Tina Orwall

Tina Orwall
Washington House Of Representatives District 33a
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	University of Washington, 1988
Master's	University of Washington, 1991
Personal
Profession	Social Work
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Tina Orwall is a Democratic member of the Washington State House of Representatives, representing District 33. She was first elected to the chamber in 2008. She currently serves as State House Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore.

Biography

Orwall earned a MA in Social Work Administration from the University of Washington, and her BS in Psychology from the University of Washington. Orwall has served as an Elected Precinct Committee Officer and Former Chair of the 33rd Legislative District. Orwall works for the Washington State Taking Health Care Home Coordinator in the City of Seattle, Office of Housing.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Education
• Government Operations and Elections
• Judiciary

2011-2012

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Early Learning and Human Services
• Education Appropriations and Oversight
• Judiciary
• Rules

2009-2010

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

Washington Committee Assignments, 2009
• Capital Budget
• Education
• Human Services, Vice-chair

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Orwall's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Education

• Excerpt:"Tina believes that every child deserves a high quality education."

Jobs

• Excerpt:"Tina is committed to helping our local economy."

Affordable Housing

• Excerpt:"Tina has been advocating for homeowners and tenants."

Military and Veterans

• Excerpt:"Tina supports our troops."

Health Care

• Excerpt:"Everyone deserves quality and affordable health care."

Elections

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Orwall won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 33a. Orwall was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Will Benge (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington House of Representatives, District 33a, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tina Orwall Incumbent	71.6%	32,698
	Republican	Will Benge	28.4%	12,942
Total Votes				45,640

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Tina Orwall was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 33a. She was unopposed in the August 17, 2010 primary and in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 33a Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Tina Orwall (D)		12,306	100%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Tina Orwall won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 33 receiving 62.41% of the vote (25,336 votes), defeating Republican Todd Gibson who received 37.59% of the vote (15,260 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 33(2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Tina Orwalla (D)		25,336	62.41%
Todd Gibson (R)		24,479	38.06%

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 Orwall was up for re-election, she collected $30,269 in donations.

Her largest contributors in 2010 were:

Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Tina Orwall's campaign in 2010
Pacific Northwest Regional Council Of Carpenters	$1,600
Fire Fighters Local 2024	$1,600
Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council	$1,600
League Of Education Voters	$1,500
Kent Fire Fighters Local 1747	$1,300
Total Raised in 2010	$30,269

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Tina Orwall's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Tina L. Orwall	$7,500
Washington State Democratic Party	$4,734
Washington Education Association	$1,600
Seatac Professional Fire Fighters Local 2919	$1,600
Washington State Trial Lawyers 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 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

Orwall proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $6.27 billion, the 12th highest amount of proposed new taxes and spending of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Recent news

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Tina Orwall News Feed

• Washington State's Wrongfully Convicted - Seattle Weekly
• Inslee signs wrongful conviction compensation law - The Columbian

External links

Suggest a link

• Tina Orwall's campaign website
• Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Orwall
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• Tina Orwall on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Washington House of Representatives District 33 2009–present	Succeeded by N/A