Skyler Rude
Elected Experience
16th District State Representative (2019–present); Assistant Minority Floor Leader; Chairman, State Committeeman, and Precinct Committee Officer for the Walla Walla County Republican Party
Other Professional Experience
Real Estate Broker and small business owner; Legislative Assistant, Washington State Senate (2017-18) and House of Representatives (2015-16); Insurance Agent (2009-14)
Education
Walla Walla Community College; Western Governors University
Community Service
Past involvement: Care and Share Food Drive; Blue Mountain Action Council Board Member; Washington State Leadership Board Member; Walla Walla Parks, Recreation and Urban Forestry Advisory Board; Columbia Basin College EMS Program Advisory Committee
Statement
Born and raised in Walla Walla, Skyler has spent his life serving the communities of the 16th District. Since joining the Legislature in 2019, he has built a reputation for bipartisan leadership focused on practical solutions and strong local representation. Skyler’s priorities include improving educational outcomes, supporting public safety, strengthening the local economy, and protecting services for vulnerable populations. As a leader on education policy and a voice for southeastern Washington, Skyler works to ensure communities from Walla Walla to the Tri-Cities are heard in Olympia. He remains committed to respectful leadership, fiscal responsibility, and putting people before politics.
Community Engagement
Endorsements and Opposition
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Donors
Donors
$81,317 from 74+ donors ($70,796 cash / $10,521 in-kind)
- House Republican Organizational Committee$10,152
- Premera Blue Cross$3,000
- WA Charters Pac$2,400
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 598 Pac$2,400
- Puget Sound Energy$2,400
- Delta Dental OF Washington$2,400
- Washington Affordable Housing Council$2,400
- Amazon.com$2,400
- Spokane Teachers Credit Union$2,400
- Washington Hospitality Association$2,400
- Smith Bradford L$2,000
- Sabey Corporation$2,000
- Marathon Petroleum Corp$1,500
- Puget Sound Chapter - Neca Pac$1,200
- Proliance Surgeons PAC State Account$1,200
- PMI US Corporate Services Inc.$1,200
- Washington Bankers Assoc$1,200
- Washington State Dental Pac$1,200
- Build East Pac$1,200
- Microsoft Corporation$1,200