Pete Serrano
A candidate for Attorney General, State of Washington in the 2024 Washington General Election, Nov. 5
Party: Republican
City: Pasco, Washington
Education: Graduated from Placer High School in California in 1998. Holds bachelor’s degrees in Italian from the University of California, Davis. Earned a law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2009. Earned a master’s degree in environmental law from Vermont Law School in 2010.
Work experience: Current general council and board president of the Silent Majority Foundation. Previously worked as an environmental lawyer for the U.S. Department of Energy at Hanford and as a lawyer at Energy Northwest.
Political experience: Elected to Pasco City Council in 2018. Currently serves as mayor of Pasco.
Family: Married. Has two children.
Campaign finance: Has raised more than $341,000 as of Oct. 2, 2024, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Donors include: the San Juan County Republican Party, Mystique Inc. doing business as Olympus Spa, and the Pasco Firefighters Union.
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