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Ryan Burkett
Image of Ryan Burkett

No party preference

Elections and appointments
Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

High school

Mercer Island High School

Personal
Birthplace
Indio, Calif.
Religion
None
Profession
Waiter
Contact

Ryan Burkett (No party preference) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 25th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.

Burkett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Burkett was born in Indio, California. He earned a high school diploma from Mercer Island High School. His professional experience includes working as a waiter.[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: California's 25th Congressional District election, 2024

California's 25th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 25

Incumbent Raul Ruiz defeated Ian Weeks in the general election for U.S. House California District 25 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Raul Ruiz
Raul Ruiz (D)
 
56.3
 
137,837
Image of Ian Weeks
Ian Weeks (R)
 
43.7
 
107,194

Total votes: 245,031
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 25 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Raul Ruiz
Raul Ruiz (D)
 
45.1
 
45,882
Image of Ian Weeks
Ian Weeks (R)
 
20.6
 
20,992
Image of Ceci Truman
Ceci Truman (R) Candidate Connection
 
17.5
 
17,815
Image of Oscar Ortiz
Oscar Ortiz (D)
 
10.0
 
10,171
Image of Miguel Chapa
Miguel Chapa (R) Candidate Connection
 
5.7
 
5,856
Image of Ryan Burkett
Ryan Burkett (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
1,129

Total votes: 101,845
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burkett in this election.

2022

See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 8

Incumbent Kim Schrier defeated Matt Larkin in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Schrier
Kim Schrier (D)
 
53.3
 
179,003
Image of Matt Larkin
Matt Larkin (R) Candidate Connection
 
46.4
 
155,976
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
1,059

Total votes: 336,038
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Schrier
Kim Schrier (D)
 
47.9
 
97,700
Image of Matt Larkin
Matt Larkin (R) Candidate Connection
 
17.0
 
34,684
Image of Reagan Dunn
Reagan Dunn (R) Candidate Connection
 
14.4
 
29,494
Image of Jesse Jensen
Jesse Jensen (R)
 
12.9
 
26,350
Image of Scott Stephenson
Scott Stephenson (R) Candidate Connection
 
3.9
 
7,954
Emet Ward (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
1,832
Dave Chapman (R)
 
0.9
 
1,811
Image of Keith Arnold
Keith Arnold (D)
 
0.8
 
1,669
Image of Justin Greywolf
Justin Greywolf (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
1,518
Image of Ryan Burkett
Ryan Burkett (Independent)
 
0.3
 
701
Image of Patrick Dillon
Patrick Dillon (Concordia Party)
 
0.1
 
296
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
122

Total votes: 204,131
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2020

See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 8

Incumbent Kim Schrier defeated Jesse Jensen in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Schrier
Kim Schrier (D)
 
51.7
 
213,123
Image of Jesse Jensen
Jesse Jensen (R) Candidate Connection
 
48.1
 
198,423
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
566

Total votes: 412,112
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Schrier
Kim Schrier (D)
 
43.3
 
106,611
Image of Jesse Jensen
Jesse Jensen (R) Candidate Connection
 
20.0
 
49,368
Image of Keith Swank
Keith Swank (R)
 
17.4
 
42,809
Image of Dave Saulibio
Dave Saulibio (Trump Republican Party) Candidate Connection
 
11.8
 
28,976
Image of Corey Bailey
Corey Bailey (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
6,552
Image of James Mitchell
James Mitchell (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
6,187
Image of Keith Arnold
Keith Arnold (D)
 
1.7
 
4,111
Image of Ryan Burkett
Ryan Burkett (Unaffiliated) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
1,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
289

Total votes: 246,361
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Candidate profile

Image of Ryan Burkett

Facebook

Party: Unaffiliated

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "I am an individual that knows there is a cooler future for our country, and humanity, if we choose to create it with purpose. To that I will add, I was born in Indio, California year that Supreme Court was re-hearing arguments about women's liberty and family planning. In '76 I found myself living in Globe, Arizona taking a cross country road trip to Olympics in Canada. I ended up back in California getting my first lesson in geopolitics with gas shortage of '79. My 3 years in Eugene, Oregon is where I got introduced to our ever-changing climate when EPA started flexing against timber industry. Finally made it to Washington in '83 when I realized that my study of economics would begin on Mercer Island. On my way to Congressional District 8 I did time on East Coast, 3 months in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and 6 months in rural Pennsylvania about 30 minutes east of Philly. I have been in Issaquah for 11 years now and a record setting 6 years at same address. I am a total of all these experiences, and I choose to create a more perfect future for us and our posterity. #Hateislackoflove"


Key Messages

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My intentions are benevolent.


I will keep coming back until I retire at 70 or we find ourself, as a Union, in a more perfect future.


If there was only one thing to get done that would be term limits. Both major parties are exhausting and have over 150 years controlling our national narrative. Technology is showing there are way more then just two sides and 22nd century needs 21st century thinking.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Washington District 8 in 2020.

2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2

Lisa Callan defeated incumbent Paul Graves in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lisa Callan
Lisa Callan (D)
 
52.2
 
39,330
Image of Paul Graves
Paul Graves (R)
 
47.8
 
35,944

Total votes: 75,274
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2

Lisa Callan and incumbent Paul Graves defeated Ryan Burkett in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lisa Callan
Lisa Callan (D)
 
53.3
 
22,806
Image of Paul Graves
Paul Graves (R)
 
45.2
 
19,312
Image of Ryan Burkett
Ryan Burkett (Independent)
 
1.5
 
636

Total votes: 42,754
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2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 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. Colin Alexander (D) and Ryan Dean Burkett (I) were defeated by David Spring (D) and incumbent Chad Magendanz (R) in the primary. Spring was defeated by Magendanz in the general election.[3][4][5]

Washington House of Representatives, District 5-Position 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Magendanz Incumbent 59% 26,287
     Democratic David Spring 41% 18,259
Total Votes 44,546
Washington House of Representatives, District 5-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Magendanz Incumbent 56.4% 12,733
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Spring 32.7% 7,375
     Democratic Colin J. Alexander 6.8% 1,545
     Independent Ryan Dean Burkett 4% 907
Total Votes 22,560

Note: According to the Washington Secretary of State candidate list, Burkett states no party preference.

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Burkett ran in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 5-Position 2. Burkett was defeated by Chad Magendanz (R) and David Spring (D) in the August 7 blanket primary election. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

Washington State House of Representatives, District 5-Position 2 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Magendanz 53.5% 14,654
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Spring 42.1% 11,526
     Independent Ryan Dean Burkett 4.4% 1,202
Total Votes 27,382

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Ryan Burkett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burkett's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I was born at Valley Memorial Hospital in 1972 to 18 year olds a few months removed from Grad Night at Disneyland and their wedding, not sure which was first.

My mother divorced my father and moved the both of us out of the Coachella Valley in 1980 to the Pacific Northwest following my future step-father, who graduated from Indio High School with both my them. We spent 3 years in Eugene where I started to learn about our Planet when my mother would take me along volunteering with Green Peace. I can still imagine that taste of licking manila envelopes. The remaing 40 years was mainly spent within an 11 mile radius of Mercer Island, Washington, with brief stays in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and a little over 2 years in Cheney, Washinton. I have never been married or seeded children. I consider myself an introvert, so I really have no desire to make public speeches and with the amount of work that needs to be done I think that a productive thing. I have moved back to the Coachella Valley after 43 years to build a better relationship with my family that lives here and the surrounding area.

I am an independent wanting to disrupt the 170 year stanglehold on our narrative by the 2 major factions.
  • Abolish Daylight Saving Time while reducing the budget by 30%.
  • Finally switch our units of measurement to the metric system while reducing the budget by 30%.
  • Establish term limits on members of Congress while reducing the budget by 30%.
All. As a citizen of the United States of America we use all lanes because of Liberty.
That your intentions are benevolent and that your principles match up with Justice, Tranquility, Welfare, and Liberty.
Patience, compassion, problem solving, conflict resolution, active listening, and a quick study with the right amount of stubbornness.
Upholding their oath of office while representing the needs of those that elected them in creating policy that is beneficial for the whole Union.
That every citizen is free to reach their potential and see what might be beyond.
Before leaving the Coachella Valley I would spend time at my Grandfather's service station in Palm Springs and Cavanaugh Electric with my Grandmother. I remember the lines at the gas pumps during 1979 and my grandfather having me put out the no gas sign. I guess he figured angry folks wouldn't yell at a 6 year old.
Shift lead at a French bakery on Mercer Island. I was there for a few months before it was bought out and closed.
I'm more about preferences than favorites. The only book I've read more than once is The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.
Remaining Tranquil while watching the actions of the two major factions.
The continued printing of money.

A National emergency that shuts down large parts of our infrastructure.
The ever widening wealth gap.

The ugly rise of nationalism.
That they should have all been done when they put limits on the Vice President and President. I think 12 years for each position is fair. 6 terms as U. S. Representative, 2 terms as Senator, and 3 terms each for Vice President and President.
Listening to a potential voter explain how to make marijuana butter in the crock-pot for use in homemade BBQ sauce to cook with because it helps to manage their pain.
Adam and Eve are enjoying the creation of the Garden of Eden underneath a tree on a hill together and God comes walking over carry a sack. They thank God for all that has been created and Adam asks what's in the sack. God replies that everything is finished, but there are 2 things left to pass out. God reaches into the sack and pulls out the ability to pee while standing up. Adam's hand shoots up and starts saying me, me, me, please. God looks at Eve, who shrugs her shoulders and God bestows the ability to pee standing up onto Adam. Adam immediately takes off running down the hill, laughing and peeing on every bush and tree on his way through the garden. As Adam fades from view Eve turns to God and asks about the last thing in the sack. God reaches in and pulls out multiple orgasms.
It really depends on the policy being made. Taking away Liberty should not be compromised. Where best to build new infrastructe should be compromised on
Hopefully raising revenue will diminish with a goal of reducing the budget by 30%. It's a power that should not be used as tool of leverage
To uncover criminal and unethical behavior.
Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Commerce, Ethics, Financial Services, House Administration, Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Joint Committee on the Library, Joint Committee on Printing, and Joint Committee on Taxation.

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2022

Ryan Burkett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Candidate Connection

Ryan Burkett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burkett's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am an individual that knows there is a cooler future for our country, and humanity, if we choose to create it with purpose. To that I will add, I was born in Indio, California year that Supreme Court was re-hearing arguments about women's liberty and family planning. In '76 I found myself living in Globe, Arizona taking a cross country road trip to Olympics in Canada. I ended up back in California getting my first lesson in geopolitics with gas shortage of '79. My 3 years in Eugene, Oregon is where I got introduced to our ever-changing climate when EPA started flexing against timber industry. Finally made it to Washington in '83 when I realized that my study of economics would begin on Mercer Island. On my way to Congressional District 8 I did time on East Coast, 3 months in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and 6 months in rural Pennsylvania about 30 minutes east of Philly. I have been in Issaquah for 11 years now and a record setting 6 years at same address. I am a total of all these experiences, and I choose to create a more perfect future for us and our posterity. #Hateislackoflove
  • My intentions are benevolent.

  • I will keep coming back until I retire at 70 or we find ourself, as a Union, in a more perfect future.

  • If there was only one thing to get done that would be term limits. Both major parties are exhausting and have over 150 years controlling our national narrative. Technology is showing there are way more then just two sides and 22nd century needs 21st century thinking.
My passion comes from first sentence of our Constitution and all public policy starts there.
My first memory is being in my grandparents pool learning how to swim or I should say how not to sink. They taught me dog paddle before I could walk, so that if I fell into their backyard pool I would be able to stay afloat. Historical for me, but not everyone else. I do remember gas shortages of 1979. My grandfather owned a gas station in Palm Springs, California and I would spend summer vacation days playing gas attendant. They would have me put out no gas sign when we were out. Hard for folks to get mad at a six-year old.
My first tax paying job was with La Petite Boulangerie. I was fifteen and had to get permission from my parents in order to have a job in first place. I was hired as a shift supervisor and as much as I keep trying not to be in charge I keep finding myself placed in those roles. Location was eventually closed, so I think I was with them for less than six months.
I do not really have favorites. I will state that The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization is only book that I have read twice.
No one should represent more than 30,000.
Three years might improve things with a limit of four terms.

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Ryan Burkett campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House California District 25Lost primary$0 N/A**
2022U.S. House Washington District 8Lost primary$0 N/A**
2020U.S. House Washington District 8Lost primary$0 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2Lost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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.

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