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Thomas Pitchford

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Thomas Pitchford

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

Campaign themes

2016

Pitchford's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Our Paramount Duty:

  • Healthy communities begin with education. We must meet our constitutional obligation to fully fund basic education. The only way to do this is by building support around meaningful revenue reform. This can happen, but it will require both conducting a public education campaign and reaching across the aisle to come together to be successful.
  • This is an obligation and responsibility we share, and what we do today will have significant impact for future generations of Washington’s leaders.

A Community of Many Voices:

  • The 43rd District has long been a standard-bearer for civil rights in Washington. We must continue to fight until we achieve full equality for Washington’s LGBTQ community. We face a host of challenges, including: the need for trans health parity, a rising population of LGBTQ homeless youth, surrogacy and parentage, and the challenges aging community members face.
  • And we must also work to help any disenfranchised person, and anyone who has felt invisible, or marginalized to know that this is an office where their voices will be heard, and their concerns will be addressed. We must use this office to do everything we can to dismantle the web of racial oppression and work toward social and economic equity.
  • I1515 serves as a stark reminder of how fragile our legal protections are. Racial injustices carried out by law enforcement, including those in Baltimore, Ferguson, and right here in Seattle tell the story of the work still to be done. But working together, we can ensure a proactive strategy for any challenges that may arise. And together we can build powerful dialogue, community involvement and support.

Meeting Critical Needs:

  • Bolstering our social safety net, both at the state and local level, particularly in answering the urgent need for increases in mental health programs, and housing and homelessness are critical needs priorities. We must see to critical infrastructure modernization and needs. This includes expansion of both mass and rapid transit throughout the region.
  • And finally, we must seek to increase support and development of our small business community statewide to encourage entrepreneurial spirit and grow an economically vibrant sector of our economy.[1]
 ”
—Thomas Pitchford, [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, Pitchford's endorsements included the following:[6]

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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. ↑ Thomas Pitchford, "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. ↑ Thomas Pitchford, "Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2016


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