We’re Just Getting Started!
Friends - serving as your County Commissioner is a privilege. I’m excited to share that in 2024, I’m running for re-election to continue serving the citizens of District 1!
With your help in 2022, we won a historic victory that changed County government. Please join me once again to build on the progress we’ve achieved.
With new voices in County leadership, we’re seeing the beginnings of real change. We passed my bipartisan transparency reforms to give citizens more and earlier access to information about what the Commissioners are voting on. We created a long-overdue 13th Superior Court Judge position to improve access to justice, and added a medical doctor to the Health Board. And, as a former Assistant Attorney General who worked to protect vulnerable children, I supported new investments to tackle the opioid crisis and foster children’s mental heath. I’m proud of my work with both parties to get things done.
When needed, I’ve also the challenged the status quo, standing up for our shared values. I pushed to expand job training and apprenticeships for working families, urged the County to take climate change seriously, and questioned the poorly planned, failed jail tax increase. Spokane deserves a better plan for a safer community.
Looking ahead, there is so much opportunity to build a region in Spokane County where all children and families can thrive: with smart investments to support first responders and reduce crime; by collaborating as a region to address homelessness; and by working for a County that’s more affordable, welcoming, and accessible to all. We’re just getting started!
Please check back here for more updates on our campaign, and our vision for Spokane County! I would be honored to have your support.
- Chris
About Commissioner Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan is a fourth generation Spokanite, advocate for children and families, former union member, and product of Mead Schools. Chris served as an Assistant Attorney General in Spokane for seven years, where he handled child safety cases for the state.
In 2014, Jordan rallied a coalition of Democrats and Republicans to help pass Washington State’s first law addressing student homelessness, the Homeless Children Education Act.
Chris is an active volunteer at his church in the Emerson Garfield neighborhood. The Jordan campaign’s official mascot is "Betty”, Chris’s Springer Spaniel. Chris and his wife love to hike Spokane County trails, cheer on the Mariners, Zags, and Spokane Indians, and are thrilled to be starting their most important jobs in 2024: becoming parents!
In 2022, District 1 voters elected Commissioner Jordan to a two-year term with 54.7 percent of the vote. He and Amber Waldref are the first Eastern Washington Democrats to serve as Spokane County Commissioners in over a decade.
ENDORSEMENTS
Spokane Firefighters (IAFF Local 29 & 2916)
Laborers’ Union (LiUNA Local 238)
County Commissioner Amber Waldref (D-Dist. 2)
Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-3rd LD)
Rep. Marus Riccelli (D-3rd LD)
Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-3rd LD)
Mayor Lisa Brown
City Council President Betsy Wilkerson
City Council Member Kitty Klitzke
Former City Council President Lori Kinnear
Former City Council President Joe Shogan
Former City Council Member Candace Mumm
Former City Council Member Dean Lynch
Magnuson Democratic Club
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Chris Jordan is the Democratic County Commissioner serving Spokane’s County’s District 1. District 1 covers most of the west side of the City of Spokane and unincorporated areas north of town. Click below to find your district!