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David Baker (Washington)
From Ballotpedia
David Baker was a Republican candidate for District 32, Washington State Senate. The primary election was on August 17, 2010. The state legislative general election is November 2, 2010.
Elections
2010
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010
David Baker ran for the Washington State Senate District 32. He defeated Patty Butler (D) in the August 17, 2010, primary and was defeated by Maralyn Chase (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[1]
| Washington State Senate, District 32 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Maralyn Chase (D)
|
14,928 | 47.66% | ||
| David Baker (R)
|
12,478 | 39.84% | ||
| Patty Butler (D) | 3,915 | 12.50% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
Baker's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Taxes and Spending
- Excerpt: "I want to eliminate wasteful spending and reduce taxes. I support zero-based budgeting so that every dollar of spending is justified. I support performance based audits so we can verify where we are getting true value for our taxes and where we are not. "
- Traffic
- Excerpt: "I will fight to make sure that state transportation dollars are spent here, in the traffic choked suburbs of Seattle, where traffic improvements are desperately needed."
- Business
- Excerpt: "I believe our state can out-compete any other state with the right economic policies. I will work to make our state more "business friendly" so we can keep and expand jobs for us and our children."
- Crime
- Excerpt: "We must eliminate the urban and suburban street gangs that breed future generations of criminals. I support tougher penalties for crimes against children and the elderly."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I want to cut the state education bureaucracy and move those dollars to the local school systems where they can make a real difference. I support smaller class sizes. I want teachers teaching, not doing paperwork or acting as security guards. "
- Environment
- Excerpt: "We all appreciate our unique Northwest quality of life. I will work to keep our air and water clean. We can protect our unique natural treasures without infringing on private property rights."[2]
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- List of all Washington legislative candidates who have filed
- Baker's campaign website
- Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Footnotes
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)
