Brian Blake (Washington)

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Brian Blake
Prior offices:
Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Years in office: 2002 - 2021
Successor: Joel McEntire (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Education
Associates
Grays Harbor Community College
Bachelor's
Evergreen State College
Personal
Profession
Forester
Contact

Brian Blake (Democratic Party) was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 19-Position 2. He assumed office in 2002. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Blake (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 19-Position 2. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Blake earned his A.S. in Forestry from Grays Harbor Community College. He went on to receive his B.S. in Environmental Studies from Evergreen State College.

Blake has also worked as a Contract Forester for the Weyerhaeuser Company. He also worked for the Department of Corrections as Environmental Specialist III.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Blake was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair
Business and Financial Services
Commerce & Gaming

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Blake served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Blake served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

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

2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2

Joel McEntire defeated incumbent Brian Blake in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joel McEntire
Joel McEntire (R)
 
52.5
 
38,369
Image of Brian Blake
Brian Blake (D)
 
47.4
 
34,599
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
60

Total votes: 73,028
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2

Joel McEntire and incumbent Brian Blake advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joel McEntire
Joel McEntire (R)
 
53.2
 
25,081
Image of Brian Blake
Brian Blake (D)
 
46.6
 
21,960
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
69

Total votes: 47,110
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2

Incumbent Brian Blake defeated Joel McEntire in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Blake
Brian Blake (D)
 
54.0
 
30,405
Image of Joel McEntire
Joel McEntire (R)
 
46.0
 
25,860

Total votes: 56,265
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2

Incumbent Brian Blake and Joel McEntire defeated David Parsons in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Blake
Brian Blake (D)
 
58.3
 
20,067
Image of Joel McEntire
Joel McEntire (R)
 
21.8
 
7,498
David Parsons (R)
 
19.9
 
6,852

Total votes: 34,417
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Brian Blake defeated Jimi O'Hagan in the Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 general election.[2]

Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Blake Incumbent 59.91% 33,629
     Republican Jimi O'Hagan 40.09% 22,504
Total Votes 56,133
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Brian Blake and Jimi O'Hagan defeated Butch Stavrum in the Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 top two primary.[3][4]

Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Blake Incumbent 55.12% 14,470
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jimi O'Hagan 39.08% 10,260
     Democratic Butch Stavrum 5.80% 1,523
Total Votes 26,253
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 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 Brian Blake (D) and Hugh Fleet (R) defeated Jimi O'Hagan (I) in the primary. Blake defeated Fleet in the general election.[5][6][7]

Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Blake Incumbent 63.5% 25,430
     Republican Hugh Fleet 36.5% 14,637
Total Votes 40,067

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Blake won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2. Blake ran unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated write-in candidate Tim Sutinen in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8]

Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Blake Incumbent 57.9% 31,266
     Independent Tim Sutinen 42.1% 22,740
Total Votes 54,006

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Brian Blake was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2. He ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. He defeated Tim Sutinen (Lower Taxes party) in the November 2, 2010, general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Blake (D) 23,354
Tim Sutinen (Lower Taxes Party) 21,201
Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Brian E. Blake (D) 15,615 55.81%
Green check mark transparent.png Tim Sutinen (Lower Taxes) 12,362 44.19%

2008

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Brian Blake won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 receiving 100.00% of the vote (39,521 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Blake (D) 39,521 100.00%

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary


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Brian Blake campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2Lost general$379,733 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2Won general$150,361 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2Won $122,400 N/A**
2014Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2Won $119,302 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 19-Position 2Won $150,233 N/A**
2010Washington State House, District 19-Position 2Won $73,363 N/A**
2008Washington State House, District 19-Position 2Won $68,811 N/A**
2006Washington State House, District 19-Position 2Won $59,540 N/A**
2004Washington State House, District 19-Position 2Won $197,366 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.

  • Associated General Contractors of Washington: House and Senate
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Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
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Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.


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2018


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2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Missed Votes Report

See also: Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate

In March 2014, Washington Votes, a legislative information website, released its annual Missed Votes Report, which provides detailed missed roll call votes on bills for every state legislator during the 2014 legislative session.[12] The 2014 regular session included a total of 515 votes in the State House and 396 in the State Senate, as well as 1,372 bills introduced total in the legislature and 237 bills passed. Out of all roll call votes, 90 individual legislators did not miss any votes. Three individual legislators missed more than 50 votes.[12] Blake missed 11 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List (2012)

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.[13]

2012

Blake proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $75.6 million, the 56th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

See also: Washington Freedom Foundation Legislative Scorecard (2012)

The Freedom Foundation also issued its 2012 Informed Voter Guide for Washington State voters, including a legislative score card documenting how Washington State legislators voted upon bills the Foundation deemed important legislation. The legislation analyzed covered budget, taxation, and pension issues.[14] A Approveda sign indicates a bill more in line with the Foundation's stated goals, and a Defeatedd sign indicates a bill out of step with the Foundation's values. Here's how Blake voted on the specific pieces of legislation:

2012 House Scorecard - Brian Blake
Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)Approveda Bill #5967 (House Democrats budget)Defeatedd Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)Defeatedd Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)Approveda
Y Y Y N

Personal

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Blake has a wife, Debra Thomas-Blake.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
2002–2021
Succeeded by
Joel McEntire (R)


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Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins
Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon
Minority Leader:Drew Stokesbary
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