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2026 General Election — Seattle, WA/State Representative, Position 2, LD 34/Mary Anito
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Mary Anito

Prefers Democratic Party

Running for: State Representative, Position 2, LD 34 · Washington

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In their own words

Elected experience
Fiduciary, Retirement Plan Committee Member, REI CO-OP
Professional experience
Public School Mom of Three; Renovator, Jenito Homes (Seattle); Head of Field Operations, Shelf Engine (Seattle); VP of Operations, Hum Nutrition (California); Senior Manager Operations, REI (Sumner); Director, Supplier Management, Wayfair (Boston); Senior Manager Operations, Caterpillar (Illinois); Graduate Researcher, Novartis (Switzerland); Pb- Free Engineer, Cisco Systems (Boston)
Education
BS Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MBA and MS, MIT Leaders for Global Operations Fellow, Conversational Spanish/Italian
Fiscal responsibility and strong public investment are not mutually exclusive. Balancing our budget while funding critical infrastructure, education, and healthcare is essential to the long-term strength, stability, and well-being of our communities.

In the candidate's own words, from the Washington State Voters' Pamphlet, 2026 General Election, Edition 04 (King County: Seattle), p. 41. Statements aren't fact-checked by the elections office or by us.

Watch

Candidate forum · westseattleblog · 23 min“Mary Anito and Joe Fitzgibbon at West Seattle Chamber of Commerce candidates' forum” · hosted by West Seattle Chamber of Commerce · YouTube

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Endorsements (2)

News outlets and voter guides (1)

  • Seattle TimesSeattle Times

Organizations (1)

  • Moms demand actionMoms demand action

As listed on the campaign's endorsements page (retrieved Oct 21, 2026). We copy names as published and don't verify them.

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