Randi Becker

Randi Becker
Washington State Senate District 2
Incumbent
In office
2009-Present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	4
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 4, 2008
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Profession	Retired
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Randi Becker is a Republican member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 2. She was first elected to the chamber in 2008.

Biography

Becker attended Highline Community College. She went on to attend Green River Community College. Becker is a former realtor as well as a former flight attendant. She is also a retired Medical Administrator.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Health Care, Chair
• Higher Education, Vice-chair
• Rules
• Ways & Means

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture and Rural Economic Development
• Health & Long-Term Care
• Higher Education & Workforce Development

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Becker's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Assuring state government works effectively & efficiently

Excerpt: "During the last four years, we have struggled with the worst economy since the Great Depression. State government has had to cut back, eliminate wasteful progams, and learn to work more efficiently. The Senate led the way to a bipartisan balanced budget -- but there is still more work to be done to get our government on a secure financial footing."

• Creating jobs

Excerpt: "In the end, private businesses must create sustainable, long-term jobs. It's the role of state government to put in place a tax and regulatory structure that is fair and that encourages job growth. We cannot afford to chase away vital jobs in aerospace, high-tech and other growing industries."

• Helping to educate and train Washington State’s next generation

Excerpt: "Washington's future lies in the hands of our youth…they are the next generation of technicians, small business owners, doctors and community doers. Yet, if we fail to properly provide them the tools to be competitive in today's global marketplace, we have failed. We need to return to local control where parents, teachers and administrators are united on teaching the students."

• Affordable health care

Excerpt: "I worked in medical administration for 20 years and this is a subject I am passionate about. People must have health care. We need to address the rising cost of health care so that we may find viable solutions for those who are underinsured or not insured at all. We need to support a system that empowers patients, allowing them to choose the insurance carrier, types of coverage and/or physicians who will best serve them."

Elections

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Becker won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate District 2. Becker advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Bruce L. Lachney (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Randi Becker Incumbent	56.8%	31,946
	Democratic	Bruce Lachney	43.2%	24,286
Total Votes				56,232

Washington State Senate, District 2 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Randi Becker Incumbent	40.6%	9,517
	Democratic	Bruce L. Lachney	40.6%	9,512
	Republican	James E. Vaughn	18.8%	4,393
Total Votes				23,422

2008

On November 4, 2008, Becker was elected from the Second District of the Washington State Senate, receiving 32,244 votes.

Becker raised $201,024 for her campaign.

Washington State Senate, District 2 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Randi Becker (R)		32,244
Marilyn Rasmussen (D)		30,206

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008, Becker collected $201,024 in donations.

Listed below are the top four contributors to her campaign.

Donor	Amount
Washington State Republican Party	$60,739
Senate Republican Campaign CMTE of Washington	$56,955
Pierce County Republican Party	$28,879
Service Employees Local 925	$1,600

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

Becker proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $192.5 million, the 21st highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Personal

Becker has been married for 36 years to her husband Bob. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Becker lives in Eatonville, WA.

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Randi Becker News Feed

• Hospital infections bill on way to Gov. Inslee - The Olympian
• Inslee OKs parking, bus breaks for state workers - The Olympian

External links

Suggest a link

• Randi Becker's official campaign website
• Randi Becker on the Washington State Senate website
• Becker's state-sponsored website
• Vote Smart profile of Becker
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• Campaign website
• Becker on Facebook
• Becker on Twitter
• Washington Votes profile of Becker

References

Political offices
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