Phil Fortunato
Philip D. Fortunato is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 31st district, based in southeast King [County, Washington|King County] and northeast Pierce County since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Washington [House of Representatives], representing the 47th district from 1999 to 2001 and ran for Governor of Washington in 2020 Washington [gubernatorial election|the 2020 election], coming in sixth place in the primary with just under 4% of the vote. Fortunato also ran for Washington [State Office of the Insurance Commissioner|state Insurance Commissioner] in 2024 [Washington Insurance Commissioner election|2024] and lost to Democratic state Senator Patty Kuderer by 13 percentage points.