Mike Volz

A candidate for State Representative, position 1, Legislative District 6 (NW Spokane County and NE Spokane) in the 2016 Washington General Election, Nov. 8

Party: Republican

Age: 58

City: Spokane, Washington

Education: Graduated from Ritzville High School in 1983. Graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in business with a dual concentration in accounting and finance. Graduated with a masters of business administration in 2005 from Gonzaga. Is a certified public accountant.

Political experience: Elected to the state House in 2016 and re-elected in 2018. Unsuccessfully ran for Spokane County auditor against Vicky Dalton in 2006.Work experience: Chief deputy county treasurer for the last 10 years. Previously worked four years as assistant director of finance at Spokane Transit Authority, seven years as senior finance manager and accountant at Spokane County Treasurer’s Office, one year as a financial analyst for Empire Health Services, two years as controller for small music company The Production Group, and three years as private security guard for Argos Systems. Served three years as military police officer in the Army in West Germany in the 1980s and at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Served in the National Guard after Army.

Family: Married to Diane Volz. Has three children

Campaign finance: Raised about $69,800, as of Sept. 29, 2020, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Top contributors include Avista Corp.; Kaiser Aluminum; Amazon; Washington State Trooper Political Action Committee; and the Build East Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Inland Northwest Association of General Contractors.