Sequim resident announces candidacy

Published 1:30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026

Union advocate, mom, former teacher, and legislative aide Kaylee Kuehn has announced her campaign for State Representative in Washington’s 24th Legislative District.

Kuehn, who grew up in Sequim and has four generations of her family living on the Olympic Peninsula, said she decided to run because she believes Washington must do more to ensure working families can afford to live and raise their children.

“People should be able to afford their bills, take care of their families, and live fulfilling lives,” Kuehn said. “I want my daughter and every child growing up here to inherit a place that values its people and works for them.”

Kuehn comes from a working-class union family. Her grandfather worked on the railroad for 20 years, her grandmother was a paraeducator, and both of her parents are teachers in Sequim. She taught high school math and social studies before transitioning to remote digital media work after the birth of her daughter, who is now 10 months old.

She has also worked four legislative sessions in Olympia as an intern, session aide, and union advocate.

“I’ve seen how the system works and where it’s falling short,” she said. “We need people in Olympia who are deeply invested in their communities and willing to bring empathy and common-sense decision-making to the job.”

Her campaign priorities include tackling affordability, strengthening public education, improving healthcare access, addressing the mental health and substance abuse crisis, supporting family-wage jobs, honoring veterans, strengthening public safety, supporting seniors, and protecting reproductive freedom.

“Too many people feel like they’re doing everything right but still falling behind,” Kuehn said. “We need solutions that ease the burden on working families and the middle class.”

If elected, Kuehn would be the first woman to represent the 24th Legislative District at the state level in 15 years.