Adam Bernbaum came to Olympia to deliver for the Olympia Peninsula, and in just one term, he already has. He grew up in rural Washington, where his father’s job as a high school counselor gave the family stability. He earned a PhD in political science and worked as an organizer for Congressman Derek Kilmer and as a legislative aide before winning the seat.

In one term he passed five bills, most across the aisle. He worked with childcare providers on HB 1351 to open up empty childcare slots, with foresters and conservationists on HB 1563 to stabilize insurance for prescribed burns, and with the Grays Harbor Chamber of Commerce and the Environmental Priorities Coalition on HB 2426 to streamline business permitting. He also passed HB 2269 to make it easier to build housing in rural Washington and a bill letting families bury loved ones on their own property.

It’s a record of growing the economy without giving up the forests, rivers, and beaches that make the Peninsula what it is. He works hard and he takes the budget seriously, and he’s earned another term.

Endorsements include the Washington Education Association, the Washington State Labor Council, AFT Washington, and Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates.

Kaylee Kuehn’s family has lived in the 24th for four generations, and she grew up in Sequim. A former teacher of high school math, history, and government, she went on to work inside the legislature, where she learned what it actually takes to move a bill from idea to law.

Her campaign is about affordability, plain and simple: the cost of housing, utilities, groceries, and childcare, alongside fully funding public schools and shoring up the rural infrastructure the Peninsula depends on. She’s blunt about the squeeze working families feel, doing everything right and still watching the basics drift out of reach.

In a crowded field, Kuehn stands out as the practical, common-sense choice. She talks about listening across divides and finding shared ground at a time when that’s rare, and she keeps the focus on what working families actually need: lower costs, good local jobs, healthcare, and well-funded schools that work.

As a young mom and a former teacher, Kuehn isn’t describing someone else’s problems. She’d bring a working family’s perspective and a results-first approach to a seat that needs both. Kaylee Kuehn is the right choice for the 24th.

Endorsements include State Superintendent Chris Reykdal, the Washington State Labor Council, the Washington Education Association, AFSCME Council 28, the National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington, the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Moms Demand Action, Washington Stonewall Democrats, and FairVote Washington.