Reuven Carlyle
| Reuven Carlyle | ||
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| Washington House Of Representatives District 36a | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $42,106/year | |
| Per diem | $90/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Communications, University of Massachusetts-Amherst | |
| Master's | John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Business owner | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Carlyle is an entrepreneur in Wireless, Software, and Clean Energy Industries. Carlyle earned his MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and BA in Communications from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. [1]
In June 2011, Governing Magazine named Carlyle one of 12 "Democratic Legislators to Watch." Each of the legislators was selected on the basis of qualities such as leadership, ambition, and political potential.[2]
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Phillips's campaign website lists the following issues:[3]
- Economic Growth
- Excerpt: "In state government, we must protect vital services for education, low income, children, elderly, foster children and other vulnerable groups. Yet, it’s time to recognize that a relentless march of increasing taxes at the city, county and state level is not sustainable. Different levels of government simply must coordinate and work together more closely instead of racing to the ballot for each new program."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Reuven supports increased funding and expanding the very definition of 'basic education' to include at least one year of additional education, training or certification beyond high school. We must bring down the institutional silos of education between early learning through K-12 and higher education."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "The issue of Global Warming will define how today's public leadership will be judged for generations. As a Legislator, Reuven will be so much more than a back bench 'green vote' for the environment—he will be a fully engaged and proactive champion of 21st Century environmental legislation as a member of the Seattle delegation in Olympia."
- Children and Families
- Excerpt: "Less than 2% of foster children ever achieve the dream of a college education while more than 10 times that number will go to prison soon after leaving the state's care. We are too moral of a society to allow this injustice."
- Public Safety
- Excerpt: "Helping our public safety professionals save lives and property is important not only to enhancing our quality of life, but to our ability to accommodate [sic] the additional 1.7 million new residents projected in the Seattle area in the next two decades."
- Transportation, Public Infrastructure & New Generation Waterfront
- Excerpt: "We have a once in a lifetime chance to mold our regional transportation and public infrastructure into an integrated and coordinated system where mass transit, surface streets, I-5, SR 99, 520 Bridge, and I-90 work together in concert. ...Either we can keep muddling along with separate projects, drawn out timelines, confusing ballot initiatives and let Seattle grind to a halt, or we can learn from other cities worldwide and transform our transportation network for a 21st Century community."
- Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
- Excerpt: "Health care costs are the fastest growing portion of the state budget and are virtually out of control. Reuven believes the central philosophical underpinning of Washington's health care system must move from an 'illness' oriented system to a 'prevention' and 'healthy living' oriented approach."
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Carlyle served on the following committees:
| Washington Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Finance, Chair | ||||
| • Government Operations and Elections | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Carlyle served on the following committees:
| Washington Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Higher Education, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Technology, Energy and Communications | ||||
| • Ways & Means | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Carlyle served on the following committees:
| Washington Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education Appropriations | ||||
| • Higher Education | ||||
| • Technology, Energy and Communications | ||||
Elections
2012
Carlyle won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 36a. Carlyle advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Leslie Klein (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 36a, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Reuven Carlyle Incumbent |
88.5% | 67,105 | |
| Republican | Leslie Klein | 11.5% | 8,695 | |
| Total Votes | 75,800 | |||
| Washington State House of Representatives, District 36a Blanket Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |
Reuven Carlyle Incumbent |
88% | 31,623 | |
| Republican | Leslie Klein |
7.7% | 2,782 | |
| Independent | Robert Canamar | 4.2% | 1,522 | |
| Total Votes | 35,927 | |||
2010
Reuven Carlyle was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 36a. He was unopposed in the August 17, 2010 primary and in the November 2, 2010 general election.[6]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 35b Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Reugen Carlyle (D)
|
24,387 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Reuven Carlyle won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 36 receiving 65.51% of the vote (44,916 votes), defeating Democrat John Burbank who received 34.49% of the vote (23,652 votes).[7]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 36(2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Reuven Carlyle (D)
|
44,916 | 65.51% | ||
| John Burbank (D) | 23,652 | 34.49% | ||
Campaign donors
In Washington, there is a $1,600 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan House candidates.[8]
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year. In Washington, there is a $1,600 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan House candidates.[9]
2010
In 2010, a year in which Carlyle was up for re-election, he collected $97,385 in donations.[10]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Reuven Carlyle's campaign in 2010 | |
| Vulcan Inc | $1,600 |
| AT&T | $1,600 |
| Concord Iii LLC | $1,600 |
| Washington State Dental Association | $1,600 |
| Qwest Communications | $1,600 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $97,385 |
2008
Listed below are the five largest contributors to Reuven Carlyle's 2008 campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| House Democratic Campaign Committee of Washington | $20,030 |
| Friends of Reuven Carlyle | $10,000 |
| Reuven M. Carlyle | $8,400 |
| Reuven M. Carlyle | $5,830 |
| Northwest Grocery Association | $1,600 |
Personal
Carlyle and his wife, Wendy, have four 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. [11]
2012
Reuven proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $22.74 billion, the 2nd highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[12]
Recent news
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Reuven Carlyle News Feed
- Washington State Medical Marijuana Availability Could Jinx Recreational Pot ... - Huffington Post
- Callaghan: Budget harmony elusive amid cacophony of rhetoric - The Columbian
- Washington House Dems drop beer tax - The Seattle Times
- Expenditure and revenue imbalance rankles some - Yakima Herald-Republic
- Washington Senate budget raises eyebrows, but not taxes - The Columbian
- No budget deal seen by end of Washington state legislature session - Reuters
- Washington Legislature stuck on budget as regular session nears end - OregonLive.com
- Are We Making Progress on the Beer Tax Issue? - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
- Lobbyists spend big bucks on dinners, other tabs for lawmakers - TheNewsTribune.com
- Our Stupid Fucking Pointless Legislative Session - TheStranger.com
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External links
- Campaign website
- Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Reuven Carlyle
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- House Democrats profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Carlyle
- ↑ Governing, "GOP Legislators to Watch," May 24, 2011
- ↑ Reuven Carlyle, "Issues," accessed August 3, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," retrieved July 16, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Washington Legislature Official primary results SOS
- ↑ Washington State Election Results
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission "Contribution Limits"
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission "Contribution Limits"
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ 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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