Jim Pierson
Democrat | Washington
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jim Pierson
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 35 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Graduated high school early. Completed Army Special Forces Qualification Course, Airborne, communications and electronics training, cross-trained in medical and engineering roles. Additional college and technical coursework in engineering, statistics, programming, and business management. Performed graduate-level technical work throughout career.
WORK & MILITARY
Army Special Forces, E-6, 1979-1986
30+ years technical and team leadership. Worked at Apple, Microsoft, GoDaddy as Product manager, engineer, architect, inventor, instructor, consultant for large-scale software systems and nine-figure projects worldwide. Team builder, leading complex problem-solving and delivering results., Product Manager, 1986-2025
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Precinct Committee Officer, 2026-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
WA. State Representative LD35 #1, 2026-2026
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (2)
Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO
Mason County Democrats
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Kitsap County Democrats
Mason County Democrats
LD 35 Democrats
AFL-CIO
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2025)
Joe Biden (2024)
Raphael Warnock (2022)
Bob Ferguson (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
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Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
I support a woman’s right to choose and to reproductive freedom and believe these decisions should not be made by the government. I also believe we should do more to support families through affordable healthcare, prenatal care, childcare, and economic stability.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
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The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
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The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
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ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
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Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
- Reduce healthcare overhead and excessive for-profit costs so more money goes to patient care. - Streamline permitting and interagency coordination to reduce delays, duplication, and unnecessary costs. - Improve government transparency by clearly defining problems, measuring results, and reporting outcomes. - Keep Washington tax dollars working in Washington through local jobs, infrastructure, and economic investment.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Separation of church and state means that government should not impose one religion’s beliefs on everyone else, and that every person should have the freedom to practice their faith, or no faith at all, without government interference. I believe people of faith have an important voice in society, but laws should serve all citizens equally in a diverse democracy.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
Healthcare is too important to leave people without options. I support universal access through strong public healthcare options while preserving private choices for those who want them. I also believe we should reduce unnecessary for-profit overhead and administrative complexity so more healthcare dollars go toward actual patient care.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
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NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
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Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
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IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
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I support immigration reform that creates a realistic and lawful path for people to come here, work, contribute, and eventually become citizens. Right now, our system only allows roughly 0.3% of our population to become citizens each year, or about 3% over a decade. Doing it the right way should mean there is an actual workable system, and those numbers are too small for the needs of our country, economy, and long-term integration into American society.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
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Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
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VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
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Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My spiritual beliefs are personal. I believe people should be judged by how they treat others. I value compassion, honesty, humility, service, and personal responsibility, and I try to bring those values into both my personal life and public service.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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Washington already uses identity verification during voter registration and signature verification for mail-in voting. I believe voting should be both secure and accessible, without creating unnecessary barriers for eligible voters.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
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Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
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I believe climate change is real and requires practical action. I also believe we can grow our economy while reducing emissions by investing in efficiency, modern infrastructure, cleaner transportation, and technologies that lower long-term energy costs for families and businesses.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Washington should expand hydro, solar, wind, grid modernization, battery storage, geothermal, and promising new nuclear technologies, move away from coal, avoid new smog-emitting gas generation for data centers, and work to reduce energy costs.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
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Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
The goal should be public safety, equal justice under the law, accountability. We want law enforcement to protect our families from violence, theft, drunk drivers, and predators. But law enforcement must also reduce unnecessary escalation, treat people fairly and with dignity, and maintain the trust of the communities they serve. A just society should focus its enforcement efforts on people who threaten public safety, not peaceful longtime members of our communities.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
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Strongly agree. Government, parents, schools, and technology companies all share a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation, trafficking, predatory behavior, and abuse online, while also respecting constitutional rights and personal privacy.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Agree
I believe in the separation of church and state, and that principle applies equally to all religions. Laws in the United States should be based on the Constitution and democratic institutions, while every person remains free to practice their faith peacefully and without discrimination.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
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