Washington Supreme Court Justice Pos. 2
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Sal Mungia | 745,094 | 43.83% |
| David Larson (N) | 621,025 | 36.53% |
| Todd Bloom | 276,559 | 16.27% |
| David Shelvey | 57,458 | 3.38% |
* 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.
The Candidates
Sal Mungia
- Age:
- 65
- City:
- Gig Harbor, Washington
Education: Graduated from Clover Park High School in Lakewood in 1977. Earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Pacific Lutheran University in 1981 and law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984.
Work experience: Has worked in medical malpractice, serious injury, personal injury, real estate, business and general litigation at Gordon Thomas Honeywell, a law firm in Western Washington, since 1986, and has been a partner at the firm since 1991. Served as president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association in 1999 and president of the Washington State Bar Association in 2009. Served on Washington State Access to Justice Board from 2016 to 2022 including two years as chair.
Political experience: First run for office
Family: Single. Has three adult children, one child in school and one grandchild.
Campaign finance: Has raised more than $308,000, including large donations from the Washington Education Association Political Action Committee, Washington Federation of State Employees (union), Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala and associated attorneys, Justice for All PAC, WA State Council of Firefighters Support Team.
David Larson
- Party:
- No party
- Age:
- 66
- City:
- Federal Way, Washington
Education: Graduated from Federal Way High School 1976. Earned bachelor’s degree in public administration from the University of Puget Sound in 1980. Earned law degree from Seattle University School of Law in 1984.
Work experience: Served as judge at Federal Way Municipal Court since 2008; presiding judge since 2009. Worked as a civil trial lawyer for 23 years before becoming a judge. Owned his own law firm between 1991 and 2001 and a mediation company with 22 contract mediators between 1998 and 2001.
Political experience: Elected to Federal Way Municipal Court in 2021, 2017, 2013 and 2009. Appointed to Federal Way School Board in 2007 and elected to the position in 2007. Resigned when elected as a judge in 2009. Ran unsuccessfully for Supreme Court in 2016 and 2020.
Family: Single, with two adult children and four grandchildren.
Campaign Finance: Has raised over $50,000 largely in individual donations from people in the Federal Way area.
Contact information: larsonforwa.org
Todd Bloom
- City:
- Tacoma, Washington
Bloom declined to answer biographical questions, the below information is from his website, LinkedIn and other sources.
Age: Declined to disclose
Education: Received a bachelor’s in economics from Simpson College, earned a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the United States Naval War College, earned a law degree and master’s in business administration from Tulane University. Obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of Washington specializing in taxation.
Work experience: Member of the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1997 to 2002, active duty naval officer from 2002 to 2013. Worked as a senior manager at “big four” accounting firms including Deloitte and PwC. Has two decades of experience in financial planning and tax services.
Political experience: Ran for the United States House of Representatives in Washington’s 6th Congressional District in 2022 and 2016 both times as a Republican.
Family: Married to Katie Bloom. Has two adult children
Campaign finance: Has raised no funds.
David Shelvey
- Age:
- 59
- City:
- Sumner, Washington
Education: Graduated from Mount Rainer High School in Des Moines, Washington, graduated in 1982. Earned associate degree in paralegal studies from Crown College in Tacoma in 2007, bachelor’s degree in business administration from Herzing University in 2008, master’s of business administration from City University of Seattle in 2013, and law degree from Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan in 2012.
Work experience: Family law, estate planning and tax matters as a sole practitioner at Rockcraft, PLLC since 2015. Has worked seasonally as a tax adviser seasonally at H&R Block since 2016. Worked as an associate attorney at Robert, Taub & Associates from 2019-23. Worked as a paralegal from 2006 to 2009 before going back to school.
Political experience: First run for office.
Campaign Finance: Has raised no funds.
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