Mark Anthony Miloscia (born September 13, 1958) is an American politician and former public school teacher who served in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2019. A Democrat for more than twenty years, in 2014 he switched to the Republican Party and ran for election to represent the 30th Legislative District in the state senate - winning by more than ten percentage points.[1] In 2016, Miloscia ran for state auditor as a Republican, he lost the general election to Democrat Pat McCarthy by 5 percentage points. He represented the 30th legislative district for seven terms, from 1999 to 2013, in the Washington House of Representatives.[2] He was endorsed by The Seattle Times newspaper for re-election in 2018.
As of 2013[update] he sits on the board of directors for the Federal Way Boys and Girls Club, is a member of St. Vincent's Knights of Columbus, and is a member of the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce.[citation needed]
On September 15, 2011, Miloscia announced his candidacy to run as a Democrat to replace retiring Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag.[6] Miloscia came under fire within his own party for his conservative positions on abortion and same-sex marriage, and he failed to receive its nomination.[7] Miloscia was not among the top-two vote-getters in Washington's blanket primary system, garnering less than 10% of the vote, and thus did not appear on the November general election ballot.[8] Fellow Democratic State Representative Troy Kelley was elected as state auditor in November 2012. Miloscia's seat in the legislature was won by Republican Federal Way City CouncilpersonLinda Kochmar.[citation needed]
While serving as a representative, Miloscia worked as a substitute teacher when the legislature was not in session. As of March 2014, Miloscia announced his candidacy for State Senate in the 30th Legislative District as a Republican. [citation needed]
On March 6, 2014, Miloscia switched to the Republican Party when he announced his candidacy for the State Senate in the 30th Legislative District in 2014 - an election he ultimately won by more than 11 points.[9]
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^"Filing Week surprise: Fundamentalist Mark Miloscia jumps into Secretary of State contest". 18 May 2022.
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^"Washington Secretary of State, 2016 General Election Results - State Auditor". vote.wa.gov. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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^"Washington Secretary of State, 2008 General Election Results - Legislative District 30". vote.wa.gov. November 26, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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