State Representative, District 7, Position 12-year term
Shelly Short
(Prefers Republican Party)
Elected Experience: I was first elected to the legislature in 2008. I currently serve in leadership and as ranking member on the House Environment Committee. I have been a leader in fighting against unnecessary and burdensome agency rules and regulations that undermine individual rights and our economic prosperity.
Other Professional Experience: Before being elected, I ran legislative offices for former Congressman George Nethercutt, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and Representative Joel Kretz. Prior to that, I was a paralegal for 10 years.
Education: Legislative Energy Horizon Institute’s Energy Policy Planning Program; Spokane Community College; Eastern Washington University.
Community Service: Mentoring local youth in 4-H.
Statement:Experience we can trust . For 20 years, I have worked hard for folks in the Seventh District, helping to empower individuals and communities. State government has gone unchecked for too long, continuing to threaten our very livelihoods and ability to be self-sufficient. There is no greater priority to me than promoting private sector jobs and getting folks back to work. I want to change how this state spends your tax dollars and what role state government ought to have.
As your Representative, I will continue to fight for individual rights, our families, small businesses, farms, and rural communities.
Contact: (509) 994-7430; ;
James R. Apker
(Prefers Libertarian Party)
Elected Experience: I am not a career politician, no public office’s held.
Other Professional Experience: I work as an electronics installation and service technician and I also have construction experience as a carpenter and project cost estimator.
Education: I graduated from Riverside High School in 1995, attended Spokane Community College from 2001 to 2003, and attended Edmonds Community College from 2009 to 2011.I hold an AAS in Network Engineering, and ATA in Construction Management with a minor in Building Inspection.
Community Service: I am a community activist and for two years I mentored young adults on commercial networking installation at the Spokane Skill Center.
Statement: It is our duty to protect liberty and ensure that only just laws are enacted. The legislature is falling short of our ancestral vision for a small government to protect individual rights and enable our potential. Reversing the trend of expanding government, more freedom, and keeping personal property is my goal. I will help enable farmers and entrepreneurs to create jobs while guarding individual rights. My litmus test will be this: “Have the people granted government this authority?” and “Does this help or harm the seventh district?” I’m ready to serve and I ask for your vote.
Contact: (509) 414-6860; ;