A LOOK AT THE 27TH DISTRICT SENATE CANDIDATES
JACK CONNELLY
Age: 56.
Residence: Tacoma.
Party: Democratic.
Occupation: Attorney.
Education: Bachelor’s in human biology, Stanford University; law degree, UC Hastings Law School.
Civic experience includes: Tacoma Rainiers ownership group; Washington State Association for Justice, former president; Tacoma Library Board, trustee; Martin Luther King Housing Development Association board of directors.
Total raised, spent: $646,507, $495,905.
Top donors include: Self-funding $571,100; Justice for All PAC, $1,800; Terry Lumsden of Tacoma, $1,800; Lincoln Beauregard of Seattle; $1,800; Brad Cheney of Tacoma, $1,600.
JEANNIE DARNEILLE
Age: 63.
Residence: Tacoma.
Party: Democratic.
Occupation: State representative.
Education: bachelor’s degree, Western Washington University; master’s in education, Colorado State University. Civic experience includes: Pierce County Asset Building Coalition, founder; Associated Ministries, board member; Pierce County Human Services Coalition, former chairwoman; City of Tacoma Human Rights Commission, vice chair.
Total raised, spent: $217,185, $96,600.
Top donors include: Phyllis Izant of University Place, $3,600; Campaign for Tribal Self Reliance By WA Indian Gaming Association, $1,800; CenturyLink Washington PAC, $1,800; Premera Blue Cross, $1,800; Vigor Industrial LLC, $1,800.
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