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Cheryl Pflug

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Cheryl Pflug
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Prior offices
Washington House of Representatives

Washington State Senate District 5

Education

Bachelor's

University of Washington

Law

Seattle University, 2012

Personal
Profession
Nurse

Cheryl Pflug was a Republican member of the Washington State Senate. She represented District 5 from her appointment to the senate in 2004 to her resignation in July 2012.[1] She was the Deputy Republican Leader, after being Deputy Republican Floor Leader from 2005 to 2006. Previously, she served from 1999-2004 in the Washington House of Representatives, where she served as the Assistant Republican Whip from 1999 to 2000. She resigned to take a job on the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.[2]

Pflug is a registered nurse. Pflug earned her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Washington.[3] She received a J.D. from Seattle University in May 2012.[4]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Pflug was running in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate District 5.[5] She withdrew from the race on May 21 after being appointed to the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.[6]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Pflug was re-elected for the Fifth District of the Washington State Senate receiving 43,178 votes.

Pflug raised $142,829 for her campaign.[7]

Washington State Senate, District 5 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cheryl Pflug (R) 43,178
Phyllis Huster (D) 28,851

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Personal

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Pflug and her husband Bryan divorced in 2007. They have four children.[4]

Scorecards

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.[8]

2012

Pflug proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $90.7 million, the 24th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[9]

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.[10] 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 Pflug voted on the specific pieces of legislation:

2012 Senate Scorecard - Cheryl Pflug
Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)Approveda Bill #5967 (Senate Republicans budget)Approveda Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)Defeatedd Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)Approveda
Y Y N Y

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External links

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Washington Senate District 5
2004-2012
Succeeded by
Dino Rossi


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