Sarena Sloot
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Sarena Sloot (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.
Sloot completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sarena Sloot was born in Richland, Washington. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Washington State University in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Sloot's career experience includes working as an advanced registered nurse practitioner and a business owner.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 4
Incumbent Dan Newhouse defeated Doug McKinley in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Newhouse (R) | 66.2 | 202,108 |
 | Doug McKinley (D) | 33.6 | 102,667 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 488 | ||
| Total votes: 305,263 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 4 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Newhouse (R) | 57.4 | 101,539 |
| ✔ | | Doug McKinley (D) | 26.2 | 46,471 |
 | Sarena Sloot (R) | 6.7 | 11,823 | |
 | Tracy Wright (R) | 5.1 | 9,088 | |
 | Ryan Cooper (L) | 2.3 | 4,080 | |
 | Evan Jones (Independent) | 2.2 | 3,816 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 228 | ||
| Total votes: 177,045 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sarena Sloot completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sloot's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) I've been had lives here in Washington trusted to my care for the past 15 years. I was born and raised on eastern Washington farmland. I am a mother of 3 boys, a wife to a 4th generation veteran, a small business owner, and healthcare leader who advocates for our healthcare choice and civil rights.
I am not politician. I am a leader and an advocate. I have spent years being presented with a problem that I must solve in a manner that is both effective and in congruence with the values and beliefs of those I serve. In healthcare taking no stance is not an option. Patients need results and they depend on me to create plan. I will not straddle issues. I will be transparent with my stances. I will present you will honest facts. I will hear your voice and create a plan that you believe in, and stand firm in that advocacy and stance in Washington DC.
Washington needs change in leadership. We need a strong voice of the people not career politicians. Without change we risk loss of all aspects of health, civil liberty, economy, and the pursuit of individual determination of happiness. I want to fight for our district. I want to unify our district. I want to represent our values and beliefs and I want to guide us through a very difficult rebuilding period where health and economy are intricately intertwined using my extensive medical background, history of leadership and advocacy, and conservative value
- We must preserve civil liberty, healthcare choice and safety, and protect education, agriculture and small businesses. We are all essential.
- We must reduce tax burdens, preserve water resources for agriculture and municipality use, support hydroelectric and nuclear power as alternative clean energy sources, advocate for high quality education for our children, and find real solutions for immigration reform.
- We need active leadership that advocates for constituents and is a reflection of their voice in Washington DC. We need leadership that is responsive to change and can guide policy during crisis, leadership that unites our counties and strengthens our district voice, leadership that takes action.
The economic and health crisis of our current pandemic requires absolute transparency of data, innovative solutions, and policy that does not threaten constitutional rights or civil liberty. The path forward requires concise fact-based provider driven strategies that maintain individual safety, choice, and quality of life while minimizing economic devastation. My rebuilding approach reflects trust in communities to self-govern based on common sense, deep rooted values, concise data, and respect for human life, without need of governmental overreach.
We must fight for physical and mental health resources. We cannot allow the government to dictate our choices regarding the care for ourselves, our elders, or our children. There is not a one size fits all approach for the health of a human being.
We must retain our constitutional rights. We must fight for our right to worship, our right to speak against evils, our right to protect our families and communities.
We must fight for small businesses and farms as the heart of eastern and central Washington. We must mitigate damage done to them using solutions that do not result in tax increases. We must create a plan to prevent economic devastation if and when we encounter future healthcare hardship. We must actively collaborate with our local community leaders, our providers, and our citizens to create a plan that works for our district. We are all essential to Washington state.
There are so many people I would describe as leaders that I have been blessed to meet in my life and aspire to emulate. My high school English teacher that had the innate ability to see the potential genius in a student otherwise forgotten to most. The surgeon colleague who once told me the first rule of performing an operation was to respect limitation, and if someone could do it better let them, as there is no room for ego when caring for a human life. Nurses I have been mentored by that guided a family through grief with pure grace and fought for life as if the life at hand was one of their family. Teachers that went above and beyond to nurture the intellectual and emotional growth of my children in a way that far more than required of them. The best answer is I look up to my community. We have so many brilliant, compassionate, innovative, and loving people in our towns you do not have to look far for leadership by example. I cannot name one leader I would try to follow, rather I would strive to lead in the manner many of the amazing members of this community I serve have done.
Integrity, common sense, and a calling to lead based not on personal gain but rather in reflection of the people and their needs. I do not believe in career politicians. I believe we should be represented by a voice of the people rather than a voice of special interest. I believe that words are not enough. An official needs to stand with the people, lead from the trenches so to speak.
I would like to be known as someone who leads with the people, and who inspires hope for the future. I gain so much strength, inspiration and energy from the amazing members of the 4th district. My legacy would be that I gave them back the same in kind.
As a child I remember discussions surrounding HIV-AIDS and Chernobyl when I was probably around 4. I certainly cannot recall specifics but it was the first time I remember being worried for the world and wondering how the people in charge would make all these people "better." I remember considering what I would now call the fragility of life at an early age, much as I am sure our young children are doing in the midst of the COVID-19 concerns. I remember hoping my family, my grandparents, my friends would not die. I recall trying to be well behaved as in my primitive mind I thought that would help.
My very first job was as a kitchen worker at a local retirement home around 8-9th grade a few hours a night 2-3 days per week as per regulations for a worker in that age group. I was responsible for preparing food for our elders, assisting them to eat their meals, and providing them with both socialization and emotional support. I did this for a few years. The residents had amazing stories and wisdom to share with me and I believe I developed a passion for caring and advocating for others based on this time spent with them. It taught me to listen with intent to learn rather than respond. It taught me how rewarding it was to serve others. It gave me compassion and appreciation for health and life. It inspired me to devote my career to finding solutions for people that would improve their quality of life. It taught me the importance of human interaction to a soul. These people paved the way for the life we enjoy today, and I wanted to continue to do everything in my power to thank them, protect them, and continue their work and legacy.
Lee Greenwood God bless the USA while we watched the fireworks.
Simple- put it to a constituent vote.
Congress on a simple note has the power to impeach federal officers, introduce bills, and elect our president in the event of electoral tie as powers specific to it. Of more interest however in the "inquisitive" power of congress. They are the investigators, the truth seekers, the detectives of our legislation. They have the power to support, advocate or compel information or criticism regarding legislation that may turn into potential law for our citizens. This is the aspect that fascinates me as I have often equated medicine by the same descriptors. For years I have been presented with a problem, researched all aspects of the problem, weighed pros and cons of a problem, sought out opinion and education of colleagues on a problem, all in the name of finding the best proposed solution for a patient. In my perspective this holds true to the role of our congressional representative to fight to insure that the best laws are proposed or opposed for constituents.
I believe that we have far to many career politicians that do not live under the laws they create for us. I do not believe that to be a strong leader based in faith, integrity, intelligence and innovation could only be successful if created in a political arena. Great leadership is all around us. It is time to challenge the role that those who lead in politics must be politicians by trade. We must seek out the best person for the task at hand. The task at hand currently is one that requires change. We have been riddled with the same problems for years, and our current leadership structures have failed to create tangible solution or change for our state.
COVID 19 physical, mental, economic and educational recovery.
Pandemic preparation and planning.
Border security.
Immigration reform.
Protection of constitutional rights, civil liberties, and reduction of governmental overreach.
I would like to participate in committees focused on education, healthcare, small business economy, and agriculture to fully represent concerns within the 4th district.
I would like to see a 4 year term so half of the term is not affected by the need to begin campaigning for the next election. I would like to devote as much attention as possible to creating tangible change needed and maintaining ground on issues our constituents support rather than dividing half of that time towards the need to campaign for the next election.
I support term limits for all elective officials. We should always live under the laws and choices we have made to ensure we remain unbiased and grounded.
Kristi Noem is someone I would like to emulate. She was a previous representative and is now governor of South Dakota. I value her common sense leadership and standing by her people despite any and all adversity.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 7, 2020
