Judy Clibborn

Judy Clibborn
Washington House Of Representatives District 41b
Incumbent
In office
2003 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	10
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2002
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Mayor, City of Mercer Island
1990 - 2001
Personal
Birthday	11/03/1943
Place of birth	Oklahoma City, OK
Profession	Nurse
Religion	Protestant
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Judy Clibborn (b. November 3, 1943) is a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 41 since 2003. Clibborn was a member of the Mercer Island City Council from 1990 to 2001. She also served as Mayor of the City of Mercer Island during this time. From 1995 to 2000, she was a member/Chair of the Suburban Cities Association.

Clibborn worked for Harborview Medical Center as Registered Head Nurse from 1963 to 1969. She then worked as Executive Director for the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce from 2001 to 2003.

Clibborn earned her BS and RN from the University of Washington in 1965.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Health Care and Wellness
• Transportation, Chair

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Health Care and Wellness
• Transportation, Chair
• Joint Transportation

2009-2010

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2009
• Health Care and Wellness
• Transportation, Chair
• Joint Transportation

Issues

Transportation revenue

Clibborn introduced introduced a major transportation funding bill (HB 1954) on February 21, 2013. This bill would raise the gasoline tax and by 2 cents per gallon annually from 2013 through 2017, increasing the tax to 47.5 cents per gallon by 2017. It would similarly raise the tax on special fuel and natural gas and impose a controversial $25 fee on the purchase of any bicycle worth more than $500. The revenues would be used for highway construction, road maintenance, stormwater cleanup, pedestrian and biking access improvements, and assistance for local government infrastructure and transportation projects.

Elections

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Clibborn ran in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 41b. Clibborn ran unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Clibborn was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 41b. She defeated Orion Webster in the August 17, 2010 primary. In the November 2, 2010 general election she defeated Republican Stephen Strader.

Washington House of Representatives, District 41b General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Judy Clibborn (D)		35,015
Stephen Strader (R)		23,350

Washington House of Representatives, District 41b Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Judy Clibborn (D)		18,947	56.50%
Stephen Strader (R)		12,853	38.33%
Orion S. Webster (I)		1,736	5.18%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Judy Clibborn won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 41 receiving 100.00% of the vote (47,078 votes). She ran unopposed.

Washington House of Representatives, District 41(2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Judy Clibborn (D)		47,078	100.00%

Campaign donors

In Washington, there is a $1,600 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan House candidates.

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Clibborn was up for re-election, she collected $132,741 in donations.

Her largest contributors in 2010 were:

Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Judy Clibborn's campaign in 2010
Puget Sound Energy	$1,600
Washington Restaurant Association	$1,600
Washington State Dental Association	$1,600
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe	$1,600
Washington Health Care Association	$1,600
Total Raised in 2010	$132,741

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Judy Clibborn's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Glacier Northwest	$1,600
Washington Beverage Association	$1,600
Building Industry Association of Washington	$1,600
Operating Engineers Local 302	$1,600
University of Washington	$1,600

Personal

Clibborn and her husband, Bruce, have three children.

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

Clibborn proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $1.88 billion, the 37th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Recent news

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Judy Clibborn News Feed

• Poll: Would you pay higher gas taxes to fund Washington's transportation needs? - The Seattle Times (blog)
• Are taxpayers getting ferry fleeced or receiving good value? - KIRO Seattle
• Washington state will make big pitch to build updated Boeing 777X in Everett - OregonLive.com
• House passes $8.4 billion Transportation Budget - The Spokesman Review (blog)
• House Transportation Chair Clibborn statement on passage of state ... - Mercer Island Reporter
• Washington Legislature OKs transportation budget - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
• Politicians make plans to snag the 777X - TheNewsTribune.com
• Transportation revenue package clears Washington state House committee - OregonLive.com
• Lawmakers rely on transfers to keep ferry budget afloat - Kitsap Sun
• State transportation budget deal reached - The Columbian

External links

Suggest a link

• Judy Clibborn's campaign website
• Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Clibborn
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002

References

Political offices
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