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Laurie Jinkins
| Laurie Jinkins | ||
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| Washington House Of Representatives District 27a | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $42,106/year | |
| Per diem | $90/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| Master's | University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| J.D. | Seattle University School of Law | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Biography
Jinkins earned a BS and MS from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, a JD from Seattle University School of Law, and completed executive studies at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. She is currently the deputy director of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, and previously held several positions within the Washington State Department of Health. She worked as an assistant attorney general in the state Office of the Attorney General, and remains active in many community organizations.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jinkins served on the following committees:
| Washington Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Health Care and Wellness, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jinkins served on the following committees:
| Washington Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Capital Budget | ||||
| • Environment | ||||
| • Health Care and Wellness, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Elections
2012
Jinkins won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 27a. Jinkins was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Steven T. Cook (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 27a, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Laurie Jinkins Incumbent |
71.4% | 39,290 | |
| Republican | Steven Cook | 28.6% | 15,770 | |
| Total Votes | 55,060 | |||
2010
Laurie Jinkins ran for the Washington State House of Representatives District 27a. She ran against Jessica Smeall, Janis Gbalah, and Ken Nichols in the August 17, 2010 primary. She defeated Democrat Jake Fey in the November 2, 2010 general election.[3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 27a General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Laurie Jinkins (D)
|
19,503 | |||
| Jake Fey (D) | 16,611 | |||
| Washington House of Representatives, District 27a Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Laurie Jinkins (D)
|
6,818 | 32.90% | ||
| Jake Fey (D)
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6,046 | 29.17% | ||
| Ken Nichols (I) | 5,808 | 28.03% | ||
| Jessica Smeall (D) | 1,259 | 6.08% | ||
| Janis Gbalah (D) | 793 | 3.83% | ||
Campaign donors
In Washington, there is a $1,600 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan House candidates.[4]
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Jinkins first won election to the House, she collected $204,929 in donations.[5]
The following contributors each donated $1,600 to her 2010 campaign:
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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. [6]
2012
Jinkins proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $5.87 billion, the 15th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[7]
Personal
Jinkins and her partner, Laura Wulf, have one child.
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- State Senate budget raises eyebrows but not taxes - TheNewsTribune.com
- News Briefs: November/December 2012 - PQ Monthly
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External links
- Laurie Jinkins on the Washington State House website
- Jinkins on the House Democrats website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State House of Representatives," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," retrieved July 16, 2012
- ↑ Washington Legislature Official primary results SOS
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission "Contribution Limits"
- ↑ Follow the Money.org candidate summary, Retrieved June 27, 2011
- ↑ Freedom Foundation's 2012 Big Spender List
- ↑ Freedom Foundation's 2012 list of Washington state representatives by proposed new taxes and fees
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