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Michael Keaton
2025 - Present
2027
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Michael Keaton (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 25-Position 1. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Keaton (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 25-Position 1. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Biography
Michael Keaton is a senior manager working in the defense industry. He was an F-16 pilot in the U.S. Air Force, where he served for 20 years. He earned a B.A. from the University of Washington and a master's of aerospace science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Keaton has volunteered in the district through the Edgerton Elementary Watchdogs program and as a legislative liaison for the district's PTA.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
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General election
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1
Incumbent Michael Keaton is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.
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2024
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General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1
Michael Keaton defeated Cameron Severns in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Keaton (R) | 55.9 | 40,458 |
 | Cameron Severns (D) | 44.0 | 31,833 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 72,332 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1
Michael Keaton and Cameron Severns advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Keaton (R) | 55.9 | 19,302 |
| ✔ | | Cameron Severns (D) | 44.0 | 15,201 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 34,536 | |||
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Campaign finance
2015
Opposition
Three of the five seats on the Puyallup School District Board of Directors were up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015. Position 2 incumbent Dane Looker, Position 3 incumbent Pat Jenkins and Position 5 incumbent Chris Ihrig were up for re-election. Looker defeated challenger Derek Maynes, while Jenkins lost to challenger Michael Keaton. Ihrig won re-election without opposition.[2]
Results
| Puyallup School District Board of Directors, Position 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Keaton |
59.7% | 13,330 |
| Pat Jenkins Incumbent | 40.3% | 8,983 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 22,313 | |
| Source: Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Keaton reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of October 30, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Keaton was endorsed by The News Tribune.[4]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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After returning home from 20 years of military service, he moved to Puyallup to live near family. The call to serve persisted and he ran for the Puyallup School Board in 2015 and was re-elected to the board in 2019 for 4 more years. He fought to keep politics out of the classroom and focused the district on expanding Career Technical Education to give our students more pathways to a successful future. He worked with other board members to pass a new strategic plan for the district that would put academics first, closely followed by parent and community engagement.
He pledges to take the leadership skills, problem solving ability, and experiences gained while serving our country and on the Puyallup School Board and apply them to finding innovative solutions to provide a better future for our families and our state. I truly understand the great responsibility of representing people, and I would be honored to be trusted to represent you.- My work in the legislature will be based upon lowering the cost of living, fighting crime, and removing ineffective laws and regulations that are currently wasting taxpayer dollars.
- We need to remove bad laws and reduce government taxation in food production and processing that drives up the cost of food. We need to reduce unnecessary regulation in building all types of homes to increase the supply of affordable housing.
- We need to smartly invest in solving the homeless crises, not just throw money at it. Every person has so much potential. We need a long-term plan to solve it. We need to reduce crime by working with law enforcement. Hold officers accountable when mistakes are made, but the vast majority are only motivated to improve our community. We need to heal the divide.
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2015
Pierce County voters' guide
Keaton provided the following statement for the Pierce County voters' guide:
| “ | After returning home from 20 years of military service, I moved to Puyallup to live near family and put my first-grader (at the time) into an outstanding school district. I’m very proud to have been a fighter pilot and have served our nation, but the most important thing I have ever done is raise good-hearted, thoughtful children. I believe our children are capable of exceeding even their own expectations if we can provide them with the best teachers and empowered principals in a motivating and safe environment. Today, our district faces overcrowding, inefficient bus routes, and drop-out rates higher than we should accept. I pledge to take the leadership skills, problem solving ability, and experiences gained while building a highly successful Air Force formal training school, and apply them to finding innovative solutions for our district. I understand the great responsibility of being on the Puyallup School District Board, and I would be honored to be trusted to guide the education of your children.[5] | ” |
| —Michael Keaton (2015)[1] | ||
Campaign website
Keaton provided the following statements on his campaign website:
| “ | I believe our children are capable of exceeding even their own expectations if we can provide them with the best teachers and empowered principals in a motivating and safe environment. Today, our district faces overcrowding, inefficient bus routes, and drop-out rates higher than we should accept.
I pledge to take the leadership skills, problem solving ability, and experiences gained while building a highly successful Air Force formal training school, and apply them to finding innovative solutions for our district.[5] |
” |
| —Michael Keaton (2015)[6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pierce County, Washignton, "Online Voters' Guide," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ Pierce County Auditor, "Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Our endorsements in the Nov. 3 general election," October 15, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Michael Keaton, "Meet Michael," accessed October 20, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kelly Chambers (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Puyallup School District school board Position 3 2015 |
Succeeded by - |
