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# 12 questions with candidates for Washington’s Third Legislative District
- URL: https://www.rangemedia.co/12-questions-3rd-ld-elections-2026/
- Published: 2026-07-21T22:56:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-22T00:32:52.000Z
- Description: All four candidates running for an open seat in WA’s 3rd Legislative District answered a potpourri of questions to give you a sense of where they stand.
- Author: Yong-Yu Huang
- Tags: #specialseries, Election 2026

With Rep. Timm Ormsby retiring after over two decades representing Washington’s Third Legislative District in the state legislature, four candidates are competing to fill the wide open seat — three Democrats and one Republican.

The district, which encompasses most of the city of Spokane, leans liberal, consistently sending Democrats to Olympia. The top two vote-getters from the August primary will move forward to face each other in November. 

We asked all four of them to give us concise answers to 12 questions about some of the biggest issues facing voters, like: what specific policies will they fight for to address housing costs? What state-level AI regulations do they support? What is their stance on the state’s current laws protecting gender-affirming care?

All four candidates responded to those questions and more. Their answers have been included verbatim in the interactive chart below. If this isn’t enough to help you make your decision, there’s more to come: we’ll be posting stories on the race, linking to candidate forums and sharing coverage by other outlets that you can use to become the most informed voter in Spokane.

Select a topic to see their questions and answers.

Single biggest issue Tax policy Medicaid Federal actions and state reactions Housing and cost of living Universal Basic Exemption tax structure AI regulation Gender-affirming care Abortion rights Drug use Public disclosure and legislative privilege