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Melissa Taylor
Melissa Taylor (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 46-Position 2. She lost in the primary on August 2, 2022.
Taylor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Melissa Taylor earned a bachelor's degree from Rice University in 1998.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2
Darya Farivar defeated Lelach Rave in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darya Farivar (D)  | 59.2 | 38,602 |
| Lelach Rave (D) | 40.1 | 26,139 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 464 | ||
| Total votes: 65,205 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2
Darya Farivar and Lelach Rave defeated Melissa Taylor, Nancy Connolly, and Nina Martinez in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darya Farivar (D) | 31.6 | 13,162 |
| ✔ | Lelach Rave (D) | 28.0 | 11,667 | |
 | Melissa Taylor (D) | 19.0 | 7,909 | |
| Nancy Connolly (D) | 15.8 | 6,572 | ||
| Nina Martinez (D) | 4.5 | 1,863 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 424 | ||
| Total votes: 41,597 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melissa Taylor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Taylor's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Safe and affordable neighborhoods: We have to make Seattle more affordable for more people and I will act with urgency to do what we know will make our city safer. We have to invest in the things that we know keep people safe, and keep people from committing crime. I will prioritize investment in inclusive zoning and increased density, incentives for well-designed, livable, and affordable neighborhoods that help people live closer to where they work, and accelerating investment in our Housing Trust Fund.
- Accountability for making progress on homelessness: We have to make rapid progress to address our homelessness crisis. Many cities and counties have been dragging their feet and not spending allocated funds on proven strategies. I plan to hold them accountable for making progress by funding solutions that work, and cutting funding for tired solutions that aren’t getting us closer to solving homelessness.
- Mitigating the effects of climate change and building resilient communities: Addressing climate change is not only morally and economically necessary, it’s an opportunity to build stronger, more resilient communities today. I'm committed to advancing policy that lowers emissions year after year. We have to hold big businesses to a higher standard when it comes to their impact on our shared environment. We cannot solve our climate crisis without transforming our transportation systems, which are Washington’s #1 source of pollution. While we need to maintain our roads and highways, our new transportation investments must make progress towards carbon-neutral transportation that serves everyone, whether they drive, roll, walk or use transit.
Finding quality child care is a challenge. The pandemic forced the closure of hundreds of childcare providers across the state, many of them for good. Some parts of King County have seen a 40% reduction in available child care facilities, which increases demand, and drives costs ever higher. A child’s lifelong success shouldn’t depend on their parents ability to pay for child care. A parent leaving the workforce because they can’t find affordable child care is bad for their family and it’s bad for our economy.
We can transform what child care looks like in Washington. Childcare should be affordable for all families, exist in every community, be diverse, culturally-competent and inclusive, and value early educators with fair wages and the ability to join a union.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 4, 2022
