39th Legislative District

State Senate | State House Position 1 | State House Position 2

State Senate

Name: Patricia Patterson

Office sought: state Senate

Party: Democrat

Campaign address:
P.O. Box 3567
Arlington, WA. 98223

Campaign phone: 360-568-0957

Fax number: 360-568-1492

E-mail: PATTER53@aol.com

Birthdate: 2-23-53

Occupation: consultant

Education: B.A., communications, Washington State University

Endorsements:
Washington State Labor Council, National Abortion/Reproductive Rights Action League, Washington Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Service Employees Internation Union (SEIU)

Why are you running for this office?
I will bring an independent approach to the State Senate through collaboration and negotiation. I will not grandstand one issue to get my name in the paper. The most effective manner to reach agreements is to consider all viewpoints.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. children
2. education
3. welfare reform

Name: Val Stevens

Office sought: state Senate

Party: Republican

Campaign address: P.O. Box 250
Silvana, WA. 98278

Campaign phone: 360-568-4257

Fax number: 360-568-5165

Birthdate: 11-13-39

Occupation: interior decorator, retired

Political history: State representative, 1993-present

Family: spouse: Keith; two adult sons

Endorsements:
Guardian of Small Business, NFIB/Washington, Cornerstone Award, Association of Washington Business, Washington State Law Enforcement Association Sentinel Award

Why are you running for this office?
To reduce the ever-expanding size and scope of government and to focus laws on the intent of our founding fathers. To secure the right of individual life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. secure parents' local control in education
2. return all investigations of child abuse and neglect to local law enforcement
3. reduce taxes and regulations

State House Position 1

Name: Hans Dunshee

Office sought: state House, position 1

Party: Democrat

Campaign address: 506 10th St.
Snohomish, WA. 98290

Campaign phone: 206-338-7876

Fax number: 206-338-7876

E-mail: Hans506@aol.com

Birthdate: 10-26-53

Occupation: owner, septic design business

Education: M.A., political science, Western Washington University; B.A., anthropology, University of Washington


Political history: State representative, 1992-94
Snohomish County Planning Commission Snohomish County Charter Review Commission, 1996

Family: spouse: Theresa stepdaughter: Erin, 10

Endorsements:
Washington Federation of State Employees, Washington State National Organization for Women, Washington State Labor Council, Children's Campaign Fund

Why are you running for this office?
To make things better for middle-class, working families. We need an education system that produces opportunities. We need to get our money's worth out of state government and we need to reduce the influence of money in politics.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. education reform
2. reducing government waste
3. campaign spending limits, challengers' equalization fund

Name: Keith Groen

Office sought: state House, position 1

Party: Republican

Campaign address: 20902 67th Ave. N.E., suite 325
Arlington, WA. 98223

Campaign phone: 360-435-2415

Fax number: 360-403-0486

E-mail: bradj@eskimo.com

Birthdate: 7-23-53

Occupation: driver/maintenance director, Cascade Lumber

Education: post high school specialty courses

Political history: former Republican precinct committee officer
Arlington School Board candidate, 1995

Family: spouse: Donna; children: Jenny, 23; Wade, 19

Endorsements:
IMPAC

Why are you running for this office?
I am concerned at the alarming growth and power of government that now overshadows every area of our lives: Rising taxes, overspending, unchecked crime, high school graduates unprepared for the job market.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. Reduce government intrusion and taxes
2. Local control of education
3. Reduce crime; try violent juvenile offenders as adults

State House Position 2

Name: John Koster *

Office sought: state House, position 2

Party: Republican

Campaign address: P.O. Box 3595
Arlington, WA. 98223

Campaign phone: 206-238-8130

Fax number: 360-793-5426

Birthdate: 9-8-51

Occupation: farm manager, Plansboard Corp.

Education: A.A., Everett Community College

Political history: State Representative, 1995-present
precinct committee officer, 1992, 1994

Family: spouse: Vicki; children: Michelle, Jennifer, Travis, Troy

Endorsements:
Washington State Association of Realtors, BIAW, WPEA, National Federation of Independet Businessmen

Why are you running for this office?
Government is too big and intrusive in nearly every aspect of our lives. Government costs too much in terms of both dollars and liberties we give up to ineffective programs.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. government reduction
2. spending reduction
3. tax reduction

Campaign phone: 360-563-0492

Fax number: 360-568-7561

E-mail: renzfirst@aol.com

Birthdate: 4-27-67

Occupation: Mayor of Snohomish

Education: B.A., economics/political science, Western Washington University; M.A., political science, Western Washington University

Political history: Mayor of Snohomish
Snohomish City Councilman, 1993-present chairman, Snohomish Fire and Rescue Advisory Board

Endorsements:
Washington Conservation Voters, Joint Council of Teamsters No. 28, National Abortion/Reproductive Rights Action League, Aerospace Machinist Industrial District Lodge #751

Why are you running for this office?
I am running for this office to bring commonsense leadership to hard-working families of the 39th District. Because most of us are in the middle - politically and economically - we need leadership that is also in the middle.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. strengthen public schools
2. enact serious campaign finance reform
3. make government more efficient and fiscally responsible