Lori has been a Shoreline resident for 13 years. She graduated from the University of Washington. She served 2 terms as the chair of the 32nd Legislative District Republicans, as Region 7 executive board member of the King County Republican Party, and as a precinct captain.

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

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Opposes the cap-and-trade scheme, believing it increases fuel and utility costs.

Opposes the "cap-and-trade scheme", believing it increases fuel and utility costs.

Believes the high cost of living in Washington, including property taxes, health insurance, groceries, and energy bills, is detrimental to working families, businesses, and is causing citizens to leave the state for more affordable options.

- Opposes the "cap-and-trade scheme", believing it increases fuel and utility costs.
- Believes the high cost of living in Washington, including property taxes, health insurance, groceries, and energy bills, is detrimental to working families, businesses, and is causing citizens to leave the state for more affordable options.

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As of June 9, 2025, Lori Theis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Plans to improve mental health care by making secure treatment facilities functional, increasing the number of secure ambulances, and providing hiring and retention incentives for mental health staff and counselors.

- Plans to improve mental health care by making secure treatment facilities functional, increasing the number of secure ambulances, and providing hiring and retention incentives for mental health staff and counselors.

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Believes children are vulnerable to sex trafficking, drugs, and murder in public spaces like streets and shopping malls.

Believes criminals outnumber peace officers and mental health workers, and plans to fund hiring and retention of officers and counselors to address violence against women and children.

Believes drugs lead to homelessness and crime, and supports fixing the "Blake Fix" to provide effective mental health care.

- Supports restoring police pursuit.
- Believes children are vulnerable to sex trafficking, drugs, and murder in public spaces like streets and shopping malls.
- Believes criminals outnumber peace officers and mental health workers, and plans to fund hiring and retention of officers and counselors to address violence against women and children.
- Believes drugs lead to homelessness and crime, and supports fixing the "Blake Fix" to provide effective mental health care.

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Lauren lives in Shoreline. She earned a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Brown University. She is a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

Lauren directed school and campus-based mental health and suicide prevention programs at Forefront and helped to found the Washington Recovery Alliance, where she serves as the executive director. She also served on the Public Policy Committee for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Washington State and taught a mental health policy course in the Masters in Social Work program at the University of Washington.

Lauren Davis is a state representative in State Legislative District 32. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her 2nd term. 

As of June 9, 2025, Lauren Davis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports mental health and addiction recovery services.

Advocate for mental health and addiction recovery services.

Believes Washington can be a national model for healthcare by investing in youth prevention, early intervention, and recovery support services.

Said, "Everyone deserves access to a safe, healthy, and affordable home. Increasing access to affordable housing, preventing family homelessness, and providing supportive housing for our neighbors living with behavioral health conditions will be one of my main focuses as long as I am in office."

- Advocate for mental health and addiction recovery services.
- Believes Washington can be a national model for healthcare by investing in youth prevention, early intervention, and recovery support services.
- Said, "Everyone deserves access to a safe, healthy, and affordable home. Increasing access to affordable housing, preventing family homelessness, and providing supportive housing for our neighbors living with behavioral health conditions will be one of my main focuses as long as I am in office."

Supports adopting evidence-based gun violence prevention measures, such as "lifesaving, common sense gun laws."

Supports investing in education to help families out of poverty and grow the economy.

- Supports investing in education to help families out of poverty and grow the economy.

Lauren Davis

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