Brian Dansel
A candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 5 in the 2024 Washington Primary Election, Aug. 6
Party: Republican
Age: 42
City: Republic, Washington
Education: Earned Associate of Arts degree from Walla Walla Community College. Graduated from Republic High School.
Work experience: Former golf pro, contractor.
Political experience: Elected as Ferry County Commissioner in 2010. Won election to state Senate in 2013 and served as vice chair of both the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources committees. Joined Trump Administration in 2017 as a special assistant to the Secretary of Agriculcuture and served as an advisor on the National Economic Council. Later in 2017 appointed as executive director of the USDA’s Washington State Farm Service Agency. In 2019, he was appointed as the USDA’s Pacific Northwest regional director. He was appointed to a seat on the Ferry County Commission in 2023.
Family: Married, one son.
Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Baumgartner (R) | 55,859 | 27.49% |
| Carmela Conroy (D) | 37,227 | 18.32% |
| Jacquelin Maycumber (R) | 27,717 | 13.64% |
| Bernadine Bank (D) | 24,111 | 11.86% |
| Brian Dansel (R) | 21,983 | 10.82% |
| Ann Marie Danimus (D) | 11,306 | 5.56% |
| Jonathan Bingle (R) | 7,510 | 3.70% |
| Rene’ Holaday (R) | 6,180 | 3.04% |
| Rick Valentine Flynn (R) | 4,822 | 2.37% |
| Matthew Welde (D) | 4,183 | 2.06% |
| Bobbi Bennett-Wolcott (D) | 2,336 | 1.15% |
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