District 31-Position 2

Josh Penner (R)

District 32-Position 1

Cindy Ryu (D)

District 32-Position 2

Lauren Davis (D)

District 33-Position 1

Edwin Obras (D)

District 33-Position 2

Mia Gregerson (D)

District 34-Position 1

Brianna Thomas (D)

District 34-Position 2

Joe Fitzgibbon (D)

District 35-Position 1

Dan Griffey (R)

District 35-Position 2

Travis Couture (R)

District 36-Position 1

Julia Reed (D)

District 36-Position 2

Liz Berry (D)

District 37-Position 1

Sharon Santos (D)

District 37-Position 2

Chipalo Street (D)

District 38-Position 1

Julio Cortes (D)

District 38-Position 2

Mary Fosse (D)

District 39-Position 1

Sam Low (R)

District 39-Position 2

Carolyn Eslick (R)

District 40-Position 1

Debra Lekanoff (D)

District 40-Position 2

Alex Ramel (D)

District 41-Position 1

Janice Zahn (D)

District 41-Position 2

My-Linh Thai (D)

District 42-Position 1

Alicia Rule (D)

District 42-Position 2

Joe Timmons (D)

District 43-Position 1

Nicole Macri (D)

District 43-Position 2

Shaun Scott (D)

District 44-Position 1

Brandy Donaghy (D)

District 44-Position 2

April Berg (D)

District 45-Position 1

Roger Goodman (D)

District 45-Position 2

Larry Springer (D)

District 46-Position 1

Gerry Pollet (D)

District 46-Position 2

Darya Farivar (D)

District 47-Position 1

Debra Entenman (D)

District 47-Position 2

Chris Stearns (D)

District 48-Position 1

Osman Salahuddin (D)

District 48-Position 2

Amy Walen (D)

District 49-Position 1

Sharon Wylie (D)

District 49-Position 2

Monica Stonier (D)

Democratic Party (59)

Republican Party (39)