2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Washington House District 49, Position 2

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Washington uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the August 4 primary advanced, regardless of party preference.

Candidates

Monica Jurado Stonier

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 49 (since 2017)
Work: State Representative, 49th District (House Majority Floor Leader); middle school teacher

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: Washington State Representative; House Majority Floor Leader; Chair, Financial Education Public Private Partnership; Member, Appropriations Committee, Education Committee, Healthcare and Wellness Committee, and Rules Committee.

Monica Jurado Stonier is a state representative and the House Majority Floor Leader. She is a classroom teacher at Pacific Middle School and a professional development provider in Evergreen Public Schools.

Leaders in the other Washington are undercutting democracy and ignoring the Constitution, but I am fighting for this Washington. Clark County has the highest eviction rate, again. We still need real funding for special education, jobs for working families, and affordable healthcare. While they attack our neighbors, I stand with them. …

Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State

Stonier's experience

Elected experience: Washington State Representative; House Majority Floor Leader; Chair, Financial Education Public Private Partnership; Member, Appropriations Committee, Education Committee, Healthcare and Wellness Committee, and Rules Committee.
Other professional experience: Classroom teacher, Pacific Middle School; Professional Development provider in Evergreen Public Schools; Youth Sports Coach, Girls Cross Country and Track; Chair, Financial Education Public Private Partnership; Co-Chair, Working Families Caucus.
Community service: General Advisory Committee, Cascadia Tech Academy; Board Member, Council for the Homeless; Co-Chair, Clark County Children's Council.

Stonier's education

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Western Washington University
Washington State Teaching Certificate, Western Washington University
Master’s in Education, Washington State University Vancouver

Stonier's committees

Appropriations
Education
Health Care & Wellness
Rules

Sources for Stonier

Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)
Washington State Legislature: current member roster (Washington State Legislature (legislative web services), Public record)
Washington State Legislature: committee information (Washington State Legislature (legislative web services), Public record)

Derek Thompson

Republican

Work: Delivery driver; retired cosmetology instructor; former Nike department supervisor

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Other professional experience: Retired cosmetology instructor Washington and Oregon; department supervisor at Nike. Platinum level delivery driver for Door dash

Derek Thompson is a retired cosmetology instructor in Washington and Oregon and a former department supervisor at Nike. He now works as a delivery driver.

Vancouver deserves a neighbor's voice in Olympia. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, we all feel the weight of rising costs and a broken school funding formula. As a retired instructor and former Nike supervisor, I know leadership requires accountability. …

Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State

Thompson's experience

Other professional experience: Retired cosmetology instructor Washington and Oregon; department supervisor at Nike. Platinum level delivery driver for Door dash
Community service: Superintendent of Bible Education; weekly food distribution 4th plane Adventist Food Bank; volunteer, Clark Transition Center since 2006; MLK Elementary and Fort Vancouver High Supporter.

Thompson's education

Education healed college: business Administration slash entrepreneurship coursework
licensed Washington State and Oregon Cosmetology Instructor

Sources for Thompson

Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

GENERAL 2026 Candidate List (VoteWA, election 899) (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

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