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Pat Jerns
From Ballotpedia
Pat Jerns was a Democratic candidate for District 42, Washington State Senate. The primary election was on August 11, 2010. The state legislative general election was on November 2, 2010.
Elections
2010
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010
Pat Jerns ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate District 42 seat. He ran unopposed in the primary on August 17, 2010. He was defeated by Doug Ericksen (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[1]
| Washington State Senate, District 42 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Doug Ericksen (R)
|
21,822 | 61.49% | ||
| Pat Jerns (D)
|
13,669 | 38.51% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
Jern's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Jobs and Economy
- Excerpt: "When people are out of work we pay in many different ways to support them. I’d rather invest those dollars in making more jobs so that we get a better return on our investment and they can live a better more productive life."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I believe that we need to fund and oversee our education system to determine that it is delivering quality, meaningful educational opportunities with measureable results."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "We need to use all reasonable means to find ways of enjoying the earth, water and air without harming it."
- Law, Justice and Consumer Protection
- Excerpt: "We need to provide protection for consumers, especially the elderly or disadvantaged from those who would take unfair advantage of them."[2]
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- List of all Washington legislative candidates who have filed
- Biography of Pat Jerns provided by the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee
- Campaign website
Footnotes
Current members of the Washington State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Jamie Pedersen
Minority Leader:John Braun
Senators
District 1
Derek Stanford (D)
District 2
Jim McCune (R)
District 3
Marcus Riccelli (D)
District 4
District 5
Victoria Hunt (D)
District 6
Jeff Holy (R)
District 7
Shelly Short (R)
District 8
Matt Boehnke (R)
District 9
Mark Schoesler (R)
District 10
Ron Muzzall (R)
District 11
Bob Hasegawa (D)
District 12
Keith Goehner (R)
District 13
Judith Warnick (R)
District 14
Curtis King (R)
District 15
Nikki Torres (R)
District 16
Perry Dozier (R)
District 17
Paul Harris (R)
District 18
Adrian Cortes (D)
District 19
Jeff Wilson (R)
District 20
John Braun (R)
District 21
Marko Liias (D)
District 22
Jessica Bateman (D)
District 23
Drew Hansen (D)
District 24
Mike Chapman (D)
District 25
Chris Gildon (R)
District 26
District 27
Yasmin Trudeau (D)
District 28
T'wina Nobles (D)
District 29
Steve Conway (D)
District 30
Claire Wilson (D)
District 31
Phil Fortunato (R)
District 32
Jesse Salomon (D)
District 33
Tina Orwall (D)
District 34
Emily Alvarado (D)
District 35
Drew MacEwen (R)
District 36
Noel Frame (D)
District 37
Rebecca Saldana (D)
District 38
June Robinson (D)
District 39
Keith Wagoner (R)
District 40
Liz Lovelett (D)
District 41
Lisa Wellman (D)
District 42
Sharon Shewmake (D)
District 43
Jamie Pedersen (D)
District 44
John Lovick (D)
District 45
Manka Dhingra (D)
District 46
Javier Valdez (D)
District 47
Claudia Kauffman (D)
District 48
Vandana Slatter (D)
District 49
Democratic Party (30)
Republican Party (19)
