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Christopher Hurst
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Prior offices
Washington House of Representatives District 31-Position 2

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Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
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Christopher Hurst (b. October 12, 1954) is a former Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 31-Position 2 from 1999 to 2003 and 2007 to 2017. He left the chamber in 2003, but won election to the chamber again in 2006.

Hurst did not seek re-election to the Washington House of Representatives in 2016.

Biography

Hurst earned his A.A. in aviation and a certification as a peace officer. Hurst received his Federal Aviation Administration certification as a transport pilot. He is a police detective.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hurst 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

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 Christopher Hurst (D) did not seek re-election.

Phil Fortunato defeated Lane Walthers in the Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 general election.[2]

Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phil Fortunato 57.73% 36,000
     Independent Democrat Lane Walthers 42.27% 26,364
Total Votes 62,364
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Phil Fortunato and Lane Walthers defeated Morgan Irwin and Pablo Monroy in the Washington House of Representatives District 31-Position 2 top two primary.[3][4]

Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phil Fortunato 39.86% 9,878
     Independent Democrat Green check mark transparent.png Lane Walthers 36.35% 9,007
     Republican Morgan Irwin 14.45% 3,580
     Republican Pablo Monroy 9.35% 2,316
Total Votes 24,781
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 Christopher Hurst (D) and Phil Fortunato (R) were unopposed in the primary. Hurst defeated Fortunato in the general election.[5][6][7]

Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hurst Incumbent 51.6% 20,610
     Republican Phil Fortunato 48.4% 19,329
Total Votes 39,939

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hurst won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 31-Position 2. Hurst was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Lisa Connors (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hurst Incumbent 55.3% 32,462
     Republican Lisa Connors 44.7% 26,237
Total Votes 58,699

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Christopher Hurst was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 31-Position 2. He defeated Daniel Geske in the August 17, 2010, primary. He defeated Republican Patrick Reed in the November 2, 2010, general election.[10]

Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Christopher Hurst (D) 27,396
Patrick Reed (R) 19,815
Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Christopher Hurst (D) 14,094 57.97%
Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Reed (R) 7,614 31.32%
Daniel Geske (R) 2,606 10.72%

2008

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Christopher Hurst won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 receiving 58.69% of the vote (32,405 votes), defeating Republican Sharon Hanek who received 41.31% of the vote (22,806 votes).[11]

Washington House of Representatives, District 31-Position 2 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Christopher Hurst (D) 32,405 58.69%
Sharon Hanek (R) 22,806 41.31%

Campaign finance summary


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Christopher Hurst campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Won $311,950 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Won $192,808 N/A**
2010Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Won $130,234 N/A**
2008Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Won $149,280 N/A**
2006Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Won $243,286 N/A**
2000Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Won $172,705 N/A**
1998Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Won $113,209 N/A**
1996Washington State House, District 31-Position 2Lost $37,583 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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.

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2016


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.[15] 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.[15] Hurst missed 112 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls. Hurst's office released a statement regarding the missed votes. “Representative Hurst’s missed votes this session were mainly due to the fact that his mother passed away the week before session started. He not only needed time to grieve, but also had to deal with the many responsibilities that come with the death of a parent. There was also one day during session when Highway 410 was closed, and Representative Hurst was house-bound until it opened.[16]

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.[17]

2012

Hurst proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $76 million, the 55th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[18]

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.[19] 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 Hurst voted on the specific pieces of legislation:

2012 House Scorecard - Christopher Hurst
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 N Y

Personal

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Hurst and his wife, April, have two children.

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Project Vote Smart, "Christopher Hurst's Biography," accessed August 31, 2015
  2. Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
  3. Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
  4. Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
  5. Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
  6. Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
  7. Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
  8. C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State House of Representatives," accessed August 7, 2012
  9. Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
  10. Washington Legislature Official primary results SOS
  11. Washington State Election Results
  12. Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
  13. StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
  14. StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
  15. 15.0 15.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
  16. Washington Policy, "2014 Missed Votes Report," accessed April 8, 2014
  17. Freedom Foundation's 2012 Big Spender List
  18. Freedom Foundation's 2012 list of Washington state representatives by proposed new taxes and fees
  19. My Freedom Foundation, "Home," accessed June 18, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
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Washington House of Representatives District 31-Position 2
2007–2017
Succeeded by
Phil Fortunato (R)


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