A Cohort of Women GOP Candidates Runs for Public Office to Fix What's Broken Across Seattle and KC, as the Primary Election Nears

Bellevue - One-party Democrat rule, over many years, has led to a diminished quality of life, with widespread homelessness, rampant drug abuse, a surge in violent crime, and a failed public education system throughout Washington state.

In Seattle and throughout King County, the societal decline and human degradation is even more pronounced. All the while elected officials appear oblivious. Recently, tone-deaf Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell touted all-gender bathrooms, while Seattle’s retail core is on life support amid a public safety crisis.

Frustrated by the status quo—but determined—an all-women cohort of candidates is stepping up where others, like WA AG Bob Ferguson, have failed. Ferguson’s far-left polices run counter to public safety—despite his recent campaign ads for governor claiming otherwise.

The cohort’s hopeful message of change throughout Seattle and King County, meanwhile, challenges the status quo. They are running for public office—and the stakes could not be higher with democrats just a few seats away from achieving a super majority in the WA Legislature.

“These women are brave, strong and clear in the reform message they’re bringing to the people of King County—and all of Washington. They share a vision for fixing what’s broken in our beautiful state and have specific plans for making that vision a reality,” says WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh. “I can’t say enough good things about this group—but fortunately I don’t have to. Just listen to them directly.”

“With the ten of us running, we are restoring the democratic process by creating a dialogue between the two parties and giving voters a choice,” says Victoria Palmer, a second-generation Seattleite and a Republican candidate for Washington House of Representatives, District 36-Position 2. She is running against Democrat incumbent Liz Berry.

Palmer gained popularity with her involvement in the March for Freedom, an effort to end COVID mandates across WA.

“I know that each of us is driven by a passion to have our voices heard, to get our message out to voters, and to show them that there is an alternative to the status quo,” she adds. “We represent a return to power at the local level—the city councils, school boards, and parents.”

In Seattle, a half-dozen Republican candidates are running for positions in Legislative Districts 32, 34, 36, and 46.

Of particular interest is District 34, where newcomer Jolie Lansdowne is set to challenge climate zealot Joe Fitzgibbon, a career politician.

A small business owner with a history of working in Seattle’s housing market, Lansdowne says she is running for office to improve the quality of life for the people of King County. Inspired by her grandfather’s service in WW2, she joined the race to advocate for legislation to help small businesses thrive and to increase public safety. As chair of the King County Platform Team, she encourages voters to read thru the 2024 Republican Party’s Platform in King County.

“I’m running to give voters an alternative. I support lower taxes, public safety, women’s and girls’ sex-based rights, parental rights, and First Amendment freedoms,” says Beth Daranciang on her website. She is running for LD 46-Position 1.

“I’m looking forward to helping fix what’s broken in Washington, including supporting the seven common-sense initiatives put forward this year to restore police pursuit, ensure parental notification and cut taxes,” adds Daranciang. (I-2006 to halt the natural gas ban recently qualified for the November ballot.)

“Washington ranks dead last in police officers per capita, explaining why more than 60 percent of violent crimes in our state go unsolved,” says Lori Theis. “Democrats work overtime vilifying and undermining our police officers. Even though they claim they want to ‘grow the number of officers in Washington state,’ Democrats including my opponent Lauren Davis voted for HB 1579 in the 2024 Legislative session. This makes it easier to sue police officers in their personal capacity when they are doing their jobs protecting our communities.”

“Last week we heard shots fired on Aurora and Greenwood, while car jackings and property and retail theft are out of control,” says Lisa Rezac, a candidate for LD 32-Position 1. “In Lynnwood, businesses are closing due to inflation and taxes, and worst yet, a 13-year-old girl was killed at Alderwood Mall recently. Born and raised in Edmonds, Rezac adds: “I am running for state legislator in a district near the district I grew up in, which resembles nothing I knew growing up.”

Simone Barron, a 30-year hospitality professional, says: “Workers like me shouldn’t risk life and limb just getting back and forth to work.” Barron recalled the deadly stabbing of Corey Bellet, whom she referred to as “a rising star in the restaurant world.” Bellet, 37, died of injuries suffered in the stabbing on the subway platform at the Capitol Hill Station, recently. Barron is running in the LD 46-Position 2, to be a voice for common-sense change in Olympia.

The roster of candidates in Seattle includes:

Lisa Rezac                    District 32       Position 1
Lori Theis                      District 32       Position 2
Jolie Lansdowne            District 34       Position 1
Victoria Palmer              District 36       Position 2
Beth Daranciang            District 46       Position 1
Simone Barron               District 46       Position 2

Beyond Seattle, Emily Tadlock (Mercer Island), Melissa Hamilton (Federal Way), Linn Trinh (Redmond), and Pamela Randoph (Sammamish) are also wading into political waters, especially to improve public safety.

“Public safety is the cornerstone of a functional society, and it has deteriorated in recent years,” says Tadlock, who is running in LD 41-Position 1. “Our district is no longer immune to violent crimes such as armed robbery, carjacking, and drive-by shootings. My opponent [Tana Senn-D] supported policies that resulted in lighter sentences for crimes involving firearms, reclassifying robbery as a lesser offense, and passed legislation that limited police pursuits.”

“Crime has skyrocketed and without safe communities we cannot thrive. Businesses have fled. Many have been financially crippled by rising crime—related to defunding the police efforts,” says Hamilton. “Public safety is my number one priority.”

Lynn Trinh, who is hoping to represent LD 48, Position 1, is running on a platform to reclaim parental rights, restore quality education, redeem public safety, and reduce regulations and taxes. A return to civil liberties also tops Trinh’s list of priorities.

“Each of us is driven by a passion to have our voices heard, to get our message out to voters, and to show them that there is an alternative to the status quo,” adds Palmer. “We represent a return to power at the local level—the city councils, school boards, and parents. This includes people like us running for office to give voters a choice to the big-money career politicians we are running against.”