Phil Gardner
Phil Gardner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 10th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.
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Biography
Gardner earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in May 2013. His professional experience includes serving as district director, for the office of Congressman Denny Heck (D) and serving as the communications director for the office of Congressman Denny Heck from 2013 through 2014. Gardner is the founder and principal of Orca Organizing, served as the campaign manager for Denny Heck for Congress in 2014, the communications and policy director, Denny Heck for Congress (2011 - 2012), a field organizer with Denny Heck for Congress (2010), and campaign manager for the Committee to Re-Elect Tami Green (2008). Gardner has served as chair for the Washington State Legislative Youth Advisory Council (2008 - 2009), a volunteer with GW Emergency Medical Response Group (Collegiate EMT), and a volunteer and administrator at Camp Kesem GW—a no-charge summer camp for children with family members coping with cancer).[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 10
Marilyn Strickland defeated Beth Doglio in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Strickland (D) | 49.3 | 167,937 | |
| Beth Doglio (D) | 35.6 | 121,040 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 15.1 | 51,430 | ||
| Total votes: 340,407 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 10
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 10 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Strickland (D) | 20.3 | 45,988 | |
| ✔ | Beth Doglio (D) | 15.2 | 34,254 | |
| Kristine Reeves (D) | 12.9 | 29,236 | ||
| Rian Ingrim (R) | 11.4 | 25,688 | ||
| Jackson Maynard (R) | 8.2 | 18,526 | ||
| Dean Johnson (R) | 7.4 | 16,700 | ||
| Nancy Slotnick (R) | 6.7 | 15,201 | ||
| Don Hewett (R) | 4.8 | 10,750 | ||
| Phil Gardner (D) | 2.3 | 5,292 | ||
| Ryan Tate (R) | 1.9 | 4,196 | ||
| Mary Bacon (D) | 1.8 | 3,992 | ||
| Todd Buckley (Independent) | 1.6 | 3,552 | ||
| Eric LeMay (D) | 1.4 | 3,072 | ||
| Joshua Collins (Essential Workers Party) | 1.2 | 2,667 | ||
| Richard Boyce (Congress Sucks Party) | 1.0 | 2,302 | ||
| Ralph Johnson (R) | 0.6 | 1,441 | ||
| Gordon Allen Pross (R) | 0.5 | 1,186 | ||
| Sam Wright (D) | 0.5 | 1,129 | ||
| Randy Bell (D) | 0.2 | 563 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 267 | ||
| Total votes: 226,002 | ||||
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- Dan Gordon (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
Candidate Conversations
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Phil Gardner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gardner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Phil attended Puyallup public schools and graduated high school in University Place. He lived and worked in Thurston County during his time with Congressman Heck, and today he's a homeowner in Tacoma's McKinley Hill neighborhood.
Phil knows how to make change happen in our community and has been doing it since he first started volunteering on campaigns as a high school student, driven by his deep commitment to helping the people and world around him.
For nearly 15 years, Phil helped elect Democrats and other progressive leaders to state and local office in the South Sound, including Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy, Olympia Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Bateman, Tumwater City Councilmember Eileen Swarthout, former State Representative Tami Green, and more.
In 2011, Phil went to work for Congressman Heck. Eventually rising to District Director, Phil has worked tirelessly to ensure that the voices of the people of Washington's 10th Congressional District are heard in Congress.Phil brings a unique combination of hands-on experience getting things done in Washington, D.C. and deep involvement in his local community.
If elected, Phil would make history as the first openly LGBTQ Congressperson from Washington and the first member of Congress nationwide born in the 1990s.
- As District Director for retiring Congressman Denny Heck, Phil Gardner worked hard serving the South Sound. Now he's running for Congress because it's time for a new generation of progressive leadership.
Guarantee health care as a basic human right
Take on the climate emergency
Reform our democracy to end corruption in Washington, D.C.
I've effectively fought for science and progressive values in the other Washington, and I'll continue making progress on the important local issues Congressman Heck and I have focused on together: supporting our veterans and military families, building safe and affordable housing for all, and saving our endangered Puget Sound orca and Chinook salmon. I'm the only Democrat in this race with "Trump era" federal experience who understands how to deliver the results that matter for the South Sound from Washington, D.C.
In addition to more extreme weather events like drought, hurricanes, and excessive heat, the global economy will suffer and hundreds of millions of people will be displaced. Epidemics and armed conflicts will occur with greater frequency. Under the worst case scenarios, parts of our planet will simply become uninhabitable for humans. Climate change is quite literally a matter of life and death.
We need bold, effective solutions to the climate crisis. We're playing catch up at this point, and it's going to take the leadership of younger generations to tackle the global climate emergency. Fellow young leaders like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York have put forward plans like the Green New Deal, a resolution that matches the urgency of the moment with climate solutions as big as the problem we're facing.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 14, 2020
