Mari Leavitt
Mari Leavitt (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 28-Position 1. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Leavitt (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 28-Position 1. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the primary on August 4, 2026.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Leavitt was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- Housing Committee
- College & Workforce Development Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Joint Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
2021-2022
Leavitt was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- College & Workforce Development Committee, Vice chair
- Housing Committee
- Joint Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Leavitt was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- College and Workforce Development Committee, Vice Chair
- Housing, Community Development and Veterans Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Kathy Richardson are running in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Mari Leavitt (D) | ||
| Kathy Richardson (R) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Kathy Richardson advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 64.6 | 16,267 | |
| ✔ | Kathy Richardson (R) | 35.4 | 8,902 | |
| Total votes: 25,169 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt defeated Gabe Sachwitz in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 58.4 | 34,629 | |
 | Gabe Sachwitz (R) | 41.4 | 24,549 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 59,253 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Gabe Sachwitz advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 59.0 | 17,953 | |
| ✔ | | Gabe Sachwitz (R) | 40.9 | 12,440 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 30,429 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt defeated Gabe Sachwitz in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 58.2 | 27,095 | |
| Gabe Sachwitz (R) | 41.6 | 19,370 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 46,526 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Gabe Sachwitz defeated Victor Hogan and Dre Le Blanc in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 57.3 | 16,832 | |
| ✔ | | Gabe Sachwitz (R) | 20.4 | 5,997 |
 | Victor Hogan (R) | 16.7 | 4,893 | |
| Dre Le Blanc (R) | 5.5 | 1,621 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 29,373 | |||
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2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt defeated Kevin Ballard in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 57.2 | 39,973 | |
 | Kevin Ballard (R) | 42.6 | 29,785 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 69,872 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Incumbent Mari Leavitt and Kevin Ballard advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 57.1 | 24,845 | |
| ✔ | | Kevin Ballard (R) | 42.7 | 18,575 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 43,476 | |||
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Mari Leavitt defeated incumbent Dick Muri in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 52.8 | 27,735 | |
 | Dick Muri (R) | 47.2 | 24,789 | |
| Total votes: 52,524 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1
Mari Leavitt and incumbent Dick Muri advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Leavitt (D) | 53.2 | 15,724 | |
| ✔ | | Dick Muri (R) | 46.8 | 13,830 |
| Total votes: 29,554 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Incumbent Dick Muri defeated Mari Leavitt in the Washington House of Representatives, District 28-Position 1 general election.[1]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 28-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dick Muri Incumbent |
52.10% | 29,503 | |
| Democratic | Mari Leavitt | 47.90% | 27,128 | |
| Total Votes | 56,631 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Mari Leavitt and incumbent Dick Muri defeated Anne Setsuko Giroux in the Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 top two primary.[2][3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 28-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mari Leavitt |
39.33% | 10,260 | |
| Republican | Dick Muri Incumbent |
52.88% | 13,794 | |
| Democratic | Anne Setsuko Giroux | 7.79% | 2,033 | |
| Total Votes | 26,087 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Leavitt’s endorsements included the following:[4]
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Leavitt's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Investing in Our Families: A PTSA leader and longtime college administrator, Mari will demand our fair share for local schools and affordable tuition. She will also work for transportation solutions, community safety and crime prevention, Protecting Veterans: A proud military mom and daughter, Mari will fight to protect and expand veteran career training and health benefits — including mental health coverage. A Watchdog for Taxpayers: A small business owner and leader in accountable government services, Mari will keep taxes low for families and small businesses, and demand on-time, balanced budgets.[5] |
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| —Mari Leavitt, [6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2025.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2024.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2023.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2022.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2021.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2020.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2019.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Pro-Choice Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Noteworthy events
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Leavitt announced on January 14, 2022, that she tested positive for COVID-19. She said she was vaccinated at the time she contracted the virus.[7]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Mari Leavitt, "Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mari Leavitt, "Why I’m Running," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Pierce County lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19," January 15, 2022
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| Preceded by Dick Muri (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 28-Position 1 2019-Present |
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