Washington › King County › State Representative, Legislative District 31, Position 2
2 candidates are tracked for State Representative, Legislative District 31, Position 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joshua Penner and John Bielka. Candidate information follows official King County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Washington top-two primary, August 4, 2026: all candidates appear on one ballot, every voter may participate regardless of party, and the top two advance to November 3. Your printed ballot carries only the district your address falls in — add your street address in the lookup to match your exact districts, or confirm with King County Elections. Candidates are from King County Elections' official filing list.
Republican · Incumbent
State representative and executive strategist at Penner and Co who served eight years as mayor of Orting, per his Washington state voters' pamphlet statement. He is a Marine Corps Iraq War veteran and co-founder of PNW Vets, per the pamphlet statement.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-01.
Campaign site →Democratic
Civil engineer and public works director with more than 30 years managing infrastructure, budgets, and operations, per his Washington state voters' pamphlet statement. He has owned an excavation business and raises cattle at his farm outside Orting, per the pamphlet statement.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-01.
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