Dave Schmidt
From Ballotpedia
Dave Schmidt was a Republican candidate for District 44, Washington State Senate. The primary election was on August 17, 2010. The state legislative general election was on November 2, 2010.
Elections
2010
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010
Dave Schmidt ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate District 44 seat in 2010. He defeated Ryan Ferrie and Lillian Kaufer in the August 17 primary. He was defeated by Democrat Steve Hobbs in the November 2, 2010, general election.[1]
| Washington State Senate, District 44 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Dave Schmidt (R)
|
11,119 | 36.30% | ||
| Steve Hobbs (D)
|
10,972 | 35.82% | ||
| Lillian Kaufer (D) | 4,430 | 14.46% | ||
| Ryan Ferrie (R) | 4,110 | 13.42% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
Schmidt's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Economy
- Excerpt: "In my 20 years of being around the state legislature, next year's budget is on track to be the worse I've ever seen."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I served on the WA Learns Steering Committee, a 1 1/2 year in depth look at education policy in our state. Keeping the same course is not acceptable, we must make dramatic changes to our education system."[2]
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- List of all Washington legislative candidates who have filed
- Senate Republican Campaign Committee
- Campaign website
Current members of the Washington State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Jamie Pedersen
Minority Leader:John Braun
Senators
District 1
Derek Stanford (D)
District 2
Jim McCune (R)
District 3
Marcus Riccelli (D)
District 4
District 5
Victoria Hunt (D)
District 6
Jeff Holy (R)
District 7
Shelly Short (R)
District 8
Matt Boehnke (R)
District 9
Mark Schoesler (R)
District 10
Ron Muzzall (R)
District 11
Bob Hasegawa (D)
District 12
Keith Goehner (R)
District 13
Judith Warnick (R)
District 14
Curtis King (R)
District 15
Nikki Torres (R)
District 16
Perry Dozier (R)
District 17
Paul Harris (R)
District 18
Adrian Cortes (D)
District 19
Jeff Wilson (R)
District 20
John Braun (R)
District 21
Marko Liias (D)
District 22
Jessica Bateman (D)
District 23
Drew Hansen (D)
District 24
Mike Chapman (D)
District 25
Chris Gildon (R)
District 26
District 27
Yasmin Trudeau (D)
District 28
T'wina Nobles (D)
District 29
Steve Conway (D)
District 30
Claire Wilson (D)
District 31
Phil Fortunato (R)
District 32
Jesse Salomon (D)
District 33
Tina Orwall (D)
District 34
Emily Alvarado (D)
District 35
Drew MacEwen (R)
District 36
Noel Frame (D)
District 37
Rebecca Saldana (D)
District 38
June Robinson (D)
District 39
Keith Wagoner (R)
District 40
Liz Lovelett (D)
District 41
Lisa Wellman (D)
District 42
Sharon Shewmake (D)
District 43
Jamie Pedersen (D)
District 44
John Lovick (D)
District 45
Manka Dhingra (D)
District 46
Javier Valdez (D)
District 47
Claudia Kauffman (D)
District 48
Vandana Slatter (D)
District 49
Democratic Party (30)
Republican Party (19)
