Jeff Gombosky (D)

Resume: 25, Spokane native … Mead High School; bachelor’s degree, Eastern Washington University … Program director for the Institute for Neighborhood Leadership; former staff member to state Sen. Ray Moore; Democratic Precinct Committee officer in 1993. … Spokane police advisory committee; steering committee for Washington Drug Free Youth; Hillyard Neighborhood Steering Committee. … Married, no children.

Finances: Raised about $13,000, much of that coming from state and local unions.

Why he’s running: He wants to get the state government to work better with local community groups to improve people’s quality of life without spending more tax dollars.

, DataTimes