Steve Conway

Steve Conway
Washington State Senate District 29
Incumbent
In office
1993-Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	20
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	1992
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Washington State House of Representatives
1993-2011
Education
Bachelor's	University of Portland, 1966
Master's	University of Oregon, 1969
Ph.D.	University of Oregon, 1979
Personal
Birthday	October 5, 1944
Place of birth	Ontario, OR
Profession	Retired
Websites
Office website

Steve Conway (b. October 5, 1944) is a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 29. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Previously, he represented District 29 of the Washington State House of Representatives for 18 years.

Biography

Conway holds a PhD in History from the University of Oregon. He received his MA in History from the University of Oregon and earned his BA in History from the University of Portland. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the London School of Economics.

Conway is a retired business agent for Local 81, United Food and Commercial Worker's Union. He has been an instructor for the University of Oregon, visiting professor for Pacific Lutheran University and a labor educator at the Bates Vocational Technical Institute. He also was a coordinator for the Dislocated Worker Program of the United Way of Pierce County.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce & Labor
• Governmental Operations
• Ways & Means

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Health & Long-Term Care, Vice-chair
• Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection, Vice-chair
• Ways and Means

Elections

2010

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010

Steve Conway was elected to Washington State Senate District 29, vacated by Rosa Franklin, who is retired.

Washington State Senate, District 29 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Steve Conway (D)		16,987	63.38%
Terry Harder (R)		9,813	36.62%

Marty McClendon ran for the Washington State Senate District Seat 29. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 17, 2010. He defeated Terry Harder (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Washington State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Steve Conway (D)		7,550	56.94%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Steve Conway won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 29 receiving 70.01% of the vote (24,672 votes), defeating Republican Steven T. Cook who received 29.99% of the vote (10,568 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 29(2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Steve Conway (D)		24,672	70.01%
Steven T. Cook (R)		10,568	29.99%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Conway received $99,414 in campaign donations. The top contributors to the campaign are listed below.

Washington State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Steve Conway's campaign in 2010
Citizen To Elect Steve Conway	$9,800
Anheuser-Busch	$3,200
Washington Indian Gaming Association	$2,400
Washington Health Care Association	$2,400
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association	$2,400
Total Raised in 2010	$99,414

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Steve Conway's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Washington Credit Union League	$1,600
Washington State Auto Dealers Association	$1,600
Operating Engineers Local 302	$1,600
Washington Indian Gaming Association	$1,600
Washington State Dental Association	$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

Conway proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $2.02 billion, the 6th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Personal

Conway and his wife, Georgia, have two sons and one granddaughter.

Recent news

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Steve Conway News Feed

• For Tea Party Groups, Shades of 2010 - New York Times
• Governor signs three bills supported by Washington Attorney General Bob ... - Access Washington
• Jurisdictions gain say over housing for ex-inmates - Bellingham Herald
• Laurene Powell Jobs Goes Public to Promote Dream Act - Wall Street Journal
• Tea party tax returns show activism on a budget - Kitsap Sun
• Senate OKs 401(k)-style pension plans for state employees - The Olympian
• How Inslee can make a difference on sweatshops - Crosscut
• Zuckerberg's lobby group losing top donors over Keystone XL support - RT
• Matt Whitaker to Officially Enter US Senate Race on June 3 - The Iowa Republican
• Senate race also on minds on Derby Day - The Hill (blog)

External links

Suggest a link

• Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Conway
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994

References

Political offices
Preceded by Rosa Franklin	Washington State Senate District 29 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

Political offices
Preceded by -	Washington House of Representatives District 29 1992–2010	Succeeded by Connie Ladenburg