Jeremie graduated from Davis High School. He has a bachelor's degree from University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He has 3 daughters.

Jeremie is a real estate developer and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve.

Ballotpedia, Jeremie Dufault

Jeremie Dufault was previously a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.

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Believes in applying "common-sense conservative values and business experience" to economic policies.

Believes families, individuals, and local communities should have control over local economic matters.

As a state representative, helped stop several property tax increase proposals and a state income tax.

Opposes increasing property taxes and expanding state income tax.

- Believes in applying "common-sense conservative values and business experience" to economic policies.
- Believes families, individuals, and local communities should have control over local economic matters.
- As a state representative, helped stop several property tax increase proposals and a state income tax.
- Opposes increasing property taxes and expanding state income tax.

Economy

As of June 8, 2025, Jeremie Dufault’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

As a state representative, sponsored legislation to expand mental health care in Yakima County.

- As a state representative, sponsored legislation to expand mental health care in Yakima County.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Believes in providing assistance to those in need, particularly U.S. Armed Forces veterans.

As a state representative, helped create the Purple Heart license plate program and increased housing and medical services for homeless veterans.

- Believes in providing assistance to those in need, particularly U.S. Armed Forces veterans.
- As a state representative, helped create the Purple Heart license plate program and increased housing and medical services for homeless veterans.

Public Safety

Education

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Jeremie Dufault

As of October 10, 2024, Rich Bright’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Rich served in Desert Storm in 1991 and in Iraq in 2004-05 and 2008-09. He was also a high school and middle school history teacher, and has been president of a union for 8 years.

Rich Bright's campaign for State Representative is his first entry into politics.

As of June 8, 2025, Rich Bright’s website did not contain information on this issue.

KIMA Action News, Full Interview with Richard Bright

Opposes access to puberty blockers for transgender youth.

- Opposes abortion.
- Opposes access to puberty blockers for transgender youth.

Wants to address the public defender storage in the area.

Says homelessness is the biggest issue facing the district.

- Wants to address the public defender storage in the area.
- Says homelessness is the biggest issue facing the district.

Rich Bright

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