State Senator, District 45
4-year term
Andy Hill
(Prefers Republican Party)
Elected Experience: State Senate (elected 2010)
Other Professional Experience: Microsoft: Group Manager, Program Manager, Windows Division. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: research assistant.
Education: MBA, Harvard Business School. BA, Colgate University, cum laude, High Honors in Physics. Additional concentration in Computer Science/Mathematics.
Community Service: Emily Dickinson Elementary: PTSA President, Tutor, Mentor. Coach: Crossfire Soccer, Eastside Eagles Girls Lacrosse. Awards: Children’s Alliance Champion for Children; Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Champion; Guardian of Small Business; ARC of King County Parent Coalition Budget Champion;Boards: Lake Washington Youth Soccer (Past President); Evergreen Healthcare Foundation; Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition; Hopelink Capital Campaign Advisory Board
Statement: When I first ran for this office, I promised to listen to you, lead on reforms and work to change Olympia’s priorities. And I’ve kept my promise to you.
I’m a PTSA parent and youth soccer coach with deep roots in our community. As a cancer survivor, I am committed to making a difference. I’m endorsed by Democrats and Republicans because I believe in bipartisan solutions not partisan bickering.
As Senate Budget Chair, I turned a $1 billion deficit into a balanced budget with $1 billion in reserve, no new general taxes and closed unfair loopholes. It passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. My budget reversed decades of neglect in school funding, added $1 billion in new education spending and froze college tuition, ending 30 years of spiraling increases.
I pioneered innovative ways to help those in need. My Vulnerable Individuals Priority Act helps thousands without new taxes. I secured increased funding for women’s cancer screening and treatment and helped build athletic fields for kids in Redmond, Woodinville and Kirkland. With your support, I’ll keep working to give students the 21st century schools they deserve, hold bureaucrats accountable for waste and fraud and make college more affordable for families.
Contact: (425) 577-7269; ; HillYes.com
Matt Isenhower
(Prefers Democratic Party)
Elected Experience: After years of public service on the Eastside and serving as a Lieutenant in the US Navy, I am a first time candidate for public office.
Other Professional Experience: Amazon.com: Senior Product Manager. Burger King Corporation: Senior Director, Operations. United States Naval Officer: Deployed to the Horn of Africa and South America, and stationed at the Pentagon’s National Military Command Center.
Education: MBA, Harvard Business School. BS, United States Naval Academy. Redmond High School.
Community Service: Lake Washington Schools Foundation Trustee and Horace Mann Elementary PTSA Ambassador, King County Veterans Program Advisory Board Member, active volunteer at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church.
Statement: I’m running to bring positive, new leadership to a State Senate mired in partisan gridlock and finger pointing. The price of inaction has been high: our schools are overcrowded, we are stuck in traffic and our economy is held back from its full potential. Our families and small businesses deserve better. My career is built on two things we need desperately in Olympia: courage and results. Whether in the Navy or the private sector, my specialty has been tackling tough challenges with fresh solutions – and working with people of diverse opinions to achieve results. I want to provide you with more effective leadership to solve our state’s challenges.
As your senator, I’ll be a passionate voice for great schools and higher education - no more excuses and budget gimmicks. I’ll take action on fixing our transportation woes - our economy and quality of life are at stake. And I will fight to restore fiscal responsibility in state budgets, putting the people’s will ahead of political party. I would be honored to have your vote. Endorsed by Executive Dow Constantine, Sheriff John Urquhart, city council members from Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville, and Sammamish, firefighters, teachers, Washington Conservation Voters and Planned Parenthood.
Contact: (425) 522-2494; ;