Sam Hunt

Sam Hunt
Washington House Of Representatives District 22b
Incumbent
In office
2001 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	12
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
City Council Member, Pasco
1969 - 1974
Education
Bachelor's	Washington State University, 1967
Personal
Birthday	12/09/1942
Place of birth	Billings, MT
Profession	Educator
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website

Sam Hunt (b. December 9, 1942) is a Democratic member of the Washington State House of Representatives, representing District 22 since 2001. Hunt is currently Majority Floor Leader.

Hunt has served as Governor Gardner's Special Assistant for K-12 Education and as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Department of Information Services. From 1969 to 1974 he was a City Council Member in Pasco, Washington. He then served as Mayor Pro Tempore in Pasco, Washington from 1971 to 1974. Hunt served as a member of the North Thurston Public Schools Board in Lacey, Washington from 1995 to 2003.

Hunt earned his BA in Education from Washington State University in 1967. He also earned his Teaching Certificate from Washington State University. He then attended Graduate Studies at Washington State University and the University of Oregon in 1970.

Hunt was a classroom teacher for Washington Public School in Pascofrom 1967 to 1974. From 1974 to 1975, he was Federal Liaison to the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. He then worked as a staff member for the United States Senate Appropriations Committee from 1975 to 1981. Hunt worked for the Washington State Senate Democratic Caucus from 1981 to 1983 as Assistant Staff Director. He then worked as Staff Director for the Washington State Senate Majority Leader from 1983 to 1988. He also worked for the Office of the Governor as Special Assistant for Education from 1987 to 1988. From 1987 to 1989, Hunt was a Political/Government Consultant for Jolene Unsoeld for Congress for several companies. He then returned to work as a public school teacher for the Montesano School District from 1988 to 1990. From 1990 to 2001, he worked for the Washington Department of Information Science as a Legislative Liaison.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Education
• Government Operations and Elections, Chair

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Education
• State Government and Tribal Affairs, Chair
• Ways & Means

2009-2010

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2009
• Education
• State Government and Tribal Affairs, Chair
• Ways & Means

Elections

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hunt ran in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 22b. Hunt 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

Sam Hunt was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 22b. He defeated Justin Kover in the August 17, 2010 primary. He defeated Independent Chris Ward (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Washington House of Representatives, District 22b General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Sam Hunt (D)		39,261
Chris Ward (I)		15,351

Washington House of Representatives, District 22b Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Sam Hunt (D)		20,559	63.19%
Chris Ward		9,001	27.67%
Justin Kover (D)		2,975	9.14%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Sam Hunt won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 22 receiving 70.50% of the vote (46,440 votes), defeating Republican Don Crawford who received 29.50% of the vote (19,435 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 22(2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Sam Hunt (D)		46,440	70.50%
Don Crawford (R)		19,435	29.50%

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 Hunt was up for re-election, he collected $59,517 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Sam Hunt's campaign in 2010
Washington Federation Of State Employees	$1,600
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe	$1,600
Nisqually Indian Tribe	$1,600
Washington Credit Union League	$1,600
Washington Indian Gaming Association	$1,600
Total Raised in 2010	$59,517

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Sam Hunt's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Washington Refuse & Recycling Association	$1,600
Harold Lemay Enterprises	$1,600
Washington State Dental Association	$1,600
Washington Federation of State Employees	$1,600
State Employees Local 925	$1,600

Personal

Hunt and his wife, Charlene, have two children.

Policies/legislation

In 2008, Hunt pushed Washington House Bill 2601, which would have imposed aggressive new restrictions on petition circulators. The bill was defeated on February 20, 2008.

In 2008, Hunt also sponsored HB 2833, a bill that would require all Washington counties to move to mail-in ballots, and not have poll voting. This led to an editorial rebuke from a Pierce County newspaper, since Pierce County wished to retain a local option of voting at the polls.

Hunt had expressed support for HB 3292, a bill which would require Washington's cities and counties to craete an audio recording of all "closed-door" executive session meetings, but with the proviso that the bill might be hard to pass.,

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

Hunt proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $1.69 billion, the 39th 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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Sam Hunt News Feed

• Obama Dismisses Benghazi Criticism as a 'Sideshow' - WLS
• 10 Stunning Home Theaters That Will Put Your Local Multiplex To Shame ... - Huffington Post
• On the tube this week: Don't miss finales - Green Bay Press Gazette
• Everything We Know About What's Happened Under Sequestration - Care2.com (blog)
• SEASON FINALES - Youngstown Vindicator
• Richard Hunt sculptures installed at Olivet - Chicago Tribune
• 'Rake': Fox Picks Up Greg Kinnear Drama, 'Sleepy Hollow,' 'Almost Human' And ... - Huffington Post
• Theater to See This Week, Including a Riveting Police Story - LA Weekly (blog)
• Movies on TV, Tonight & Sunday - Leader Post - Regina Leader-Post
• ProfNet Roundup: 2013 Commencement Speakers - Sacramento Bee

External links

Suggest a link

• Representative Sam Hunt's official House webpage
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000

References

Political offices
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