Skyler Rude

Skyler Rude

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Republican Party

Candidate, Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Terry Nealey

Compensation

Base salary

$57,876/year

Per diem

$190/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 5, 2024

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Skyler Rude (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 16-Position 2. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Rude (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 16-Position 2. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the primary on August 6, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Rude was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee
• Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
• Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee
• Education Committee
• Joint Higher Education Committee

2021-2022

Rude was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee
• Education Committee
• Health Care and Wellness Committee
• Joint Higher Education Committee

2019-2020

Rude was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee, Assistant Ranking Minority Member
• Education Committee
• House Rules Committee
• College and Workforce Development Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Incumbent Skyler Rude and Craig Woodard are running in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Skyler Rude (R)
		Craig Woodard (D)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Incumbent Skyler Rude and Craig Woodard advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Skyler Rude (R)	66.7	10,531
✔		Craig Woodard (D)	33.2	5,245
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	20

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 15,796
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2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Incumbent Skyler Rude defeated Jan Corn in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Skyler Rude (R)	71.0	38,916
		Jan Corn (D)	28.9	15,816
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	65

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,797
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Incumbent Skyler Rude and Jan Corn advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Skyler Rude (R)	71.6	25,281
✔		Jan Corn (D)	28.3	9,981
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	59

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,321
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Incumbent Skyler Rude defeated Carly Coburn in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Skyler Rude (R)	68.2	41,142
		Carly Coburn (D)	31.7	19,163
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	64

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,369
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Incumbent Skyler Rude and Carly Coburn advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Skyler Rude (R)	69.8	26,461
✔		Carly Coburn (D)	30.0	11,359
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	70

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,890
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Skyler Rude defeated Rebecca Francik in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Skyler Rude (R)	60.9	29,157
		Rebecca Francik (D)	39.1	18,705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,862
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2

Rebecca Francik and Skyler Rude defeated Dan Mildon in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebecca Francik (D)	38.0	10,187
✔		Skyler Rude (R)	36.7	9,847
		Dan Mildon (R)	25.3	6,794

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,828
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016. Incumbent Maureen Walsh (R) did not seek re-election.

Bill Jenkin defeated Rebecca Francik in the Washington House of Representatives, District 16-Position 1 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 16-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Jenkin	62.03%	29,812
	Democratic	Rebecca Francik	37.97%	18,252
Total Votes				48,064
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Rebecca Francik and Bill Jenkin defeated Allen Pomraning, Skyler Rude and Mary Ruth Edwards in the Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 1 top two primary.

Washington House of Representatives, District 16-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rebecca Francik	28.68%	5,933
	Republican	Bill Jenkin	21.38%	4,422
	Republican	Allen Pomraning	12.85%	2,659
	Republican	Skyler Rude	19.37%	4,006
	Republican	Mary Ruth Edwards	17.72%	3,665
Total Votes				20,685
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Rude's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Education outcomes

• Excerpt: "Proactive intervention will ensure opportunity and achievement gaps are minimized for these at-risk youth, because every child deserves a chance to succeed."

Prosperity and jobs

• Excerpt: "An economic environment that encourages all businesses to thrive is essential for attaining living wage jobs for our families."

Efficiency and accountability

• Excerpt: "As both a fiscal and compassionate conservative, I will work to ensure state government is effectively delivering essential services for these individuals."

Campaign finance summary

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Skyler Rude campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2	On the Ballot general	$0	$0
2022	Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2	Won general	$127,486	$132,486
2020	Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2	Won general	$83,907	N/A**
2018	Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2	Won general	$96,028	N/A**
Grand total			$307,421	$132,486
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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Political offices
Preceded by Terry Nealey (R)	Washington House of Representatives District 16-Position 2 2019-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Washington House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins

Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon

Minority Leader:Drew Stokesbary

Representatives

District 1-Position 1

Davina Duerr (D)

District 1-Position 2

Shelley Kloba (D)

District 2-Position 1

Andrew Barkis (R)

District 2-Position 2

J.T. Wilcox (R)

District 3-Position 1

Marcus Riccelli (D)

District 3-Position 2

Timm Ormsby (D)

District 4-Position 1

Suzanne Schmidt (R)

District 4-Position 2

Leonard Christian (R)

District 5-Position 1

Bill Ramos (D)

District 5-Position 2

Lisa Callan (D)

District 6-Position 1

Mike Volz (R)

District 6-Position 2

Jenny Graham (R)

District 7-Position 1

Jacquelin Maycumber (R)

District 7-Position 2

Joel Kretz (R)

District 8-Position 1

Stephanie Barnard (R)

District 8-Position 2

April Connors (R)

District 9-Position 1

Mary Dye (R)

District 9-Position 2

Joe Schmick (R)

District 10-Position 1

Clyde Shavers (D)

District 10-Position 2

Dave Paul (D)

District 11-Position 1

David Hackney (D)

District 11-Position 2

Steve Bergquist (D)

District 12-Position 1

Keith Goehner (R)

District 12-Position 2

Mike Steele (R)

District 13-Position 1

Tom Dent (R)

District 13-Position 2

Alex Ybarra (R)

District 14-Position 1

Chris Corry (R)

District 14-Position 2

Gina Mosbrucker (R)

District 15-Position 1

Bruce Chandler (R)

District 15-Position 2

Bryan Sandlin (R)

District 16-Position 1

Mark Klicker (R)

District 16-Position 2

Skyler Rude (R)

District 17-Position 1

Kevin Waters (R)

District 17-Position 2

Paul Harris (R)

District 18-Position 1

Stephanie McClintock (R)

District 18-Position 2

Greg Cheney (R)

District 19-Position 1

Jim Walsh (R)

District 19-Position 2

Joel McEntire (R)

District 20-Position 1

Peter Abbarno (R)

District 20-Position 2

Ed Orcutt (R)

District 21-Position 1

Strom Peterson (D)

District 21-Position 2

Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)

District 22-Position 1

Beth Doglio (D)

District 22-Position 2

Jessica Bateman (D)

District 23-Position 1

Tarra Simmons (D)

District 23-Position 2

Greg Nance (D)

District 24-Position 1

Mike Chapman (D)

District 24-Position 2

Steve Tharinger (D)

District 25-Position 1

Kelly Chambers (R)

District 25-Position 2

Cyndy Jacobsen (R)

District 26-Position 1

Spencer Hutchins (R)

District 26-Position 2

Michelle Caldier (R)

District 27-Position 1

Laurie Jinkins (D)

District 27-Position 2

Jake Fey (D)

District 28-Position 1

Mari Leavitt (D)

District 28-Position 2

Dan Bronoske (D)

District 29-Position 1

Melanie Morgan (D)

District 29-Position 2

Sharlett Mena (D)

District 30-Position 1

Jamila Taylor (D)

District 30-Position 2

Kristine Reeves (D)

District 31-Position 1

Drew Stokesbary (R)

District 31-Position 2

Eric Robertson (R)

District 32-Position 1

Cindy Ryu (D)

District 32-Position 2

Lauren Davis (D)

District 33-Position 1

Tina Orwall (D)

District 33-Position 2

Mia Gregerson (D)

District 34-Position 1

Emily Alvarado (D)

District 34-Position 2

Joe Fitzgibbon (D)

District 35-Position 1

Dan Griffey (R)

District 35-Position 2

Travis Couture (R)

District 36-Position 1

Julia Reed (D)

District 36-Position 2

Liz Berry (D)

District 37-Position 1

Sharon Santos (D)

District 37-Position 2

Chipalo Street (D)

District 38-Position 1

Julio Cortes (D)

District 38-Position 2

Mary Fosse (D)

District 39-Position 1

Sam Low (R)

District 39-Position 2

Carolyn Eslick (R)

District 40-Position 1

Debra Lekanoff (D)

District 40-Position 2

Alex Ramel (D)

District 41-Position 1

Tana Senn (D)

District 41-Position 2

My-Linh Thai (D)

District 42-Position 1

Alicia Rule (D)

District 42-Position 2

Joe Timmons (D)

District 43-Position 1

Nicole Macri (D)

District 43-Position 2

Frank Chopp (D)

District 44-Position 1

Brandy Donaghy (D)

District 44-Position 2

April Berg (D)

District 45-Position 1

Roger Goodman (D)

District 45-Position 2

Larry Springer (D)

District 46-Position 1

Gerry Pollet (D)

District 46-Position 2

Darya Farivar (D)

District 47-Position 1

Debra Entenman (D)

District 47-Position 2

Chris Stearns (D)

District 48-Position 1

Vandana Slatter (D)

District 48-Position 2

Amy Walen (D)

District 49-Position 1

Sharon Wylie (D)

District 49-Position 2

Monica Stonier (D)

Democratic Party (58)

Republican Party (40)