Mike Kreidler

Mike Kreidler

Mike Kreidler

Democrat Mike Kreidler has held his seat for the last 16 years. But instead of napping in his cushy office chair, he’s been busy making sure Washingtonians don’t get grifted by greedy insurance companies.

In 2002, Kreidler made waves by requiring insurance companies to cover women’s contraceptives along with other prescription drugs. In our interview, Kreidler said he would support pharmacies allowing women to pick up 12 months of birth control at once. In a landmark decision in 2014, Kreidler banned insurers from refusing health-care coverage to transgender people…

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