Ruth Kagi

Ruth Kagi
Washington House Of Representatives 32b
Incumbent
In office
1999 - Present
Term ends
January 14, 2013
Years in position	14
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	1998
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Washington, 1967
Master's	MPA, Syracuse University, 1968
Personal
Birthday	08/14/1945
Place of birth	Seattle, WA
Profession	Business owner
Religion	Protestant
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Ruth Kagi (b. August 14, 1945) is a Democratic member of the Washington State House of Representatives. She has represented District 32 since 1999.

Kagi is an owner/manager of Commercial Real Estate. She was previously a Consultant for Kagi Consulting. Kagi has been Community Facilitator for the United Way of Snohomish County, a Deputy Associate Regional Administrator and Policy Analyst at the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, and a Child Care Coordinator for the Office of Children's Affairs in Snohomish County.

Kagi received her MPA from Syracuse University, and her BA from the University of Washington. She also attended Mills College.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Kagi's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Build on our successful Early Learning Initiatives

Excerpt: "We were awarded a $60 million “Race to the Top” early learning grant, and in April we won a $25 million grant to expand our successful home visitation programs serving our most vulnerable young families. With our state budget constraints, this funding will help Washington expand its efforts to support parents as their children’s first and most important teachers, improve the quality of child care across the state, and build upon the work of our strong public private partnership, Thrive by Five."

• Protect our most vulnerable families

Excerpt: "While we avoided deeper cuts this year in child care for low income families and in grants to families in poverty, nearly half a billion dollars has been cut from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. We need a stronger safety net for vulnerable families."

• Reform and strengthen our child welfare system

Excerpt: "This year, I sponsored three major bills aimed at transforming our child welfare system to better serve children and families."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Early Learning and Human Services, Chair
• Environment

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Early Learning and Human Services, Chair
• Health and Human Services Appropriations and Oversight
• Ways & Means

2009-2010

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2009
• Early Learning and Children's Services, Chair
• Education Appropriations
• Ways & Means

Elections

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kagi won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 32b. Kagi advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Robert Reedy (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington House of Representatives, District 32b, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ruth Kagi Incumbent	72.9%	45,495
	Republican	Robert Reedy	27.1%	16,917
Total Votes				62,412

Washington State House of Representatives, District 32b Blanket Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ruth Kagi Incumbent	69.9%	20,346
	Republican	Robert Reedy	20.1%	5,865
	Republican	Eric R. Alvey	10%	2,908
Total Votes				29,119

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Ruth Kagi was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 32b. She defeated Stan Lippmann in the August 17, 2010 primary. She defeated Republican Gary Gagliardi in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 32b General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Ruth Kagi (D)		35,344
Gary Gagliardi (R)		19,480

Washington House of Representatives, District 32b Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Ruth Kagi (D)		17,693	56.48%
Gary Gagliardi (R)		11,185	35.71%
Stan Lippmann (D)		2,448	7.81 %

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Ruth Kagi won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 32 receiving 100.00% of the vote (47,197 votes). She ran unopposed.

Washington House of Representatives, District 32(2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Ruth Kagi (D)		47,197	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 Kagi was up for re-election, she collected $73,187 in donations.

Her largest contributors in 2010 were:

Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Ruth Kagi's campaign in 2010
Washington State Dental Association	$1,600
Ramsay-Jenkins, Ann	$1,600
Bezos, Miguel A	$1,600
Washington Credit Union League	$1,600
Bezos, Jacklyn G	$1,600
Total Raised in 2010	$73,187

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Ruth Kagi's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Service Employees Local 925	$1,600
Washington Education Association	$1,600
Washington State Hospital Association	$1,600
Washington State Dental Association	$1,600
Washington Health Care Association	$1,500

Personal

Kagi and her husband, Mark, have two 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

Kagi proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $4.9 billion, the 21st highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Ruth Kagi's personal website
• Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Kagi
• House Democrats profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Washington House of Representatives District 32 1999–present	Succeeded by NA