[4][5] Wagoner grew up on a farm in Alger, Skagit County, Washington and graduated from Burlington-Edison High School in 1979.

Following his graduation from the USNA in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical oceanography, Wagoner was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

His Navy career spanned 23 years with duty stations in Sicily, Okinawa, Guam, Seoul, Korea and Tokyo, Japan, among others.

He did not claim the election was "stolen" but explained that there are Republicans who do not trust the voting system in the state of Washington or in the country.

[7] On November 30, 2021, Wagoner announced that he would run for Washington Secretary of State, challenging appointed incumbent Democrat Steve Hobbs in 2022.