House Pos. 1
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Engell (R) | 19,870 | 48.90% |
| Soo Ing-Moody (R) | 10,485 | 25.80% |
| Teagan Levine (R) | 10,278 | 25.29% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About the Race
The Candidates
Andrew Engell
- Party:
- Republican
- City:
- Colville, Washington
Education: Home-schooled in the Colville area. Completed the Washington AgForestry leadership program.
Work experience: Volunteer at the Addy Fire Department for 14 years as a firefighter. President of the Colville Rotary Club, and on the Addy Rescue Mission board for seven years and was chairman most of that time. Previously a farmer.
Political experience: Serves as deputy district director for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and served on the State Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee.
Family: Married to Celeste Engell. Has four school-age children.
Campaign finance: Engell has raised nearly $54,000, as of Oct. 2, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. His largest donation was $5,000 from the 7th District Republican Committee. Other top contributors include: Avista, the Broadband Communications Association of Washington Political Action Committee and Highline Grain Growers Inc.
Soo Ing-Moody
- Party:
- Republican
- City:
- Twisp, Washington
Education: Graduated from Stamford Collegiate High in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Earned a double bachelor’s in sociology and German language and literature from the University of Toronto. Studied Human Resource Management at Ryerson University. Earned two master’s degrees from the University of Freiburg in sociology and English language and literature.
Work experience: Worked as a senior research specialist at Socio Eco Research as a consultant and social researcher from 2000 to 2007. With some timing overlap, worked as a stringer for Methow Valley News from 2005-09. Since 2021, she’s been the engagement and outreach specialist at the Washington State Department of Commerce in her region.
Political experience: Served as the mayor of Twisp from 2010 to 2023. Served as the vice chair of the Western Municipal Association of Washington Cities from 2021-22, president of the Association of Washington Cities from 2020-21, and was in various positions on the board since 2015. She’s the founder of the Okanogan Council of Governments and was chair from 2014-23. Served on the Resource Advisory Committee for the U.S. Forest Service from 2014-16.
Family: Married to Mike Ing-Moody and mother to two adult children in their 20s.
Campaign finance: Raised more than $58,000 as of Oct. 2, 2024 according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Top contributors include Ronal McCollum of Winthrop, Mary Louise McCollum of Winthrop, Peter Morgan of Twisp, Linda Evans Parlette of Wenatchee, Hank Konrad of Twisp and Judy Konrad of Twisp.
Teagan Levine
- Party:
- Republican
- City:
- Tonasket, Washington
Education: Graduated from Shorewood High School.
Work experience: Owned a construction and plumbing company, owned a fitness center, worked with a contractor called Native Energy doing maintenance on ports of the U.S.-Canadian Border. Currently works as an administrative assistant on the Okanogan County Prosecutor’s Office.
Political experience: Has served on the Tonasket City Council since 2018. Currently the Okanogan County Republican Party chair.
Family: Mother of two teenage boys and a daughter who recently died.
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