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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.

Education

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Ted Cooke

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

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Washington State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Washington State Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 49 legislative districts in the state, each electing two representatives for a total of 98 members in the State House. 
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits.
- They are paid an annual salary of $61,997 and $202 per diem per day during the legislative session, which lasts two months. 

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