Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1
Kevin Waters defeated Terri Niles in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 17-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Waters (R)  | 53.1 | 36,901 |
 | Terri Niles (D) | 46.7 | 32,423 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 110 | ||
| Total votes: 69,434 | |||
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Terri Niles (D)
Infrastructure. Access to broadband and fast internet access is essential for all and not something that will happen without political support. Transportation investments are necessary for sustaining a reliable infrastructure, creating family-wage jobs, and ensuring economic recovery for Washington. I will advocate for state funding and maintenance efforts including full support for the Columbia River Crossing. I support bringing in new energy technologies and to modify infrastructure as needed to meet the challenges of clean energy transition. This is a jobs issue as well. Projects lost to other states is a loss of family-wage jobs and local economic benefit.
Keeping our neighborhoods safe. I will work to provide resources for our community needed to build trust between officers and the communities they serve. Essential resources to our communities and our officers to keep our community and our officers safe. I believe that public safety includes investing in our communities with strategies beyond just hiring police officers. The public is safer and healthier when our communities have working infrastructure, open libraries, good schools, family wage jobs, housing, after-school programs, senior centers and access to healthcare and mental healthcare, funded police departments and more. Real public safety comes from strong programs and services that we invest in as a community.
Kevin Waters (R)
As a former Corrections Officer I support our police and will look to reverse the laws that have handcuffed our police and given power to criminals. I will also look to help those with mental health issues and currently are criminalized because of the help they need.
We all know that we are not being heard by our government. We need a leader who will advocate for our wants and needs, and I am prepared to serve as a voice for our community.
Terri Niles (D)
As a healthcare provider I know that our healthcare system is broken and we need to find real solutions. Many people living in the 17th LD do not have access to healthcare. This will be a top priority for me. We are facing a national critical nursing shortage and I will work to find real solutions and to keep our communities healthy and safe. State representative elections determine how our tax dollars are spent and set our priorities. I look forward to talking with you and your family, to hear about what is most important to you and how I can improve lives for everyone in the 17th LD. We should all be part of the process that shapes a positive and prosperous future. ICU nursing is a high-pressure career. I know how to work under pressure and get the job done when the stakes are high. As your representative I will bring the same commitment to you that I brought to my patients throughout my career.
I hope to earn your vote. Thank you.
Kevin Waters (R)
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