Kevin Moynihan

Kevin Moynihan graduated from James Island High School. Moynihan earned an associate degree from Brown Mackie College in 2008. Moynihan's career experience includes working as a chef.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am Kevin Moynihan. I am a father, a husband, an Aberdeen City Councilmember, and a line cook who punches a kitchen clock every single day. Growing up the son of an Air Force Technical Sergeant, I learned early on that community isn't defined by lines on a map, but by how we look out for one another.

​I’ve worked with my hands my entire life from construction sites and private residences, to commercial kitchens. Living and working in rural Washington, I know exactly what it means to try and get by on hard work alone when the system feels stacked against you. I'm a hard working individual, I am not a career politician. I am an ordinary worker who understands the material struggles our neighbors face. I know the foundational ingredients it takes to build a successful, stable community, and I am running to ensure the working class finally has a seat at the table in Olympia.

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?

Our campaign is entirely worker-focused and independent. As a working line cook and an Aberdeen City Councilmember, I live the exact same economic realities as the families of the 19th District. I know what it means to balance a tight household budget against skyrocketing costs. Because I believe a representative should answer only to their neighbors, I have taken a strict pledge to refuse 100% of corporate PAC money. We are building this campaign brick-by-brick through small-dollar donations from everyday working people. I am running to bring practical, independent, blue-collar leadership to Olympia, putting community survival ahead of partisan political theater.Southwest Washington has been left to navigate an obstacle course of systemic neglect. We are trapped in healthcare deserts where families must travel hours just to see a specialist, and childcare deserts that prevent parents from taking stable shifts. I am dedicated to shoring up our rural infrastructure, securing dedicated funding for regional health clinics, expanding local mental health crisis beds, and restoring working-family childcare subsidies. True safety and liberty mean ensuring that our coastal and timber communities have the core public services, robust emergency response systems, and structural resources they need to thrive and grow sustainably.We must fix our state’s broken school levy equalization model, which structurally penalizes rural property tax bases while wealthy zip codes thrive. A child’s quality of education should be determined by the wealth of the state, not their zip code. Furthermore, I am committed to protecting the economic dignity of our seniors and public retirees on fixed incomes. I support expanding senior property tax exemptions so retirees aren't priced out of the homes they built, and I will fiercely defend our public pension systems from cost-shifting or erosion. It's time to build a state tax code that values hard work over extraordinary wealth.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am deeply passionate about rural economic equity, public infrastructure stability, and workplace safety. Having worked in construction and commercial kitchens, I know that the wealth of Washington is built by the hands of the people who cut the timber, manufacture goods, clean hospitals, and cook meals. I am passionate about fixing the structural funding gaps that starve rural schools, expanding affordable workforce housing, and ensuring robust regulatory oversight to protect workers on the job. Public policy must be judged by how it impacts an ordinary family trying to get by through hard work. I will always champion policies that lower costs for working people and reinvest in our small towns.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The core responsibility of a State Representative is to act as a fierce, undivided advocate for their district’s material survival. This means securing state resources to fix local infrastructure, like the Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project, overhauling our broken school levy model so rural classrooms aren't running on fumes, and fighting to eliminate childcare and healthcare deserts. The job is not about waging national culture wars on social media; it is about showing up to work every single day to look out for the economic dignity, health, and physical safety of your neighbors.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Compromise is absolutely necessary when it serves the material well-being of our communities. In municipal government, you quickly learn that potholes, broken levees, and underfunded emergency services do not care about political parties. I am always willing to work across the aisle with anyone who wants to lower costs for working families, protect senior property tax exemptions, or invest in rural infrastructure. However, I will never compromise on foundational principles, including the physical safety of workers, the full funding of our public schools, and the economic dignity of the working class.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Washington State Nurses Association PAC,

Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO,

Twin Harbors Central Labor Council