Joseph Zarelli

Joseph Zarelli
Washington State Senate District 18
Former officeholder
In office
1997-May 30, 2012
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	2008
First elected	1996
Term limits	N/A
Education
Associate's	Clark College
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1982-1989
Personal
Profession	President, JP Zarelli, Incorporated
Religion	Christian, Non-Denominational

Joseph Zarelli was a Republican member of the Washington State Senate. He represented District 18 from 1996 to May 30, 2012. Zarelli resigned early, stating it was time to "start focusing on where I'm going next and to begin that journey."

Zarelli held the leadership positions of Republican Leader of the Washington State Senate in 2005, Senate Majority Leader in 2003, Majority Caucus Vice Chair in 2003 and Republican Caucus Vice Chair in 2001-02.

Zarelli earned his AAS from Clark College.

Zarelli is the president of JP Zarelli, Incorporated. He served in the United States Navy from 1982 to 1989.He is the president of JP Zarelli, Incorporated.

In 2002, Zarelli collected unemployment while being paid as a state legislator.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Economic Development, Trade & Innovation Committee, Washington State Senate
• Rules Committee, Washington State Senate
• Ways and Means Committee, Washington State Senate, Ranking Minority Member

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

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

Joseph Zarelli endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

Joseph Zarelli did not run for re-election in 2012.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Zarelli was re-elected for the Eighteenth District of the Washington State Senate receiving 39,311 votes.

Zarelli raised $224,891 for his campaign.

Washington State Senate, District 18 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Joseph Zarelli (R)		39,311
Jon Haugen (D)		32,127

Campaign donors

2008

In 2008, Zarelli collected $224,891 in donations.

Listed below are the top four contributors to his campaign.

Donor	Amount
Galleria Homes LLC	$1,600
Service Employees Local 925	$1,600
Washington Chiropractic Trust	$1,600
Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association	$1,600

Personal

Zarelli and his wife have four daughters and two grandchildren.

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

Zarelli proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $17 million, tied for the 30th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

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• Budgeting Tip: It's Not Raining - The Columbian

External links

Suggest a link

• Joseph Zarelli on the Washington State Senate website
• Zarelli's state-sponsored website
• Legislative profile of Zarelli on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Zarelli on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1994
• 18th district map
• Washington Votes profile on Zarelli
• Colleagues express concerns about his unnervingly brutal approach to the state budget.

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Washington Senate District 18 1996-May 30, 2012	Succeeded by Ann Rivers