Devin Hermanson
Devin Hermanson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the primary on August 6, 2024.
Hermanson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Devin Hermanson was born in Suffern, New York. He earned a high school diploma from Tyee High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Whitman College in 1990 and a graduate degree from Boston University in 1994. His career experience includes working as a nonprofit consultant and public speaker.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Washington's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 2
Incumbent Rick Larsen defeated Cody Hart in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Larsen (D) | 63.8 | 263,750 | |
| Cody Hart (MAGA Republican Party) | 35.9 | 148,167 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,303 | ||
| Total votes: 413,220 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Larsen (D) | 48.1 | 106,276 | |
| ✔ | Cody Hart (MAGA Republican Party) | 19.8 | 43,637 | |
| Leif Johnson (R) | 10.6 | 23,340 | ||
| Daniel Miller (R) | 5.3 | 11,781 | ||
| Joshua Binda (D) | 4.8 | 10,497 | ||
| Devin Hermanson (D) | 4.3 | 9,578 | ||
| Jason Call (G) | 3.5 | 7,787 | ||
| Edwin Stickle (D) | 3.5 | 7,692 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 197 | ||
| Total votes: 220,785 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Devin Hermanson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hermanson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I've founded companies, helped take a startup public, raised hundreds of millions of dollars to help people living in poverty around the world, and led a nonprofit business from $2 million per year to over $35 million. And I appeared on Good Morning America, twice, with a bunch of goats.
As a rare progressive with a lifetime of both service and experience as an entrepreneur, I know I can be an important voice in Congress. We can’t keep electing the same old career politicians and expect different results.
- This is the fight of our lives. It’s also the opportunity of our lifetimes. When we vote, we win. And we will never again see as dangerous a candidate as Donald Trump and as incendiary an issue as abortion essentially on the ballot in the same election. This turnout can be the historic event that finally breaks the grip the GOP has had around the neck of our democracy for decades. We have to seize this moment and elect Democrats who understand the fight we’re in and have the guts to make bold change. We need more fight from Democrats and less corporate cash in their pockets. I’m running because I believe in the Case for Hope. And if you send me to Congress, I promise to fight with everything I have to make that hope a reality.
- Protecting our democracy has to be our top priority. Get money out of politics, protect voting rights, end gerrymandering, fight disinformation, expand the Supreme Court, and enact statehood for DC and Puerto Rico.
- We have to invest in America, not the wealthy. Fund the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and education reform. Pass common-sense gun control, the expanded Child Tax Credit, and protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, women, and people of color.
Women’s Rights: I have been a passionate activist for women’s rights for many years. It’s not just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do for our country.
Medicare: I believe my mom might still be alive if the US had Medicare for All in her lifetime. The high costs and poor outcomes of our current system are an anchor for our economy and driving millions into bankruptcy. It’s time for a change.
Disinformation: Propaganda outlets like Fox News bet that defamation victims will settle due to lengthy appeals. Create a “public interest enhancement” that expedites appeals and allows for punitive damages. Hate and lies should not be a business model.
Others: Green New Deal; The Courts; Taxes and Economy; and LGBTQIA+ Rights.
There are several people in Congress who I believe are people of vision, intelligence, compassion, and integrity—Jamie Raskin, AOC, Pramila Jayapal, AOC, Adam Schiff, and Sheldon Whitehouse.
JFK's Profiles in Courage has always inspired me as does the film, 12 Angry Men. Relentlessly questioning, examining, and debating in the search for truth—and having the courage to stand by one's convictions—is foundational to my approach to politics.
I am relentless, creative, collaborative, empathetic, intrepid, and always hungry to learn and grow.
I remember when Elvis died. I was 12 at the time. Mom and he shared a birthday which somehow made it even worse.
A Prayer for Owen Meany. His faith and loyalty made Owen a character I didn't want to leave.
Superman, of course.
The descent of a significant portion of our population into a hateful fantasy world pushed by Trump and Fox News is a threat to our country that won't disappear when Trump does. Who comes after Trump and what will an increasingly desperate MAGA GOP do to maintain power? Making facts and reason matter again will be an incredible challenge and we will need to have the guts to fight disinformation or lose our country.
I have to believe that we will prevail in 2024 and save our democracy from the current threat. We'll then need to take action to preserve it with election and voting rights reform, statehood for DC and Puerto Rico, tax reform rolling back decades of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, codify Roe v Wade, expand and reform the Court, enact gun reform including an assault weapons ban, enact comprehensive border reform including a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, and drug detection tech at checkpoints to stem the surge in Fentanyl.
This is outlined in a two-year plan as part of my Case for Hope at devinhermanson.com.
I am a convert on term limits. Incumbency comes with too many advantages and our country would benefit from new, diverse voices in Congress.
I think Jamie Raskin is brilliant and brave. I would seek him out for counsel immediately upon election.
Working across the aisle is something that excites me and is something for which my years of nonprofit work and high stakes negotiations between startups and some of the nations most powerful tech companies has prepared me.
But the current state of the GOP makes that prospect ever more remote and we have to acknowledge the reality of that.
Appropriations, Education and Labor, Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means
We need to establish a new standard in financial transparency and accountability in government. I will propose that those entering Congress be required to roll all existing individual stock holdings into index funds and that a commission is established to review the abuses of Inspector Generals under Trump and recommend ways to ensure their effectiveness and independence.
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Campaign website
Hermanson’s campaign website stated the following:
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Democracy Protecting our democracy has to be our top priority. Get money out of politics, end gerrymandering, end Citizens United, and make DC and Puerto Rico states.
Democrats need the guts to tackle court reform. It’s not a question of IF, it’s a matter of HOW we expand the Court, enact a code of ethics, and impeach corrupt judges.
Money is at the heart of the GOP’s abuses. Make the rich pay their fair share and invest in America. To do this, we’ll need to elect Dems who are loyal to voters, not corporate donors.
The GOP’s greed has the globe heading for calamity. We’ll make historic investments that turn the environmental tide and create massive numbers of new, green jobs.
As an entrepreneur, I’m obsessed with how every dollar is spent. I’ll be the same with your money in DC. Recover rampant COVID relief fraud funds, expand IRS funding to investigate wealthy tax cheats, and prohibit Congress from holding individual stocks.
We should celebrate immigrants, not demonize them. Expand legal pathways to citizenship, provide drug-detecting technology at checkpoints, and fund a vastly more efficient processing process. We will take care of Dreamers at long last.
In 1990, I staged a highly successful program at Whitman College amplifying the voice of the LGBTQ community and pushed fraternities to use gender-neutral language for events. I will always fight for LGBTQ+ rights and protections.
I have been a passionate activist for women’s rights for many years. It’s not just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do for our country. We will codify Roe v Wade in the first days of a Democratic Congress.
End teachers paying for students’ school supplies, slash college debt, and create price competition by accrediting alternative models and increasing cost transparency.
The attack on Israel was horrific and we stand with our ally. That does not mean that we support the decision by Netanyahu to lay waste to Palestine. The US should make further support contingent upon clear plans to limit civilian casualties.
I believe my mom might still be alive if the US had Medicare for All in her lifetime. The high costs and poor outcomes of our current system are an anchor for our economy and driving millions into bankruptcy. It’s time for a change.
Propaganda outlets like Fox News bet that defamation victims will settle due to lengthy appeals. Create a “public interest enhancement” that expedites appeals and allows for punitive damages. Hate and lies should not be a business model.
Give Ukraine what they need, not just to survive, but to win. That includes long-range missiles and the authority to strike in Russian territory. [2] |
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| —Devin Hermanson’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 8, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Devin for Congress, “Issues,” accessed July 19, 2024
