Bob Hasegawa

Bob Hasegawa
Washington State Senate, District 11
Incumbent
In office
January 14, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	0
Party	Democratic
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 11b
2005 - 2013
Education
Bachelor's	Antioch University, 2003
Associate's	Shoreline Community College, 1984
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Bob Hasegawa is a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 11 since January 14, 2013. Hasegawa is a former member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 11b in the south Seattle area of Washington from 2005 to 2013.

Biography

Hawegawa graduated from Antioch University with areas of concentration in Labor Relations and Organizational and Social Change, and has an AA degree in Labor Studies from Shoreline Community College. Hasegawa comes from a labor activist background. He was a member of the Teamsters Union for 32 years, and serves on the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance of the AFL-CIO.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce & Labor
• Governmental Operations
• Ways & Means

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hasegawa served on the following committees:

Issues

Sponsored legislation

Hasegawa was a co-sponsor of Washington House Bill 2601, a bill introduced in January 2008 that imposes aggressive new regulations on petition circulators.

Elections

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Hasegawa won election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate, District 11. Hasegawa ran unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Kristin Thompson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bob Hasegawa	69.3%	34,301
	Republican	Kristin Thompson	30.7%	15,170
Total Votes				49,471

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Bob Hasegawa was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 11. He ran against Jackie Moore and John Potter in the primary election. He defeated Republican John Potter in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 11b General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Bob Hasegawa (D)		22,105
John Potter (R)		9,442

Washington House of Representatives, District 11b Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Bob Hasegawa (D)		10,765	65.02%
John Potter (R)		4,530	27.36 %
Jackie Moore		1,261	7.62%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Bob Hasegawa won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 11 receiving 73.92% of the vote (29,289 votes), defeating Republican John Potter who received 26.08% of the vote (10,335 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 11(2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Bob Hasegawa (D)		29,289	73.92%
John Potter (R)		10,335	26.08%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Hasegawa was up for re-election, he collected $45,862 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Bob Hasegawa's campaign in 2010
Pacific Northwest Regional Council Of Carpenters	$2,400
Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council	$1,600
Hirai, Blaine	$1,600
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587	$1,600
Washington Health Care Association	$1,600
Total Raised in 2010	$45,862

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Bob Hasegawa's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Washington Indian Gaming Association	$1,600
Akemi Matsumoto	$1,600
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe	$1,600
Washington Credit Union League	$1,500
Food & Commercial Workers Local 21	$1,400

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

Hasegawa proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $3.29 billion, the 28th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Bob Hasegawa's personal website
• Senate Democrats website
• Senate page
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
• Bob Hasegawa on LinkedIn

References

Political offices Political offices Preceded by Margarita Prentice (D) Washington State Senate District 11 2013–present Succeeded by N/A Preceded by - Washington House of Representatives District 11b 2005–2013 Succeeded by Steve Bergquist (D)