Dawn Morrell (Washington)
Dawn Morrell is a former Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 25-Position 1 from January 14, 2013 to 2015. She previously served in the chamber from 2003 to 2011, including serving as Majority Caucus Leader.
Biography
Morrell earned her A.A. in General Science and her A.S. in Nursing from Solano Community College in California and her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Washington-Tacoma. Her professional experience includes working as a critical care nurse at Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital since 1984.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Morrell served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Health Care and Wellness |
| • Technology and Economic Development |
Campaign themes
2012
Morrell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Prioritizing Education
- Excerpt: "I am passionate about making state budgets live up to our paramount duty to provide a good education for children. It is the key to our success as a state – and as a country. We need to continue our tradition of leading the world through innovation and need to provide great trade and technical schools so that students are prepared to enter our workforce."
- Working for Affordable Health Coverage
- Excerpt: "Locally, people are losing their homes, their futures and even their lives to diseases that strike them or their loved ones. No one deserves to carry the fear of, “What this may cost?” into their battle with a life-threatening illness. I come home motivated to make a change and right these injustices. In Olympia I was able to pass some bi-partisan proposals to help lower costs long-term."
- Providing for Veterans and Military Families
- Excerpt: "The men and women of our armed forces and their families make incredible sacrifices every day. My husband Jim retired from the Air Force many years ago and we were fortunate to receive the support of our government so that we could successfully start our family. "
- Budget Reform & Tax Relief
- Excerpt: "Consecutive years of state budget shortfalls have highlighted the need to make some fundamental reforms to our budgeting process. It is clear that we cannot continue to place a financial burden low and middle class families and that we need to take a tough look at every department to make sure they are accountable and efficient with taxpayer dollars."
- Helping Seniors
- Excerpt: "Helping out those who helped build our great community has always been a priority and I have fought to provide options for our seniors to stay in their homes and enjoy their retirement years. I have worked to provide property tax relief and long-term care options that help to keep all of our health care costs low."
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 Dawn Morrell (D) and Melanie Stambaugh (R) were unopposed in the primary. Morrell was defeated by Stambaugh in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Melanie Stambaugh |
54.8% | 20,384 | |
| Democratic | Dawn Morrell Incumbent | 45.2% | 16,819 | |
| Total Votes | 37,203 | |||
2012
Morrell won election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1. Morrell advanced past the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Shelly Schlumpf (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dawn Morrell |
52.7% | 30,049 | |
| Republican | Shelly Schlumpf | 47.3% | 27,008 | |
| Total Votes | 57,057 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Dawn Morrell |
46.5% | 11,704 | |
| Republican | Shelly Schlumpf |
31.6% | 7,940 | |
| Republican | Michele Smith | 10.3% | 2,588 | |
| Republican | Zac Nix | 5.1% | 1,272 | |
| Democratic | Eric Hingsberger | 4.3% | 1,073 | |
| Republican | Carole Sue Braaten | 2.3% | 568 | |
| Total Votes | 25,145 | |||
2010
Dawn Morrell ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2. She defeated Ron Morehouse, Steven Vermillion, Larry Johnson and Bryan Shaner in the August 17, 2010, primary. She was defeated by Republican Hans Zeiger in the November 2, 2010, general election.[8][9]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Hans Zeiger (R)
|
24,919 | |||
| Dawn Morrell (D) | 24,872 | |||
| Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dawn Morrell (D)
|
10,287 | 40.29% | ||
| Hans Zeiger (R)
|
9,164 | 35.89% | ||
| Steven Vermillion (R) | 4,044 | 15.84% | ||
| Ron Morehouse (D) | 1,247 | 4.88% | ||
| Larry Johnson (I) | 548 | 2.15% | ||
| Bryan Shaner (I) | 243 | .95% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Dawn Morrell won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 receiving 58.30% of the vote (33,451 votes), defeating Republican Ron Morehouse who received 41.70% of the vote (23,931 votes).[10][11]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dawn Morrell (D)
|
33,451 | 58.30% | ||
| Ron Morehouse (R) | 23,931 | 41.70% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2014
In 2014, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 13 to March 14.[12]
- Association of Washington Business: 2014 Voting Record
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Children's Campaign Fund: 2014 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes for or against CCF's position.
- National Federation of Independent Business/Washington: 2013-14 Voting Record
- Legislators are scored on their stances on small business issues.
- The American Conservative Union: 2014 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Conservation Voters: 2013-2014 scorecard
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- Washington State Labor Council: 2014 Voting Record
- Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
2013
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In 2013, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 14 to April 29.
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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.[13] 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.[13] Morrell missed 1 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.
Personal
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Morrell and her husband, Jim, have two children.
Recent news
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See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington House of Representatives
- Washington House of Representatives Committees
- Washington Joint Committees
- Washington state legislative districts
External links
- Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Morrell
- Profile from Open States
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Dawn Morrell on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Washington State House Democrats, "Rep. Morrell’s Biography," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 17, 2010 Primary Results," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "November 02, 2010 General Election Results," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 19, 2008 Primary Results," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "November 04, 2008 General Election Results," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bruce Dammeier (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Melanie Stambaugh (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Hans Zeiger (R) |
