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Mike Foster

A candidate for State Representative, position 2, Legislative District 7 (Northeastern Washington) in the 2016 Washington General Election, Nov. 8

Party: Libertarian

City: Newport, WA

Education: Graduated from Redmond High School in 1991. Earned a bachelor's degree in information technology at Colorado Technical University in 2015.

Work experience: Worked in telecommunications and IT for 10 years and for property management as a field service technician. Manages Newport Pines Apartments. Joined Army in 1991 and served for a few years before joining Navy, where he served until 1999.

Political experience: First run for office.

Family: Single. No children.

Race Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Joel Kretz (R) 40,744 77.17%
Mike Foster (L) 12,051 22.83%

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