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Tony Bailey

A candidate for Deer Park City Council Position 6, City of Deer Park in the 2025 Washington Primary Election, Aug. 5

Age: 49

City: Deer Park, Washington

Tony Bailey

Age: 48

Education: Bailey went to two high schools in Tennessee, Dobyns-Bennett and Volunteer, and graduated in 1995. In 1999, Bailey got his bachelor’s at Carson Newman University in Tennessee, where he double-majored in history and political science. Bailey returned to college in 2007 to pursue his master’s in international relations with a Chinese emphasis at Troy University in Alabama.

Work Experience: Served in the Air Force for six years, finishing his service as a captain. Worked for a consulting company under Accenture before joining the banking world. Worked first at JP Morgan Chase, then at Umpqua Bank where he was both a senior vice president and their chief procurement officer. Works in commercial general construction as a construction project manager for Yost Gallagher Construction. Owns a building in downtown Deer Park on the corner of First and Main that has three commercial businesses on the ground floor and residential tenants on the second floor. Owns a building in Chewelah, Washington, that has 11 residential units. Volunteers for Generation Alive, a nonprofit that seeks to empower youth to become compassionate leaders. Also volunteers for Second Harvest and Habitat for Humanity.

Political Experience: First run for office.

Family: Married to Leah Bailey. Has two daughters.

Campaign Finance: Reported no contributions as of Oct. 2, 2025.

Race Results

Candidate Votes Pct
David Aufdencamp 475 47.74%
Tony Bailey 300 30.15%
Robert Whaley 220 22.11%

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