Candidate Surveys — 15th District Representative Pos 2
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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?
Liz Hallock
Healthcare for allMake Amazon a public utilityStrengthen Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting
Reedy Berg
EMPOWERING PARENTHOOD Parents are the primary stakeholders in their children's upbringing. The state does not raise our children — families do. Reedy believes parents have the right to know what their children are being taught, what medical decisions are being made, and what values are being promoted. Government has overstepped, and it is time to push back. Reedy will fight to restore and protect the fundamental right of parents to guide their children's lives without interference from Olympia.PROTECT & STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURE The H-2A guest worker program must be preserved and made practical for Valley farmers. Reedy supports expanding vocational training in farming, ranching, and agricultural fields to grow the workforce. He also supports giving farmers overtime flexibility, including raising the threshold to 48 hours or providing OT exemptions during peak harvest periods, so agriculture can operate the way the seasons demand.REPEAL THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT The CCA has driven up the cost of everything: fuel, food, farming inputs. Washington was already the 5th cleanest state in America before this law passed. It's an unneeded regulation that punishes working families and Valley farmers without measurable benefit. Reedy will fight to repeal it.
Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
Liz Hallock
Liz is a small business owner, attorney, mother of two, and essential worker.
Reedy Berg
Reedy Berg, 37, was raised in the Yakima Valley. He graduated from Eisenhower High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Gonzaga University, where he pitched for the baseball team. After college, Reedy spent several years working in the Valley's agricultural industry, gaining firsthand knowledge of farming and the challenges facing local producers, experience that informs his commitment to representing the Yakima Valley. Driven by a passion for education, Reedy earned a master's degree from Heritage University and has taught history and civics at Toppenish Middle School since 2016, helping students understand government and their role in it. In 2024, voters elected Reedy to the Yakima City Council. In 2026, his fellow council members selected him to serve as Deputy Mayor. He and his wife Nicole are raising their two children, Reedy Jr. (8) and Sadie (6), in the Valley where their family roots run deep.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Liz Hallock
Liz is passionate about consumer protection, ending the war on drugs, and protecting women and children from abuse.
Reedy Berg
Agriculture,Education,Local Government
What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?
Liz Hallock
Reedy Berg
Representative Jim Walsh LD19 Representative Jeremie Dufault LD15 Representative Gloria Mendoza LD14 Representative Deb Manjarrez LD14 Yakima Mayor Matt Brown Juliet Potrykus Yakima City Council Rick Glenn Yakima City Council Leo Roy Yakima City Council Yakima County Republican Party Stand For Health Freedom
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Liz Hallock
I look up to regular people who have the courage of their convictions in extraordinary times.
Reedy Berg
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
Liz Hallock
Challenger explosion, 5.
Reedy Berg
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Liz Hallock
Deli cashier, 14.