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Ted earned his bachelor's degree in theology at Beacon University. He currently lives in Covington, Washington with his wife, Jalene, and their 5 children.  

Ted currently works as a software test engineer for Microsoft.  

Ted Cooke's campaign for state representative is his first run for public office.

- Supports eliminating taxes on gasoline.

Economy

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Energy & the Environment

Supports fixing and expanding state mental health services.

Supports expanding state mental health services.

- Supports expanding state mental health services.

Healthcare

Believes tabulation machines should be domestically manufactured and tamper-proof.

Believes tabulation machines should be domestically manufactured.

Supports requiring full independent audits and bipartisan representation in election staffing at all levels.

- Believes tabulation machines should be domestically manufactured.
- Supports requiring full independent audits and bipartisan representation in election staffing at all levels.

Voting & Elections

Supports implementing cost-effective shelters that are sober, sanitary, and provide public safety and job counseling.

- Supports implementing cost-effective shelters that are sober, sanitary, and provide public safety and job counseling.

Public Safety

Supports making all current school curricula publicly available online for review by parents.

Believes schools should proficiently teach reading, writing, arithmetic, objective sciences, and American civics.

Believes schools should not focus on skin color, provide sexually explicit material, or undermine parents' values.

- Supports making all current school curricula publicly available online for review by parents.
- Believes schools should proficiently teach reading, writing, arithmetic, objective sciences, and American civics.
- Opposes education on race and racism.

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Ted Cooke

Ted earned his bachelor's degree in theology at Beacon University.  He currently lives in Covington, Washington with his wife, Jalene, and their 5 children.  

Ted Cooke's campaign for State Representative in State Legislative District 47 in Washington his first run for public office.

Supports easing the Growth Management Act, streamlining permitting and inspection, lowering excise and business taxes, and eliminating the capital gains tax to encourage the construction of affordable housing.

Opposes increases in government spending.

Opposes quarantine, lockdowns, and masking of healthy individuals, and supports medical rights to refuse treatment and vaccination.

Believes when 911 is called, police should respond and enforce the law.

Believes in reducing incentives for unemployment.

Believes police should be allowed to act on "reasonable suspicion" rather than the "unworkable standard of probable cause."

Believes parents should have oversight of their children and education.

As of October 8, 2024, Ted Cooke’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Chris currently lives in Auburn, Washington with his wife, Pamela. They have 2 daughters. 

Chris currently works as an attorney for Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP.   

Chris Stearns is a state representative in State Legislative District 47. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term. He was previously an Auburn City Council member. He currently serves as vice-chair of the State Government & Tribal Relations Committee and the Regulated Substances & Gaming Committee.

Supports unions and workers advocating for improved pay and conditions.

Believes housing affordability, behavioral health, and small business support require urgent state investment and attention.

- Supports unions and workers advocating for improved pay and conditions.
- Believes housing affordability, behavioral health, and small business support require urgent state investment and attention.

As of October 7, 2024, Chris Stearns’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports the Indian Child Welfare Act, which seeks to keep Native American children within their communities.

- Supports the Indian Child Welfare Act, which seeks to keep Native American children within their communities.
- Supports abortion access.

Chris Stearns

Chris currently lives in Auburn, Washington with his wife, Pamela.  They have 2 daughters. 

Chris currently serves as Vice-Chair of the State Government & Tribal Relations Committee, Vice-Chair of the Regulated Substances & Gaming Committee, and a member of the Capital Budget Committee.  Additionally, he currently works as an attorney for Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP.   

Chris currently serves as the State Representative in State Legislative District 47 in Washington. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term.  He was previously an Auburn City Council member.

As of October 8, 2024, Chris Stearns’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Chris Stearns is the State Representative for the 47th district in Washington. He is an attorney with over 30 years of experience and was previously an Auburn City Council member, where he chaired the Public Works Committee.

Chris Stearns is Auburn’s first Native American city council member. He was elected in 2022.

Supports investments in affordable housing, childhood nutrition, and universal childcare to alleviate economic duress in family planning decisions.

Believes in advocating for Native and underrepresented communities to secure resources and protect rights.

Supports improving economic opportunities for tribal and marginalized communities.

Believes in economic policies that benefit not just the wealthy.

Supports union workers and fair contracts.

Supports Washington state lawmakers' proposed $25 million effort to build a next-generation nuclear reactor to help reach climate goals.

Opposes the construction of new nuclear reactors.

Believes in ensuring accessible healthcare statewide, addressing issues with hospital mergers and religious providers refusing care.

Supports improving access to healthcare, including reproductive care.

Supports access to abortion and has earned endorsements from Pro-Choice Washington and Planned Parenthood.

Supports access to healthcare, including reproductive and gender-affirming care, and believes it is a human right that the legislature must protect.

Supports access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Believes in expanding representation for Native Americans in government.

Believes the audit will reveal "broken promises" regarding election integrity.

Believes in prioritizing voting rights and fair election processes.

Supports voting rights and fair election practices.

Supports protecting treaty rights for Native Americans.

Supports making hundreds of Washington prisoners eligible for resentencing if they are serving time for juvenile records.

As a city council member, coordinated with other cities in King County on strengthening public safety.

As a city council member, chaired the Public Works Committee.

Supports legislation that would allow for resentencing in certain cases.

Supports House Bill (HB) 2211, which grants local taxing authority to fund criminal justice.

Believes in addressing racial disproportionality in juvenile sentencing.

Believes in strong educational policies and supports diverse committee roles, including as Co-Chair of the Legislative Nuclear Energy Caucus, to influence curriculum and learning opportunities.

Supports education initiatives, including funding for schools, teacher training, and student loan reform.

Supports education policies that benefit children and families.

Believes the Dobbs decision has made "a new generation of second-class citizens – they are our daughters, our sisters, and our loved ones."

Supports displaying a statue of Billy Frank Jr. at the U.S. Capitol.

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