Janéa Holmquist

	Janéa Holmquist Newbry
	Washington State Senate District 13
	Incumbent
	In office
	2011-Present
	Term ends
	January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
	Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
	Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
	Prior offices
	Washington State House of Representatives
	2003-2011
	Education
Bachelor's	Gonzaga University
	Personal
Profession	Independent Insurance Consultant
Websites
	Office website

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Biography

Holmquist Newbry earned her BA in Political Science/Sociology from Gonzaga University. She was a part of the Waterford-London Exchange Program. Holmquist Newbry was a Legislative Assistant for Representative Joyce Mulliken from 1998 to 2001. She has been State Coordinator for Christa McAuliffe Academy from 2002 to the present. She currently works as an independent insurance consultant.^[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce & Labor, Chair
• Trade & Economic Development

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Economic Development, Trade & Innovation
• Environment, Water & Energy
• Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
• Ways and Means

Elections

2010

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010

Janea Holmquist Newbry ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate District 13. She ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010 primary and in the general election on November 2, 2010.^[3]^[4]

Washington State Senate, District 13 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Janea Holmquist (R)		35,432	100%

Washington State Senate, District 13 Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Janéa Holmquist (R)		21,885	100%

2006

In November 2006, Holmquist Newbry was re-elected for the 13th District of the Washington State Senate receiving 24,391 votes.

Morton raised $67,315 for her 2006 campaign.^[5]

Washington State Senate, District 13 (2006)
Candidates		Votes
Janéa Holmquist (R)		24,391
Lisa Bowen (D)		11,911

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Holmquist Newbry received $115,023 in campaign donations. The top contributors to the campaign are listed below.^[6]

Washington State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Janéa Holmquist's campaign in 2010
Washington State Hospital Association	$1,600
Washington State Medical Association	$1,600
Avista Corp	$1,600
Holland America Line	$1,600
Potato PAC	$1,600
Total Raised in 2010	$115,023

2008

In 2008, Holmquist Newbry collected $13,370 in donations.

Listed below are the top two contributors to her campaign. ^[7]

Donor	Amount
Washington Health Care Association	$1,400
Washington Federation of State Employees	$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 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. ^[8]

2012

Holmquist Newbry proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $6.7 million, the 37th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.^[9]

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