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Brady Walkinshaw
Brady Walkinshaw (b. March 26, 1984) is a former Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 43-Position 1 from 2013 to 2017.
Walkinshaw did not seek re-election to the Washington House of Representatives in 2016. Instead, Walkinshaw was a 2016 candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of Washington.[1]
Biography
Walkinshaw worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for five years. He studied public policy at Princeton University.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Walkinshaw served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Early Learning and Human Services, Vice-Chair |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
After his appointment, Walkinshaw was assigned to serve on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Pramila Jayapal (D) defeated Brady Walkinshaw (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Jayapal and Walkinshaw defeated seven other candidates in the primary. Incumbent Jim McDermott (D) did not seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Pramila Jayapal |
56% | 212,010 | |
| Democratic | Brady Walkinshaw | 44% | 166,744 | |
| Total Votes | 378,754 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Pramila Jayapal |
42.1% | 82,753 | |
| Democratic | Brady Walkinshaw |
21.3% | 41,773 | |
| Democratic | Joe McDermott | 19.1% | 37,495 | |
| Republican | Craig Keller | 8.2% | 16,058 | |
| Republican | Scott Sutherland | 4.6% | 9,008 | |
| Democratic | Arun Jhaveri | 1.7% | 3,389 | |
| Independent | Leslie Regier | 1.3% | 2,592 | |
| Democratic | Donovan Rivers | 1.2% | 2,379 | |
| Independent | Carl Cooper | 0.5% | 1,056 | |
| Total Votes | 196,503 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State |
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2014
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Brady Walkinshaw (D) was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.[5][6][7]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Walkinshaw's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Brady Walkinshaw's campaign website, http://bradywalkinshaw.com/issues/economy/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 9 through April 23. There were also special sessions. The first special session was April 24 through May 23. The second special session was May 23 through June 21. The third special session was June 21 through July 20.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
2016
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In 2016, the 64th Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 11 through March 10. The legislature held a special session from March 11 to March 29 to pass a supplemental budget.
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2015
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In 2015, the 64th Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 12 through April 24. The legislature was in special session from April 29 to May 28, May 29 to June 27 and June 28 to July 10.[9]
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2014
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In 2014, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 13 to March 14.[10]
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2013
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In 2013, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 14 to April 29.
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Personal
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Walkinshaw and his parter, Micah, live in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Walkinshaw has been a member of the VCB since 2008.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2016
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington House of Representatives
- Washington House of Representatives Committees
- Washington Joint Committees
- Washington state legislative districts
External links
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
- Profile from Open States
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Washington House Democrats
Footnotes
- ↑ The Stranger, "State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw Will Challenge US Rep. Jim McDermott in 2016," December 3, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Victory Fund, "Brady Walkinshaw," accessed April 17, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jamie Pedersen (D) |
Washington House of Representatives District 43-Position 1 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Nicole Macri (D) |
