Greg Nance was re-elected at a state representative in this week's mid-term elections across the USA.
Gates Cambridge Scholar Greg Nance has been re-elected as a Washington State representative for Kitsap County this week – and with an increased majority.
Kitsap County is one of 49 districts across Washington State. Greg, who is from the area, was one of six Democrats interviewed for the position after the previous incumbent moved up to the Senate in 2023. The interview took place at an open public meeting and Greg brought 15 supporters with him, including fire fighters and members of the nurses union. He was also endorsed by a local native American tribe. At the time, he said: “I wanted to show I was serious and that I had support from all corners of the county.”
He won 66.7% of the vote in 2024 and this time around he increased that to 70.8% against Republican challenger Lance Byrd.
Greg has a lot of experience of dealing with social issues. He founded Moneythink, an organisation that aims to increase young people’s financial capability, as well as youth mental health organisation the Run Far Foundation. An experienced long-distance runner, Greg became the first person to run the length of the Mississippi last October to raise awareness about youth mental health.
Moneythink was set up in 2008 by Greg and four fellow students while he was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago and Greg was named one of the “Top 99 Foreign Policy Leaders Under 33” in 2013 by the Diplomatic Courier and recognised by the Obama Administration as a “Champion of Change”.
Greg, who did his MPhil in Management [2011], also set up award-winning start-up Dyad.com while he was at Cambridge. The organisation seeks to expand education access by providing “mentorship for the motivated”.
Speaking about his recent win, Greg said on Instagram: “What a night! So proud of our community and our country. Thank you to every volunteer, donor and neighbour who knocked doors, made calls and turned out across Kitsap. I’m grateful. Back to work!”
*Top photo of Greg Nance being sworn in after he was first elected.
