Washington State Senate District 15 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Washington, 2022

---

On the ballot: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Special state legislative • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • Local ballot measures • Municipal

This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Washington State Senate District 15 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

• Click here to see candidates and election results.
• Click here to see Candidate Connection survey responses.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 15

Nikki Torres defeated Lindsey Keesling in the general election for Washington State Senate District 15 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikki Torres (R)	67.7	15,686
	Submit photo	Lindsey Keesling (D)	32.1	7,437
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	55

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,178
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

Click on a candidate's name to visit their Ballotpedia page.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Expand all | Collapse all

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Nikki Torres (R)

Public Safety

Housing Affordability

Water Rights and Agriculture

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Nikki Torres (R)

Public safety, Housing Affordability, and Agriculture and Water Rights.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Nikki Torres (R)

Black In Blue by Carmen Best. I admire her work ethic and perseverance as Seattle’s Former Police Chief.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Nikki Torres (R)

As a Latina woman, it’s been challenging to have a seat at the table. I want to encourage women to serve on boards and to run for office.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Nikki Torres (R)

It can be beneficial but not necessary to get the job done because that is what matters to the voters.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Nikki Torres (R)

I do believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators. We may have our differences but the only way to get things done in legislation is through a collaborative effort.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Nikki Torres (R)

Ways and Means, Law & Justice, and Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources.

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Nikki Torres (R)

Senator Jim Honeyford has been a great role model for almost three decades serving in the legislature. I admire his dedication to Washington and want to continue his legacy.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

Nikki Torres (R)

Not at this time.

See also

More about these elections:

• Washington State Senate elections, 2022

Select a district below to read responses from candidates in those races:

District 6District 7District 8District 13District 15District 21District 26District 27District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48Submit