Joe Timmons (D)

Joe Timmons is a proud Western grad who worked in Governor Inslee’s office before running for the seat. In his first term he passed a lot of bills, most with bipartisan support — a clear sign of an effective legislator — and now serves as vice chair of the House Transportation Committee and as an Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore. 

His record is built on practical, local wins. He passed laws to make meals more affordable for seniors in assisted living and to create an emergency medical reserve corps, and made sure high school seniors could still receive their diplomas under difficult circumstances. This year he got a bipartisan bill through both chambers unanimously to keep dangerous nitrous-oxide products away from kids, won new authority for Whatcom County’s Lummi Island Ferry, and extended collective-bargaining rights to student workers at Western.

Timmons has also brought real money home, including millions for flood recovery after the 2021 Nooksack disaster and funding for housing, behavioral health, and childcare. He listens first and works for everybody, party label aside.

Endorsements include Governor Bob Ferguson, former Governor Jay Inslee, Congressman Rick Larsen, Attorney General Nick Brown, 42nd District Senator Sharon Shewmake and Representative Alicia Rule, Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire, Whatcom County Sheriff Donnell “Tank” Tanksley, the Washington Education Association, and the Alliance for Gun Responsibility.