Candidate Surveys — 14th District Representative Pos 1
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Ballotpedia Candidate Connection 2026
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?
Chelsea Dimas
A visible homegrown leader, ready to work for YOUA champion of human rights and proudly fighting for the working classPutting the people first and building a community where we ALL thrive in District 14
Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
Chelsea Dimas
Chelsea Dimas (she/her/ella) is a longtime servant leader, communications professional, and proud daughter of Indigenous immigrants from México (Nahua and Purépecha) with a long family history of hard-working campesinos. Chelsea has spent most of her life fighting for her gente (people) by being on the frontlines with them, demanding rights and protections for farmworkers, immigrants, reproductive freedom, the LGBTQ+ community, and other vulnerable populations. From here at home in the Yakima Valley to our state legislature and across the nation, Chelsea strongly believes that everyone deserves a seat at the table to have a say in the decision-making process. With more equitable policies and diverse representation, she believes we can truly create a future where ALL Washingtonians thrive.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Chelsea Dimas
Workers rights, immigrant and refugee rights, human rights, affordable, education, healthcare, reproductive freedom, ending mass incarceration, racial equity, climate change and the environment, transportation, small businesses, cannabis justice
What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?
Chelsea Dimas
United Farm Workers, OneAmerica Votes, Sage Leaders, Yakima County Democrats, Franklin County Democrats, with more to be announced
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Chelsea Dimas
To always remember that they are pa la gente, for the people
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Chelsea Dimas
Working in agriculture, picking cherries along my family
Did not respond: Gloria Mendoza