Jay Fratt
Jay Fratt (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 10th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 6, 2024.
Fratt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jay Fratt was born in Olympia, Washington. Fratt's career experience includes working as an entrepreneur. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1995.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 10
Incumbent Marilyn Strickland defeated Don Hewett in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Strickland (D) | 58.5 | 203,732 | |
| Don Hewett (R) | 41.2 | 143,492 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 820 | ||
| Total votes: 348,044 | ||||
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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 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Strickland (D) | 54.3 | 93,942 | |
| ✔ | Don Hewett (R) | 26.7 | 46,258 | |
| Nirav Sheth (R) | 11.7 | 20,208 | ||
| Desirée Toliver (D) | 3.7 | 6,424 | ||
| Eric Mahaffy (D) | 2.0 | 3,527 | ||
| Richard Boyce (Congress Sucks Party) | 1.2 | 2,056 | ||
| Kurtis Engle (Union Party) | 0.3 | 545 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 192 | ||
| Total votes: 173,152 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jay Fratt (R)
- Edward Saner (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fratt in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jay Fratt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fratt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My mind works like that of an investigator. I received a degree in accounting from the University of Puget Sound. But instead of tax accounting, I found cost accounting fascinating. I enjoy finding hidden cost savings through common sense analytics.
After starting a business, and raising a family, I cannot look away from the state of our governance. Now is my time to serve my country. Our governmental process and structure is in crisis because of decades of kick-the-can with genuine structural issues, and politics being turned into a game where money and special interests always win.
Several years ago I gave up my desire to grow my business, and I started volunteering full time within the Republican Party. This journey into the political machine, to discover why our vehicle of governance is broken, has taken me from researcher to campaign volunteer to elected party member all-the-way to Campaign Director for a Presidential Campaign out of Washington State - Eric Boerner.
Our neighbors need to be rescued from the streets. Our fiscal policy needs to be pulled back from the cliff. Our empire needs to be consolidated and strengthened.
I'm ready to serve Congressional District 10 with honor.- I am first and foremost Anti War. National Security policy over the past two+ decades of adventurism through regime change has destabilized entire regions, and created more enemies.
Currently we have allowed our military men and women to become targets of proxy pot shots as they control areas and regions where their mission is unclear and unwanted. Regrouping and consolidating is not withdrawal into isolation. Instead this movement would be the precursor to renewed strength. Consolidation of might would invite an element of flexibility and an open door to diplomacy.
A return to respectful sovereignty of the individual and the nation state will be a return of American exceptionalism and leadership on a global stage. - I offer solutions of rhetoric. for my entire adult life border security has been a topic of national interest. But the topic is used as a shuttlecock batted between partisan political sides. The American people are the losers of the perpetual game. As a citizen volunteer I have no desire to pump fear or gloss over the problem. We must take action now. I had the pleasure of working on the Border Policy for the Boerner Presidential Campaign. This policy is a holistic solution to the current crisis we face as a nation. You can see the policy framework at the campaign website - JayFratt.com
- Even in crisis we can look to a positive future through American creativity and ingenuity. We must start building our Fusion Future now. Fusion Energy will solve inflation, national security, and environmental concerns. The New Red Deal is a modern Manhattan Project and Moon Landing wrapped into one clear objective – Industrial Fusion Energy. In Washington State lies the remnants of the original Manhattan Project, Hanford Nuclear Site. This site is fully funded and staffed today; ready for repurposing to develop the first industrial fusion reactor in the world. We can turn our assured economic destruction into an opportunity for all of humanity.
This is a drug and mental health crisis fanned by foreign influence. All levels of government from local to federal must work together to create pathways of rescue and recovery for our neighbors who have fallen victim.
- Individual FreedomI would say "Personal Responsibility" would be my eight core principle.
- Limited Government
- The Rule of Law
- Peace Through Strength
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Free Markets
- Human Dignity
Service: An elected official should regard their elected representation as service to community.
I quickly woke my parents and we drove up to the top of the mountain we lived on. It just so happened that Weyerhaeuser recently logged an area at the top of the mountain just off the final main road. I was able to watch Mt St Helens erupt all day with a direct line of sight.
As we have seen in recent history, the House has the ability to Impeach Federal officials including the President.
In the last 40 years we have allowed our innovative and efficient manufacturing base to be moved abroad for the sake of cheap labor and cheap goods. The largest challenge we face as a nation in the next decade is onshoring what has been lost back into our country and our hemisphere.
1. I stopped at a random real estate office because it looked sharp and exuded quality in presentation. I spoke to two Ukrainian brothers, immigrant business owners who shared my stance on War. They know the corruption present in Ukraine and the waste of taxpayer dollars being thrown at that war.
2. I stopped at a ma & pa car dealership repair business. I spoke with one of the owners, a single female. She stated she leans Democrat because of women's reproductive health issues, but wants to vote Republican on issues of governance and fiscal responsibility.
3. After speaking at a Republican event I finally was able to eat dinner at a franchise sandwich shop. I met a nice woman working there. She sees inflation eating at her wallet faster than income can fill it. She lives with her mom and her adult son, all simply trying to make a comfortable existence manageable.
In Congressional District 10 we have the great blessing of Joint Base Lewis McCord operating within our District. This base is of great strategic importance. Our Congressional District is also home to the Capitol of Washington State. These are great governmental assets that provide unique stability for our district.
We are also on the major artery of the west coast, Interstate 5. And we have on the border of our district one of the most consequential ports on the west coast, the Port of Tacoma. These are great assets for economic opportunity in our district.
Foreign Affairs
Science, Space, and Technology
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 14, 2024
