Federal Way School Board President Tony Moore announced March 25 that he is running for Washington State Senate as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Tracey Eide.

“Here in Federal Way we’re losing jobs every day while the Legislature in Olympia is in overtime to raise taxes. It doesn’t make sense to penalize small businesses and taxpayers when everyone is struggling to stay afloat,” Moore said in a news release.

Moore owns a regional wholesale tire business. He said the top priorities of his campaign will be job creation and education. Moore, 46, was elected to the school board in 2008. In 2002, Moore lost the District 30 State Senate election against Eide.