By Sebastian Squire
Baumgartner sees himself as the candidate best positioned to represent the fifth district due to his past experiences as a diplomat and past work as a legislator. "You need someone who understands this big wonderful district from the Canadian border to Oregon,” Baumgartner said. “As someone who grew up in Washington, I think I have a better understanding of the overall district, whether it’s the universities, or Fairchild Air Force Base, or protecting our dams, or our infrastructure. I’m the only candidate in the race to have chaired a committee in the Legislature.”