The candidates answered a survey about the importance of the arts.
| Randy Grein | Conrad Lee | |||
| Please rate your interest in the arts | Somewhat interested | Very interested | ||
| What arts activities have you and/or your family attended, participated in, or supported during the past year? Check all that apply. | ||||
| Music | music | music | ||
| Theater | theater | theater | ||
| Broadway Shows | ||||
| Opera | ||||
| Dance | dance | |||
| Visual | ||||
| Film | film | |||
| Poetry | ||||
| Creative Writing | ||||
| Photography | photography | |||
| Folk Arts | folk arts | folk arts | ||
| Other | ||||
| Did you or your children participate in any of the above “arts” activities while in school? | yes | yes | ||
| Are you a season subscriber or a member at any local arts organizations? | no | no | ||
| Please give the top three reasons the arts important to you, your family, and/or your community. | ||||
| Provide entertainment | 3 | |||
| Encourage creativity | 2 | 2 | ||
| Create a sense of community | ||||
| Advance understanding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Support civic engagement | ||||
| Promote cultural heritage | ||||
| Draw tourism | ||||
| Attract a high quality workforce | ||||
| Drive economic development | ||||
| Complete a well-rounded education | 1 | |||
| How familiar are you with the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and its programs? | Limited knowledge | Limited knowledge | ||
| The arts create jobs and produce tax revenue, stimulate business activity, attract tourism revenue, and help businesses attract and retain a quality work force. | Agree | Agree | ||
| The arts are an appropriate concern of state government and should be publicly funded. | Strongly agree | Agree | ||
| Public art improves and enhances public spaces and should be publicly funded. | Strongly agree | Agree | ||
| Basic education funding must include sufficient and equitable resources for all core subjects, including the arts. | Strongly agree | Agree | ||
| The benefits of arts education should be equitably provided to all Washington students. | Strongly agree | Agree | ||
| Can you describe an instance in which you’ve observed an impact of arts learning? | Oh, I’d say my best friend in high school. His talent showed in high school, so much that he pursued art school post high school, and became the youngest illustrator Boeing ever had. He is retired now and has picked up paintbrush again. His work is, to my unskilled eye breathtaking. I expect this to become a second career (fourth career) for him. | How children can be connected through sharing same arts activities. |