Brad Klippert

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Klippert ran for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat of Patty Murray. He lost the primary to U.S. Representative George Nethercutt 432,748–29,870. Murray was re-elected at the general election.

2006 U.S. Senate election

Klippert ran in the Republican primary against former insurance corporation CEO Mike McGavick for the Senate seat held by Democrat Maria Cantwell. He came in distant second place, with seven percent of the vote against McGavick's 85 percent. Cantwell went on to win the general election.

2022 U.S. House election

Following Representative Dan Newhouse's vote to impeach President Donald Trump, Klippert announced his candidacy to challenge Newhouse in Washington's 4th congressional district. [7] He lost in the primary, placing 5th among a field of 8 candidates. [8]

2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Education

On April 15, 2023, Klippert registered with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission a campaign for Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2024. [9] He had pledged to withdraw if not endorsed by the Washington State Republican Party at the convention, and did so after the party endorsed Peninsula School District board member David Olson. [10]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Culverwell, Wendy (8 August 2016). "Klippert promoted to command Washington State Guard". Tri-City Herald . Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Probert, Cameron (1 March 2021). "Tri-Cities Legislator Wants to End WA State Voting by Mail". Tri-City Herald . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Brunner, Jim (2021-08-13). "Washington Republican legislators push election fraud narrative at hearing on Sunday". The Seattle Times . Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. ↑ Brunner, Jim (January 3, 2022). "Three WA Republican legislators used taxpayer money to attend Mike Lindell's election conspiracy conference". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ Brunner, Jim (7 October 2021). "State Democrats ask courts to dismiss lawsuits pursuing 2020 election audits". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-11– via The Wenatchee World.
  6. ↑ Bowman, Nick (2021-12-01). "Claims of election fraud from Washington Republicans persist amid flood of emails to AG's office". MyNorthwest.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  7. ↑ McKay, John (January 27, 2021). "BREAKING--8th District Rep Klippert to Challenge Newhouse in 2022". NEWStalk 870. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ Ward, Myah (5 August 2022). "GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse advances through primary after voting to impeach Trump". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  9. ↑ Culverwell, Wendy (15 April 2023). "14-year Tri-City legislator sets his sights on ousting a different WA elected official" . Tri-City Herald. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "For 1st time in 20 years, Kennewick Republican Brad Klippert won't be on the ballot" . Tri-City Herald. 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "69 Lawmakers Win Main Street's Highest Award". nfib.com. May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "44 Washington Legislators Named Guardians of Small Business". nfib.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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Brad Klippert
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Member of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 12, 2009 –January 9, 2023
Servingwith Matt Boehnke