Jonathan Bingle

Jonathan Bingle
Member-elect of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 6th district
Assuming office
January 3, 2027
SucceedingJenny Graham
Member of Spokane City Council
from the 1st district
In office
December 30, 2021 – January 12, 2026
Preceded byKate Burke
Succeeded bySarah Dixit
Personal details
Born (1986-12-14) December 14, 1986 (age 39)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseChristina Delarm
Children3
EducationSpokane Falls Community College (attended)

Jonathan Bingle (born December 14, 1986) is an American politician and pastor. A member of the Republican Party, he is the member-elect for the Washington House of Representatives' Washington's 6th legislative district (Position 2). He previously served on the Spokane City Council from 2021 to 2026.

Early life and education

Bingle was born in Spokane, Washington into a deeply devout Evangelical Christian household. His parents were missionaries with his father serving as a pastor. He attended John R. Rogers High School, graduating in 2005, also briefly attending Spokane Falls Community College.

Career

After college, Bingle worked at Applebee's, where he got involved in organizing trivia and entertainment events. What began as an activity connected to his employment eventually developed into his own full-fledged business: Bent Trivia, founded in 2010. He later founded Bent Events in 2012 and later Bingle Enterprises. His businesses specialized in trivia entertainment, weddings, corporate events, and event production. As of 2026, still manages the businesses with his wife.

Like his father and brother, Bingle served in his local ministry, Genesis Church, starting in 2007 as an associate pastor and later pastor.

Entry into politics

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington state's restrictions on public gatherings and business operations severely affected Bingle's events business. It was largely put on hold and he subsequently transitioned into contracting and construction work.

Bingle had always thought about entering politics, but originally had wanted to wait until his children were older. These shutdowns accelerated his entry, feeling that the pandemic demonstrated the need for greater representation of small-business owners in government.

In 2019, Bingle ran for mayor of Spokane, placing fourth in a field of five candidates with 6.6% of the vote.

Spokane City Council

In 2021, Bingle ran for Spokane City Council in the 1st district, an open seat after the incumbent Kate Burke, a liberal, declined to run for a second term. He faced Naghmana Sherazi, a progressive candidate, and was elected with 56% of the vote in the general, expanding the number of conservative seats and becoming one of the now two conservatives on the city council, alongside Michael Cathcart.

During his time on the council, Bingle became known for his conservative positions on public safety, homelessness, drug policy, and local government spending. He advocated for increased investment Northeast Spokane and supported housing development to residential construction. He touted bipartisan co-operation throughout his term, having a close working relationship with Nicolette Ocheltree, his legislative assistant who is a Democrat.

In June 2023, Bingle and fellow councilman Michael Cathcart passed the "Parks After Dark" ordinance, designed to address overnight safety in Spokane's parks. It established misdemeanor penalties for unauthorized presence in parks after closing and gave law enforcement additional enforcement authority. The ordinance passed 4–3.

One of Bingle's biggest accomplishments during his tenure was his work between local developers and the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium to pass legislation in March 2023 that reformed Spokane's General Facilities Charges (GFCs), fees associated with new development. It updated fees that had not been changed in over 20 years, helped provide developers with greater predictability when planning projects, and found a balance between development costs and the financial burden on existing utility ratepayers.

He narrowly lost re-election to city council in November 2025, being defeated by progressive challenger Sarah Dixit by 163 votes.

U.S. House campaign

In 2024, Bingle announced his campaign for U.S. representative in Washington's 5th congressional district following incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers' retirement. He received 3.7% of the vote in the primary, later endorsing Republican frontrunner Michael Baumgartner in the general election.

State House campaign

In 2026, Bingle ran for Washington state representative from the 6th district to replace retiring incumbent Jenny Graham. He won a three-way primary with 51% of the vote between Democrat Julia Payne and Independent Aaron Croft. He later won the general election with 56% of the vote.

Personal life

Bingle is married and has three children. He serves as a pastor at Genesis Church along with his brother Joshua and father Lonny.

Electoral history

2019 Spokane mayoral primary election
Candidate Votes %
Nadine Woodward 19,366 40.11%
Ben Stuckart 18,353 38.02%
Shawn Poole 6,122 12.68%
Jonathan Bingle 3,157 6.56%
Kelly P. Cruz 1,080 2.24%
Write-in 200 0.41%
Total votes 48,268 100.00%
2021 Spokane City Council 1st district primary election
Candidate Votes %
Jonathan Bingle 3,299 46.35%
Naghmana Sherazi 1,889 26.54%
Luc Jasmin III 1,884 26.47%
Write-in 44 0.62%
Total votes 7,117 100.00%
2021 Spokane City Council 1st district general election
Candidate Votes %
Jonathan Bingle 5,624 56.30%
Naghmana Sherazi 4,308 43.12%
Write-in 58 0.58%
Total votes 9,990 100.00%
2024 Washington's 5th congressional district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Baumgartner 55,859 27.5
Democratic Carmela Conroy 37,227 18.3
Republican Jacquelin Maycumber 27,717 13.6
Democratic Bernadine Bank 24,111 11.9
Republican Brian Dansel 21,983 10.8
Democratic Ann Marie Danimus 11,306 5.6
Republican Jonathan Bingle 7,510 3.7
Republican Rene Holaday 6,180 3.0
Republican Rick Flynn 4,822 2.4
Democratic Matthew Welde 4,183 2.1
Democratic Bobbi Bennett-Wolcott 2,336 1.1
Write-in 175 0.1
Total votes 203,409 100.0
General election
Republican Michael Baumgartner 240,619 60.6
Democratic Carmela Conroy 156,074 39.3
Write-in 593 0.1
Total votes 397,286 100.0
2021 Spokane City Council 1st district general election
Candidate Votes %
Sarah Dixit 6,306 50.35%
Jonathan Bingle (incumbent) 6,143 49.05%
Write-in 40 0.32%
Total votes 12,489 100.00%
Washington's 6th State House District Position 2, 2026
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Bingle 18,651 50.6
Democratic Julia Payne 9,209 25.0
Independent Party of Washington Aaron Croft 8,950 24.3
Write-in 74 0.2
Total votes 36,884 100.0
General election
Republican Jonathan Bingle
Democratic Julia Payne
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

References

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