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Kevin Parker

A candidate for State Representative, Position 1, Legislative District 6 (NW Spokane County and NE Spokane) in the 2014 Washington Primary Election, Aug. 5

Party: Republican

Age: 50

City: Spokane, WA

Occupation: Coffee shop owner

KEVIN PARKER

Education: Undergraduate degree from Whitworth University; MBA from George Fox University; executive leadership studies at Harvard University.

Work experience: Owns several Spokane coffee shops; adjunct professor at Whitworth and Gonzaga universities; incumbent state representative; was working as a volunteer youth counselor at Columbine High School during the 1999 massacre that killed 13 and injured 21 others.

Political experience: Three terms in the Washington House of Representatives.

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Race Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Kevin Parker (R) 19,528 63.51%
Donald Dover (D) 11,218 36.49%

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