Ann Rivers

Ann Rivers
Washington State Senate District 18
Incumbent
In office
June 2012 - Present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	1
Party	Republican
Leadership
Majority 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
Appointed	June 25, 2012
Appointed by	Clark and Cowlitz county commissioners
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Washington House Of Representatives 18a
2011 – June 2012
Education
Bachelor's	Central Michigan University
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Ann Rivers is a Republican member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 18 since 2012. She was appointed on June 25, 2012 to fill the seat vacated by Joseph Zarelli. Beginning in 2013, Rivers serves as Majority Whip.

Rivers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 18a. She was first elected in 2010, and served as State House Assistant Minority Whip.

Biography

Rivers holds a BA in political science and a secondary education teaching certificate from Central Michigan University. She is the president of a governmental and public affairs consulting firm.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Business and Financial Services
• Judiciary
• Rules
• Transportation

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Rivers's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Jobs and the Economy

• Excerpt:"Provide business with undeniable reasons to want to come here to set up shop or expand current operations. That way, we can put people back to work and get our economy moving again."

Reality Budgeting (Living Within Our Means)

• Excerpt:"First, prioritize the needs. Second, require that each Agency should be required to justify their budgetary requests every year instead of engaging in the increasingly out-of-touch practice of cost plus without proving the need."

Transportation that Works for Us

• Excerpt:"I believe in the concept that every dime of taxpayer money (meaning every dollar of revenue from whatever the source) should be squeezed until it screams. I will not support an increase in the gas tax. I will not support increases in tab fees. The people have spoken and I have listened."

Public Safety and Education

• Excerpt:"Public Safety and Education are government’s most important functions. As a state we should provide our public safety personnel with the best equipment and training to make them more effective."

Smaller, More Efficient and More Effective Government

• Excerpt:"The bigger the government, the greater the intrusion, regulation and cost. To guard against that, especially during difficult economic times government must be cut to the bone and then we need to look for scraps. People are hurting, and government must share the pain."

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Ann Rivers endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Rivers won election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate, District 18. Rivers was unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Ralph Schmidt (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington State Senate, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ann Rivers Incumbent	67.9%	42,924
	Democratic	Ralph Schmidt	32.1%	20,330
Total Votes				63,254

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Ann Rivers was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 18. She defeated Jon Russell, Brandon Vick, John T. Haugen, Richard Carson and Anthony Bittner in the August 17, 2010 primary. She defeated Democrat Dennis Kampe in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 18a General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Ann Rivers (R)		37.317
Dennis Kampe (D)		24,717

Washington House of Representatives, District 18a Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Dennis Kampe (D)		10,991	31.92%
Ann Rivers (R)		9,359	27.18%
Jon Russell (R)		7,718	22.41%
Jon T. Haugen		2,333	6.78%
Brandon Vick (R)		2,033	5.90%
Richard Carson (I)		1,424	4.14%
Anthony Bittner (R)		575	1.67%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, when Rivers first won election to the House, she collected $105,186 in donations.

The following contributors each donated $1,600 to her 2010 campaign:

William E Bowing, Jr. Washington State Dental Association Washington Beverage Association Washington Bankers Association

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Regence Blue Shield Aho Construction Inc.

Washington Health Care Association Philip Morris Julie Anderson

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 tax and fee increases. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.

2012

Rivers proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $72.7 million, the 60th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Personal

Rivers lives in La Center with her husband, Fred. They have two sons.

Recent news

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Ann Rivers News Feed

• Inslee signs $8.7 billion transportation budget - The Wenatchee World Online
• Inslee to Washington Senate: No Audit on the CRC - Willamette Week - Willamette Week
• Inslee: If you want roads, bridges repaired, raise the gas tax - Q13 FOX
• The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 ? 17 May 2013 - The Arctic Institute
• Columbia River Crossing could collapse in Olympia - OregonLive.com
• Feds Tell States: Build Columbia River Crossing or Return Our $178.5 Million - Willamette Week
• Liberty Theatre lease includes new technology - Camas Washougal Post Record
• CRC close to mitigation deal with Oregon Iron Works - The Columbian
• Washington state bill would allow businesses to deny gays - USA Today - USA TODAY
• Local legislators head home, regroup - The Columbian

External links

Suggest a link

• Office page
• Senate page
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph Zarelli	Washington State Senate District 18 June 2012–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Jaime Herrera	Washington House of Representatives District 18a 2011–June 2012	Succeeded by Brandon Vick (R)