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Vicki Kraft

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Vicki Kraft
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1
Successor: Kevin Waters
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 2, 2022

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Vicki Kraft (Republican Party) was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 17-Position 1. She assumed office on January 9, 2017. She left office on January 9, 2023.

Kraft (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 3rd Congressional District. She lost in the primary on August 2, 2022.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Kraft was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Kraft was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
• Capital Budget
• Rules

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez defeated Joe Kent in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez
Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) Candidate Connection
 
50.1
 
160,314
Image of Joe Kent
Joe Kent (R) Candidate Connection
 
49.3
 
157,685
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,760

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 319,759
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 3 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez
Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
68,190
✔
Image of Joe Kent
Joe Kent (R) Candidate Connection
 
22.8
 
50,097
Image of Jaime Herrera Beutler
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)
 
22.3
 
49,001
Image of Heidi St. John
Heidi St. John (R) Candidate Connection
 
16.0
 
35,219
Image of Vicki Kraft
Vicki Kraft (R)
 
3.2
 
7,033
Image of Davy Ray
Davy Ray (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
4,870
Image of Chris Byrd
Chris Byrd (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
3,817
Image of Leslie French
Leslie French (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
1,100
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Oliver Black (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.2
 
456
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
142

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 219,925
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1

Incumbent Vicki Kraft defeated Tanisha Harris in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vicki Kraft
Vicki Kraft (R)
 
51.0
 
41,908
Image of Tanisha Harris
Tanisha Harris (D)
 
48.9
 
40,137
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
100

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 82,145
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1

Incumbent Vicki Kraft and Tanisha Harris advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vicki Kraft
Vicki Kraft (R)
 
53.2
 
24,504
✔
Image of Tanisha Harris
Tanisha Harris (D)
 
46.7
 
21,485
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
56

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 46,045
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1

Incumbent Vicki Kraft defeated Tanisha Harris in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vicki Kraft
Vicki Kraft (R)
 
50.7
 
29,807
Image of Tanisha Harris
Tanisha Harris (D)
 
49.3
 
28,948

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,755
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1

Incumbent Vicki Kraft and Tanisha Harris defeated James Tolson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vicki Kraft
Vicki Kraft (R)
 
49.2
 
14,459
✔
Image of Tanisha Harris
Tanisha Harris (D)
 
43.5
 
12,795
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James Tolson (D)
 
7.3
 
2,154

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,408
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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 Lynda Wilson (R) did not seek re-election.

Vicki Kraft defeated Sam Kim in the Washington House of Representatives, District 17-Position 1 general election.[1]

Washington House of Representatives, District 17-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vicki Kraft 51.66% 30,552
     Independent Democrat Sam Kim 48.34% 28,585
Total Votes 59,137
Source: Washington Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 top two primary.[2][3]

Washington House of Representatives, District 17-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vicki Kraft 33.51% 7,714
     Independent Democrat Green check mark transparent.png Sam Kim 21.31% 4,905
     Democratic Don Orange 18.42% 4,241
     Democratic Joshua Egan 4.68% 1,077
     Democratic Rob Frisina 7.45% 1,716
     Republican Jerry Oliver 14.63% 3,369
Total Votes 23,022
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Endorsements

In 2016, Kraft's endorsements included the following:[4]

  • Washington Bankers Association
  • Washington Food Industry Association
  • Washington Restaurant Association
  • Washington Retail Association
  • Washington State Dairy Federation
  • Washington State Republican Party
  • Washington State Veterinary Medical Association
  • Associated General Contractors of Washington
  • Rep. Michelle Caldier
  • Rep. Linda Kochmar

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

Vicki Kraft did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Kraft's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Jobs and Economy

  • In order for our economy to thrive in Washington, we need to reduce the amount of regulations and taxes on our business community. Government has placed too many burdens on businesses in our state which reduces the amount of innovation, productivity and ultimately jobs. We have well over 200 regulations placed on our businesses.* We need to remove barriers to entry for small businesses especially and make it attractive for businesses to start and grow in Washington.

Fiscal Responsibility

  • The government needs to live within its means and budget just like the rest of us do. All too often as soon as more revenue seems to be required in Olympia, the first answer looked to is almost always to increase taxes. Instead, we should look to the budget and the state agencies to ask what the real priorities are, what can we do without, and how can we get more for our money. These are the hard choices we have to make with our personal budgets as citizens and it’s what businesses must do with their budgets or they’ll likely go out of business. Increasing taxes and essentially taking money out of our neighbors pockets should be the last resort–not the first.

Education

  • Through my business experience, working with Washington K-12 School Districts across the state, I’ve seen the importance of having more local control vs. state or federal-level control. I’ve also worked in instructional technology, working with teachers to help them develop and deliver curriculum content for their students in the classroom. Parents and local school districts know best the needs of their students, what it will take to address the learning opportunities and challenges, and implement custom solutions designed for those needs.

Transportation

  • There has never been a greater need to reduce congestion and improve freight mobility on our local highways in Clark County. We must work together as a bi-state, bi-partisan group to determine a viable bridge solution, or two, from Clark County to the Portland area.

Public Safety

  • We must promote public safety through proper planning and resources to protect citizens and equip first responders. Our Washington State Patrol must be equipped to do their jobs and ideally reflect the diversity of the communities around them. It’s important that those who commit crimes are held responsible in accordance with the law, and there are enough prepared first responders who can adequately handle these unforeseen incidents and crimes.[5]
 ”
—Vicki Kraft[6]

Campaign finance summary

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Vicki Kraft campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022U.S. House Washington District 3Lost primary$73,318 $73,318
2020Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1Won general$117,566 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1Won general$178,523 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 17-Position 1Won $277,322 N/A**
Grand total$646,728 $73,318
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2022

In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.

  • Associated General Contractors of Washington: House and Senate
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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
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Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
    2. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
    3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Vicki Kraft 2016 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed September 16, 2016
    5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    6. ↑ Vicki Kraft 2016 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 16, 2016

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