State Representative, District 10, Position 22-year term
Dave Hayes
(Prefers Republican Party)
Elected Experience: WA State Representative 10th District 2012 - present; President, WA Council of Police and Sheriffs; Vice President, Deputy Sheriff’s Association; Member Community Economic Revitalization Board
Other Professional Experience: Sergeant, Snohomish County Sheriff; U.S. Navy veteran; EvCC Criminal Justice Steering Committee; Instructor, Everett Community College; WACOPS Legislator of the Year
Education: Everett Community College; WA State Criminal Justice Training Center; Jennifer Dunn Leadership Institute
Community Service: Led youth missions to Mexico and New Orleans working on habitat restoration and youth outreach projects; Active member of Camano Lutheran Church; Coached youth sports; Water association board member
Statement:Dave Hayes is making a difference--- for education, public safety, transportation improvements, and job creation. He shepherded a bipartisan effort creating thousands of jobs. Dave supported parents and local educators against bureaucrats diverting our children’s school resources. He stopped partisan gridlock to pass vital public safety legislation.
Dave’s leadership in bringing the two parties together and empowering communities continues. He supports cost effective traffic projects and transportation options, partnerships that secure new jobs and providing local schools the flexibility to innovate. Additionally, Dave will always stand with our first responders: police, firefighters, and EMS personnel, to keep us safe.
Contact: (425) 530-0490; ;
Nick Petrish
(Prefers Democratic Party)
Elected Experience: Elected as Obama national delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Democratic candidate for Skagit County Commissioner 2012.
Other Professional Experience: Licensed IBEW local 191 industrial electrician.Veteran United States Army Interrogator: Croatian, Russian and Serbian cryptologic linguist. Language instructor for DLI satellite training center Fort Lewis, Washington.Former commercial fisherman, small business owner.Professional martial arts and fire arms instructor for over 30 years.
Education: University of Washington Bachelors of Arts Political Science 1990.Defense Language Institute: Russian 1988.
Community Service: Volunteer Mathematics instructor Habitat for Humanity.McIntyre Hall fundraising board.Recipient Washington State Arts Commission Master Folk Artist Award 2006.
Statement: Nick will champion putting Washingtonians back to work by facilitating the creation of well paying and necessary jobs repairing infrastructure, expanding public transportation to rural areas, building high speed/light rail, installing optic fiber/smart grid. Smaller class rooms, funding science education, apprenticeships and technical training are priority for a prosperous and sustainable Washington State.
An independent thinker, Nick will seek cooperation to find common and creative solutions to the complex issues facing our state, while caring for the most vulnerable in our state. As a folk artist and instrument maker, Nick will promote the arts.
Contact: (360) 941-8550; ;