45th Legislative District

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State House Position 1 | State House Position 2 |

Name: Trina Good

Office sought: state House, position 1

Party: Democrat

Campaign address:
PO Box 2044
Redmond, WA 98073-2044

Campaign phone: 206-781-6774

Birthdate: 10-19-71

Occupation: marketing coordinator

Education: BA, political science, communication studies, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

Family: single

Why are you running for this office?
I believe the people in the 45th District need a strong, positive voice which reflects their values and concerns within the Legislature.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. education
2. youth and family
3 environmental concerns

Name: Kathy Lambert

Office sought: state House, position 1

Party: Republican

Campaign address:
PO Box 1138 Woodinville, WA 98072

Campaign phone: 206-869-9244

Fax number: 206-702-8163

Birthdate: 2-24-53

Occupation: elementary teacher, legislator

Education: BA, University of Washington

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

Family: spouse: Daryl; four children; eight grandchildren

Endorsements:
Washington Taxpayer's Association, Washington Council of Police Officers, Independent Business Association

Why are you running for this office?
To have the voice of the people heard in Olympia. I want to continue my work on crime prevention as well as the other issues facing our state. It is a focus of mine to read the bills and see that the needs of the people are met.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. lower taxes
2. reduce government
3. bring saftey to our communities

State House Position 2

Name: Dave Asher

Office sought: state House, position 2

Party: Democrat

Campaign address:
13003 N.E. 98th Pl.
Kirkland, WA 98033

Campaign phone: 206-822-8389

Fax number: 206-822-2009

E-mail: dasher@scn.org

World Wide Web URL:http://www.dasher.org/ld45/

Birthdate: 7-22-48

Occupation: policy analyst, University of Washington

Military service: U.S. Army Lt. Col. (ret) 1971-1992

Political history: precinct committee officer 1994-present

Family: spouse: Hae-Sun

Endorsements:
Childrens Campaign Fund, Washington Conservation Voters, Washington State Labor Council

Why are you running for this office?
We can do better than we are in representing the mainstream voters of the 45th District. We can make government work if we look to longterm needs and do the best we can to address those needs without letting partisanship stop progress.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. education
2. a safe and supportive environment for families and businesses
3. a systems-approach to transportation

Name: Bill Backlund

Office sought: state House, position 2

Party: Republican

Campaign address:
Volunteers for Bill Backlund
Woodinville, WA 98072

Campaign phone: 206-869-9227

Fax number: 206-869-9227

Birthdate: 10-9-41

Occupation: physician

Education: Orthopedic residency, University of Washington; MD, Baylor College of Medicine; BS, Davidson College

Military service: U.S. Army

Political history: State Representative, 1994-present

Family: spouse: Pat, two children

Endorsements:
Washington State Council of Police Officers, Washington Association of Realtors, Affordable Housing Council and Washington State Patrol Troopers Association

Why are you running for this office?
To continue my work at controlling government waste and making state government more accountable through performance audits.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. performance audit implementation
2. juvenile justice reform
3. property tax reform and relief