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Sharon Wylie
2011 - Present
2027
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Sharon Wylie (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 49-Position 1. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Wylie (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 49-Position 1. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
She was first appointed to the chamber to fill the vacancy left from Jim Jacks' resignation. Beginning in the 2013 session, Wylie served as Assistant Majority Whip.
Biography
Wylie studied political science at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and graduated in 1973. Wylie is also a graduate of Grossmont High, class of 1967.
Wylie began her career as a Tukwila city administrator in 1981. She was also a lobbyist in Olympia for nine years representing local governments.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wylie was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee
- Commerce & Gaming Committee, Vice Chair
- House Transportation Committee
- Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee
2021-2022
Wylie was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce & Gaming Committee
- Finance Committee
- House Transportation Committee, 1st vice chair
- Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee
2019-2020
Wylie was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee
- House Rules Committee
- House Transportation Committee, 1st Vice Chair
- Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Finance |
• Rules |
• Technology and Economic Development |
• Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wylie served on the following committees:
Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Commerce & Gaming, Vice-Chair |
• Finance |
• Technology and Economic Development |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Wylie served on the following committees:
Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Government Accountability and Oversight, Vice chair |
• Higher Education |
• Technology and Economic Development |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wylie served on the following committees:
Washington committee assignments, 2011 |
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• Environment |
• Higher Education |
• Technology, Energy and Communications |
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 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.
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2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie defeated Brett Graham in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 63.5 | 43,234 |
Brett Graham (R) | 36.3 | 24,741 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 139 |
Total votes: 68,114 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie and Brett Graham advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 64.3 | 20,533 |
✔ | Brett Graham (R) | 35.5 | 11,322 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 65 |
Total votes: 31,920 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie defeated Park Llafet in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 61.9 | 31,967 |
Park Llafet (R) | 37.9 | 19,538 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 97 |
Total votes: 51,602 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie and Park Llafet advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 61.7 | 20,786 |
✔ | Park Llafet (R) | 38.0 | 12,818 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 101 |
Total votes: 33,705 | ||||
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2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie defeated Justin Forsman in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 62.9 | 45,684 |
![]() | Justin Forsman (R) | 36.8 | 26,736 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 216 |
Total votes: 72,636 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie and Justin Forsman defeated Kelli Fiskum in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 57.2 | 23,149 |
✔ | ![]() | Justin Forsman (R) | 31.0 | 12,525 |
![]() | Kelli Fiskum (Independent) ![]() | 11.6 | 4,688 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 76 |
Total votes: 40,438 | ||||
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 100.0 | 40,080 |
Total votes: 40,080 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Wylie advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sharon Wylie (D) | 100.0 | 21,439 |
Total votes: 21,439 | ||||
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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 Sharon Wylie defeated Kaitlyn Beck in the Washington House of Representatives, District 49-Position 1 general election.[1]
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
72.21% | 34,762 | |
Democratic | Kaitlyn Beck | 27.79% | 13,381 | |
Total Votes | 48,143 | |||
Source: Washington Secretary of State |
Incumbent Sharon Wylie and Kaitlyn Beck were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 top two primary.[2][3]
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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. Incumbent Sharon Wylie (D) and Anson Service (R) defeated Scott Dalesandro (I) in the primary. Wylie defeated Service in the general election.[4][5][6]
Endorsements
In 2014, Wylie's endorsements included the following:[7]
- NARAL Pro-Choice
- IBEW 77
- WSNA (Nurses)
- WSLC (Labor Council)
- AFT (Federation of Teachers)
- PPVNW (Planned Parenthood NW)
- Sierra Club
- WEA (Education Association)
- WCV (Conservation Voters)
- Retired Public Employees Council
2012
Wylie won election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1. Wylie unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated Debbie Peterson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Wylie's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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2014
Wylie's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]
- Excerpt: "Work to pass legislation that protects our most vulnerable adults from Elder Abuse and scams, especially in the contracting and home repair industries."
- Excerpt: "Work to find solutions to help families get off state assistance and become self-sufficient."
- Excerpt: "Strengthen stem programs with art and music programming in our classrooms and improve access to resources for job training in the high-tech industry."
- Excerpt: "Implement our unique voter approved marijuana initiative by addressing public safety concerns and solutions."
- Excerpt: "Continue creating a fair, sustainable and sufficient tax structure for families and business."
- Excerpt: "Improve education opportunities for students from early childhood learning to college and job training programs, while keeping those opportunities affordable to families."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 9 through April 23. There were also special sessions. The first special session was April 24 through May 23. The second special session was May 23 through June 21. The third special session was June 21 through July 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the 64th Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 11 through March 10. The legislature held a special session from March 11 to March 29 to pass a supplemental budget.
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2015
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In 2015, the 64th Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 12 through April 24. The legislature was in special session from April 29 to May 28, May 29 to June 27 and June 28 to July 10.[13]
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2014
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In 2014, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 13 to March 14.[14]
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2013
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In 2013, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 14 to April 29.
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2012
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In 2012, the 62nd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 9 to March 8.[15]
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2011
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In 2011, the 62nd Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 10 through April 24.
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Missed Votes Report
- See also: Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate
In March 2014, Washington Votes, a legislative information website, released its annual Missed Votes Report, which provides detailed missed roll call votes on bills for every state legislator during the 2014 legislative session.[16] The 2014 regular session included a total of 515 votes in the State House and 396 in the State Senate, as well as 1,372 bills introduced total in the legislature and 237 bills passed. Out of all roll call votes, 90 individual legislators did not miss any votes. Three individual legislators missed more than 50 votes.[16] Wylie missed 5 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.
Freedom Foundation
The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.[17]
2012
Wylie proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $3.01 billion, the 30th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.
- See also: Washington Freedom Foundation Legislative Scorecard (2012)
The Freedom Foundation also issued its 2012 Informed Voter Guide for Washington State voters, including a legislative score card documenting how Washington State legislators voted upon bills the Foundation deemed important legislation. The legislation analyzed covered budget, taxation, and pension issues.[18] A sign indicates a bill more in line with the Foundation's stated goals, and a
sign indicates a bill out of step with the Foundation's values. Here's how Wylie voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
2012 House Scorecard - Sharon Wylie | |||||||||||
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Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)![]() |
Bill #5967 (House Democrats budget)![]() |
Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)![]() |
Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)![]() | ||||||||
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Personal
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Wylie resides in Vancouver, Washington with her husband and children.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Candidate Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 |
Officeholder Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Sharon for 49th, "Endorsements," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State House of Representatives," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sharon for 49th, "Sharon's priorities remain consistent," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Sharon for 49th, "2014 Priorities," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Freedom Foundation, "2012 Big Spender List," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ My Freedom Foundation, "Home," accessed June 18, 2014
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Washington House of Representatives District 49-Position 1 2011-Present |
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Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 22-Position 1 1993-1997 |
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