Lisa Callan
2019 - Present
2025
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Lisa Callan (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 5-Position 2. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. Her current term ends on January 13, 2025.
Callan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 5-Position 2. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Callan's professional experience includes working as a project management consultant and with Boeing. Callan has volunteered with the Clare Beckett Guild for Children's Hospitals and King County United Way. She earned a bachelor's degree in math from Northern Arizona University.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Callan was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- Education Committee
- Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee
- Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee
- Capital Budget Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Callan was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Callan was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee, Vice Chair
- Capital Budget Committee
- Education Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Incumbent Lisa Callan defeated Patrick Peacock in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Callan (D) | 56.2 | 38,083 |
 | Patrick Peacock (R) | 43.7 | 29,582 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 67,723 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Incumbent Lisa Callan and Patrick Peacock advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Callan (D) | 57.3 | 25,683 |
| ✔ | | Patrick Peacock (R) | 42.6 | 19,105 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 44,821 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Callan in this election.
2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Incumbent Lisa Callan defeated Chad Magendanz in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Callan (D) | 53.8 | 38,030 |
 | Chad Magendanz (R) | 46.1 | 32,528 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 70,631 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Incumbent Lisa Callan and Chad Magendanz advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Callan (D) | 55.3 | 23,898 |
| ✔ | | Chad Magendanz (R) | 44.5 | 19,250 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 70 | ||
| Total votes: 43,218 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Landon Halverson (R)
2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Incumbent Lisa Callan won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Callan (D) | 89.9 | 64,086 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 10.1 | 7,194 | ||
| Total votes: 71,280 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Incumbent Lisa Callan advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Callan (D) | 92.3 | 38,801 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.7 | 3,221 | ||
| Total votes: 42,022 | |||
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Lisa Callan defeated incumbent Paul Graves in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Callan (D) | 52.2 | 39,330 |
 | Paul Graves (R) | 47.8 | 35,944 | |
| Total votes: 75,274 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2
Lisa Callan and incumbent Paul Graves defeated Ryan Burkett in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Callan (D) | 53.3 | 22,806 |
| ✔ | | Paul Graves (R) | 45.2 | 19,312 |
 | Ryan Burkett (Independent) | 1.5 | 636 | |
| Total votes: 42,754 | |||
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2017
Two of the five seats on the Issaquah School District school board in Washington were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. District 2 member Marnie Maraldo and District 4 member Lisa Callan filed for re-election and both ran unopposed, winning new terms.[3]
Results
| Issaquah School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Callan Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 16,245 |
| Total Votes | 16,245 | |
| Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 28, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Funding
Callan opted for mini reporting in this election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[4] Candidates who opted for this had to keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but were not required to report them. If they raised and spent more than $5,000 in aggregate or received more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, they would have had to switch their filing status from mini to full reporting.[5]
2013
Callan ran for election to the District 4 seat against incumbent Alison Meryweather on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Issaquah School District, Four-year term, District 4, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Callan |
51.6% | 10,545 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison Meryweather Incumbent | 47.9% | 9,790 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 97 | |
| Total Votes | 20,432 | |||
| Source: King County Elections, "Certified Results," November 25, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Callan reported $22,029.64 in contributions and $19,865.93 in expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, which left her campaign with $2,163.71 on hand as of December 17, 2013.[6]
Endorsements
Callan's campaign website listed the following endorsements:[7]
- State Representative Marcie Maxwell
- Connie Fletcher
- Pat Braman
- Christina Anagnostopoulos
- Dimitri Anagnostopoulos
- David Baty
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lisa Callan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Lisa Callan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Lisa Callan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
Callan's campaign website listed the following themes for 2013:[8]
Future-driven education
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"My son is going to graduate in 2023. We can’t predict what the world will look like in ten years, but we have an obligation to prepare our students for that future. I want to be a part of ensuring our schools are future driven. Technologies, job skills, the economy, and the global state of affairs are anything but stagnant. We can’t accurately predict what things are going to look like down the road, but we must be sure our kids are prepared and ready to enter the world, whatever it looks like, when it is their time. Every year counts in preparing our kids for the future." |
More than just academics
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"Our kids face challenges we never dreamed of. We know that their social, emotional, mental, and physical well-being is just as important as their academic successes. Without well-rounded health, they will struggle to learn even from the best of teachers. Whatever the issues are: academic performance, language barriers, economic limitations, stress, bullying, depression, or even drugs or alcohol, we have to come together as a community to address these things head on." |
Frontlines
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"I believe creating an environment for our teachers to reach their fullest potential, opens the door for our kids to reach theirs. Every teacher deserves the resources they need to reach our kids. Every teacher changes lives." |
Intelligent, fiscally responsible decisions
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"I want to be a part of helping bring all this together, to ensure that we are making the tough decisions based on what is best for our kids. Decisions about what our kids are being taught, decisions about how to prepare and support our teachers, and decisions about how we provide it all both generously and responsibly." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 |
Officeholder Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Friends of Lisa Callan, "About Lisa," accessed August 21, 2013
- ↑ Sammamish Review, "Lisa Callan announces Issaquah School Board candidacy," June 4, 2013
- ↑ King County, "Who Has Filed," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, "New Candidates," accessed June 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Friends of Lisa Callan, "Endorsements," accessed August 21, 2013
- ↑ Friends of Lisa Callan, "Issues," accessed August 21, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Graves (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 5-Position 2 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Issaquah School District school board District 4 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
