Andy Billig

Andy Billig
Washington State Senate District 3
Incumbent
In office
January 14, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	0
Party	Democratic
Leadership
Minority Whip, Washington State Senate
2013-present
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Washington House of Representatives, District 3a
2011 - 2013
Education
Bachelor's	Georgetown University
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Andy Billig is a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 3. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

Billig serves as Minority Whip. Billig is a former member of the Washington State House of Representatives, representing District 3a from 2011 to 2013.

Biography

Billig earned a BS in government from Georgetown University. He is a part-owner and former general manager of the Spokane Indians Baseball Club.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Billig served on the following committees:

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Early Learning & K-12 Education
• Energy, Environment & Telecommunications
• Rules
• Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Billig served on the following committees:

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Education
• Technology, Energy and Communications
• Transportation, Vice-chair
• Joint Transportation

Issues

Campaign themes

Billig's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Education

• Excerpt:"We need greater investment throughout the educational system including early learning, K-12, and higher education."

Job Creation

• Excerpt:"Creating good quality job opportunities is the single best thing we can do to help families that are struggling. The 3rd District ranks last in household income of all 49 legislative districts in the state. We need good, living-wage jobs that allow people to work with dignity and support their families."

Protection of our Natural Resources

• Excerpt:"I was proud to be the prime sponsor of HB 1489, which will improve water quality in the Spokane River and in waterways all over the state."

Transportation

• Excerpt:"Investments in transportation projects create the dual job creating benefit of providing short-term construction jobs while also building the infrastructure of our region’s economic future."

Health Care

• Excerpt:"A focus on wellness has to be at the center of any successful health care system. Our country's obesity epidemic is a direct result of inactivity and poor nutrition. Improved school nutrition and a transportation system that accommodates walking and biking are two key elements to making our community healthier and, as a result, lowering health care costs for all of us."

Elections

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Billig won election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate, District 3. Billig ran unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Nancy McLaughlin (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington State Senate, District 3, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Andy Billig	57.8%	29,609
	Republican	Nancy McLaughlin	42.2%	21,576
Total Votes				51,185

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Billig was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 3a. He ran against Dave White, Bob Apple and Louise Chadez in the August 17, 2010 primary. He defeated Republican Dave White in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 3a General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Andy Billig (D)		20,291
Dave White (R)		13,348

Washington House of Representatives, District 3a Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Dave White (R)		6,030	31.57%
Andy Billig (D)		5,894	30.86%
Bob Apple (D)		3,894	20.39%
Louise Chadez (D)		3,284	17.19%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, when Billig first won election to the House, he collected $132,760 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Andrew S. Billig	$9,898
Washington State Dental Association	$1,600
Central Washington Lawyers for Working Families	$1,600
Washington Health Care Association	$1,600
Service Employees Local 925	$1,600
Avista Corporation	$1,600
Physicians Insurance	$1,600
Western Washington Trial Lawyers for Victims Rights	$1,600
Washington Restaurant Association	$1,600
Washington Education Association	$1,600
Washington Federation of State Employees	$1,600
Public School Employees Washington Local 1948	$1,600
2 individual donors	$1,600 each

Scorecards

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List

The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.

2012

Billig proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $1.33 billion, the 41st highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Personal

Billig lives in Spokane with his daughter. He serves on the board of the YMCA of the Inland Northwest, and in 2007 won the Northwest League's Joe Martin Award for service to baseball and the community.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Billig on the Senate Democrats website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Lisa Brown (D)	Washington State Senate District 3 2013–present	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by Alex Wood (D)	Washington House of Representatives District 3a 2011–2013	Succeeded by Marcus Riccelli (D)