Jeannie Darneille

	Jeannie Darneille
	Washington State Senate District 27
	Incumbent
	In office
	January 14, 2013 - present
	Term ends
	January 9, 2017
Years in position	12
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, District 27b
	2001 - 2013
	Education
Bachelor's	Western Washington University, 1971
Master's	Colorado State University, 1975
	Personal
Birthday	07/09/1949
Place of birth	Fairbanks, AK
Profession	Higher Education Administration
Religion	Episcopalian
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Jeannie Darneille (b. July 9, 1949) is a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 27. She was first elected in the chamber in 2012.

She is a former member of the Washington State House of Representatives. She represented District 27 from 2001 to 2013.

Biography

Darneille attended Tacoma Community College and received her BA in Art History from Western Washington University. Darneille holds a MEd in Higher Education Administration from Colorado State University.

Darneille is a former Interim Executive Director for the Hospitality House Shelter for Women and Interim Executive Director for United Cerebral Palsy of South Puget Sound. She was previously Executive Director of the Pierce County Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Foundation, Program Officer for the State of Washington Early Childhood Education,and Executive Director of the Emergency Food Network of the Young Women's Christian Association. She has been Director of the Women's Resource Center for the YWCA, and Continuing Education Program Coordinator for Tacoma Community College Early Childhood Education Program.

Darneille is former Vice Chair of the Pierce County Democratic Central Committee and Precinct Committee Officer for the Democratic Party. She also served as a Legislative Aide for Washington State Senator Lorraine Wojahn.^[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Human Services & Corrections
• Law & Justice
• Rules

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• State Government and Tribal Affairs
• Ways & Means, Vice-chair

2009-2010

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2009
• General Government Appropriations, Chair
• Ways & Means
• Human Services

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Darneille's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[2]

Prioritizing Education

Excerpt:"We simply live in a different world, one that places great emphasis on achievement and competition. Our kids are not only compared with kids from their school district or region or state, they are competing in a global economy for high-skilled jobs that demand high levels of math and science training."

Protecting The Environment

Excerpt:"Protecting our environment is a matter of good stewardship now, and good planning for the future. Washington benefits from the many industries that are supported by our geography and natural resources."

Promoting Marriage Equality

Excerpt:"I have long been a champion for giving all people the right to marry. Loving, committed couples deserve the right to make their commitment legal and I will do everything I can to secure that right in Washington State."

Supporting A Woman’s Reproductive Rights

Excerpt:"I have been and always will be 100% Pro-Choice."

Protecting Our Social Safety Net

Excerpt:" I have been a constant voice for limiting the cuts to our social safety net. I have been given one of the toughest responsibilities in the State House as the Vice-Chair of House Ways and Means Committee and I have worked tirelessly to ensure the final budget reflects these values."

Elections

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Darneille won election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate, District 27. Darneille was unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated John R. Connelly (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.^[3]^[4]

Washington State Senate, District 27, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeannie Darneille	57.3%	30,939
	Democratic	John Connelly	42.7%	23,068
Total Votes				54,007

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Jeannie Darneille was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 27. She defeated Jon Cronk in the August 17, 2010 primary. She defeated Republican Jon Higley in the November 2, 2010 general election.^[5]

Washington House of Representatives, District 27b General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jeannie Darneille (D)		24,296
Jon Higley (R)		14,363

Washington House of Representatives, District 27b Primary (2010)
Candidates	Votes	Percent
Jeannie Darneille (D)	11,415	54.41%
Jon M. Higley (R)	7,643	36.43%
Jon Cronk (D)	1,921	9.16%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Jeannie Darneille won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 27 receiving 74.14% of the vote (34,533 votes), defeating Republican William Edward Chovil who received 25.86% of the vote (12,047 votes).^[6]

Washington House of Representatives, District 27(2008)
Candidates	Votes	Percent
Jeannie Darneille (D)	34,533	74.14%
William Edward Chovil (R)	12,047	25.86%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Darneille was up for re-election, she collected $22,716 in donations.^[7]

Her largest contributors in 2010 were:

Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Jeannie Darneille's campaign in 2010
Washington Credit Union League	$1,600
Washington Health Care Association	$1,600
Washington Federation Of State Employees	$800
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe	$800
Washington Teamsters	$800
Total Raised in 2010	$22,716

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Jeannie Darneille's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Community Health Network of Washington	$1,600
Washington State Dental Association	$1,600
Washington State Hospital Association	$1,600
Washington Health Care Association	$1,600
Washington Dental Services	$1,000

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. ^[8]

2012

Darneille proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $8.7 billion, the 4th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.^[9]

Personal

Darneille and her husband, Howard Graham, have three children.

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