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Sameer Ranade

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Sameer Ranade

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Sameer Ranade was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 43-Position 1 of the Washington House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Ranade's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Climate, Environment & Economy:

  • Strong environmental performance standards and financial incentives will encourage capital investment to flow to clean energy and spur innovations and cost reductions in low carbon products in every economic sector. To provide certainty and stability, large industrial polluters should be charged a gradually escalating fee for their emissions to account for the ecological and societal damage they cause. As a priority, that fee money should be reinvested in clean energy projects and economic assistance in communities that suffer disproportionately from carbon pollution or predominantly employ workers in fossil fuel intensive industries. This will protect and grow jobs, improve air quality, and help correct the disadvantages that low-income people and primarily people of color face, which has created the situation where they are most exposed to the toxic pollutants released when fossil fuels are burned, and can least afford to adapt to the damages caused by climate change.

Education & Poverty:

  • It’s a travesty to see public schools so dramatically underfunded and the widening economic opportunity gap that results. I will fight to ensure we meet the McCleary mandate and also champion our higher education institutions. The University of Washington, for example, is performing cutting edge research in areas like medicine, climate change, and clean technology. For the employment and advanced knowledge they provide, such institutions deserve robust state support. Furthermore, we must ensure that anyone can attend these schools regardless of their family’s wealth, and thus prioritize funding programs such as the state need grant for low-income students.

Equity & Justice:

  • I will defend all Washingtonians from being marginalized on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion or other such characteristics. We will not tolerate members of the LGBTQ community facing violence and harassment in their daily lives, or discrimination in housing, services or employment. Moreover, it’s tragic that a disproportionately large number of homeless youth are LGBTQ, refused the love of even their own families. It’s imperative that we provide these youth with shelter and support.

Housing & Transportation:

  • These two issues must go hand in hand. The 43rd District will benefit immensely from the expansion of light rail and the hopeful passage of Sound Transit 3. Providing effective alternatives to cars is essential to reduce congestion and promote sustainability. We must also ensure that transit oriented development is equitable. The solution to this in part relates to the economic stability and wage earning ability of the community. But it’s clear we must invest significantly in programs like the Housing Trust Fund to help people live near their work and ensure economic diversity.

Infastructure & Jobs:

  • We fail ourselves and our kids by allowing our infrastructure to crumble. This costs us in the form of long commute times, electricity blackouts, floods, water shortages, and contaminated water bodies.
  • Upgrading our ailing infrastructure will be a boon to the economy and public health. It will create numerous union construction jobs, save money through efficiencies, and reduce harmful pollution. Infrastructure investments will pay for themselves in the long run and we can deploy numerous innovative financing mechanisms to raise the necessary capital.[1]
 ”
—Sameer Ranade, [2]

Elections

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 Brady Walkinshaw (D) did not seek re-election.

Nicole Macri defeated Dan Shih in the Washington House of Representatives, District 43-Position 1 general election.[3]

Washington House of Representatives, District 43-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nicole Macri 65.45% 49,605
     Democratic Dan Shih 34.55% 26,180
Total Votes 75,785
Source: Washington Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the Washington House of Representatives District 43-Position 1 top two primary.[4][5]

Washington House of Representatives, District 43-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dan Shih 24.67% 9,497
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nicole Macri 52.41% 20,180
     Democratic Scott Forbes 5.84% 2,247
     Democratic Sameer Ranade 4.89% 1,881
     Democratic Thomas Pitchford 1.93% 745
     Democratic Marcus Courtney 3.04% 1,171
     Republican Zachary Zaerr 6.04% 2,326
     No party preference John Eddy 1.18% 455
Total Votes 38,502
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Ranade's endorsements included the following:[6]

  • Washington Conservation Voters
  • King County Young Democrats
  • Environmental Caucus, 43rd Legislative District Democrats
  • Energy & Environment Team for Obama
  • Adam Kline, former Washington State Senator, 37th Legislative District
  • Akilah Stewart, Social Justice Advocate
  • Amanda Reykdal, Clean Energy Marketing Consultant
  • Alan Durning, Community Leader
  • Alan Foster, fmr Student Body President, UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
  • Bailey Stober, Democratic Party Leader

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Elect Sameer, "Issues," accessed July 11, 2016
  3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
  4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
  5. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
  6. ↑ Elect Sameer, "Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2016


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