Brendon Hill (R)

Resume: Age 28, Spokane-area native … East Valley High School, associate of arts degree from Spokane Community College, now enrolled at Eastern Washington University, wine steward at Patsy Clark’s Mansion since 1988 … Sits on Bloomsday and Hoopfest committees … Married, two children.

Finances: Has raised about $9,000.

Why running: “We need to help teachers do their jobs and get parents better involved.” Hill also said he has a “vision” for government’s role in society. “The way we’ve been going the last 20 years, we’ve been working for the government, not the other way around.”

, DataTimes