Sharon Hanek

A candidate for State Treasurer, State of Washington in the 2012 Washington General Election

Party: Independent

Age: 69

City: Bonney Lake, Washington

Education: Graduated high school on a U.S. military base in Japan in 1974. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1978 with bachelor’s degrees in business administration and accounting.

Work experience: Earned a Certified Public Accountant certificate in 1980 and has worked as a self-employed accountant ever since.

Political experience: Elected to the Pierce County Charter Review Commission in 2016. In 2012, she mounted a write-in candidacy for state treasurer that earned her enough votes to advance to the general election, but she was defeated by then-Democratic incumbent Jim McIntire.

Family: Married to Stan Hanek. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.

Campaign finance: Raised more than $38,000 as of Oct. 2, 2024, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Notable donors include: Utah-based WSRP Advisory LLC; I-200 PAC, a group that works to maintain a state initiative passed by Washington voters in 1998 that restricts the use of affirmative action; and the Concerned Taxpayers of Washington State.