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2026 General Election — Seattle, WA/State Representative, Position 1, LD 46

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

State Representative, Position 1, LD 46

2026 General Election — Seattle, WA

2-year term.

state office · 2-year term

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Debates, forums and more on this race

Interview · KUOW · 52 min“AI, housing, and Aurora Ave N: A conversation with the candidates for WA State Legislative Distri...” · YouTube
Candidate forum · Haller Lake Community Club · 1 h 53 min“HLCC September Meeting - Candidates Night 2026” · hosted by Haller Lake Community Club · YouTube

Gerry Pollet

Prefers Democratic Party

Elected experience
Your State Representative since 2012.
Professional experience
UW School of Public Health faculty; Public interest attorney; Director of Heart of America Northwest, the citizens' group leading efforts for the environmental cleanup of Hanford Nuclear site, supervises the region's only hands-on Tribal Environmental law student program.
Education
UW School of Law

In the candidate's own words, from the Washington State Voters' Pamphlet, 2026 General Election, Edition 04 (King County: Seattle), p. 52. Statements aren't fact-checked by the elections office or by us.

Interview · KUOW · 52 min“AI, housing, and Aurora Ave N: A conversation with the candidates for WA State Legislative Distri...” · YouTube

Endorsements (143)

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Will Dreher

Prefers Democratic Party

Elected experience
Longtime public servant who prosecuted January 6th rioters, defended civil rights, and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan; first time candidate.
Professional experience
Attorney suing oil, tobacco, and AI companies to protect consumers and communities; former Assistant U.S. Attorney (federal prosecutor) who prosecuted January 6th rioters, hate and violent crimes, and civil rights violations by officers; energy and pro-environment lawyer; 4th grade public school teacher; researcher at union-affiliated political organizations.
Education
BSFS, Georgetown University; JD, Harvard Law School.

In the candidate's own words, from the Washington State Voters' Pamphlet, 2026 General Election, Edition 04 (King County: Seattle), p. 52. Statements aren't fact-checked by the elections office or by us.

Interview · KUOW · 52 min“AI, housing, and Aurora Ave N: A conversation with the candidates for WA State Legislative Distri...” · YouTube

Endorsements (17)

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