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Hans Dunshee

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Hans Dunshee
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Prior offices
Washington House of Representatives District 44-Position 1

Education

Bachelor's

University of Washington, 1985

Graduate

Western Washington University, 1993

Personal
Profession
Business owner

Hans Dunshee (b. October 26, 1953) is a former Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 44-Position 1 from 1996 to April 18, 2016. He resigned to focus solely on his work as a Snohomish County Councilman. He was appointed to the council on February 29, 2016.[1]

Dunshee previously served in the Washington State House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994.

Biography

Dunshee received his M.A. from Western Virginia University in 1993. He earned his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1985.

Dunshee has been the owner of Septic Design Firm since 1981. He has worked for Dunshee Dy Company from 1980 to the present. Dunshee worked for Dunlee Boat Company from 1972 to 1982. In 1996 he was a Federal Emergency Management Agency Congressional Liaison.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Dunshee 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

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 Hans Dunshee (D) and Rob Toyer (R) were unopposed in the primary. Dunshee defeated Toyer in the general election.[3][4][5]

Washington House of Representatives, District 44-Position 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHans Dunshee Incumbent 51.8% 22,681
     Republican Rob Toyer 48.2% 21,068
Total Votes 43,749

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Dunshee won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 44-Position 1. Dunshee advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated Mark Harmsworth (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

Washington House of Representatives, District 44-Position 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHans Dunshee Incumbent 54.4% 35,366
     Republican Mark Harmsworth 45.6% 29,687
Total Votes 65,053
Washington State House of Representatives, District 44-Position 1 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHans Dunshee Incumbent 52.1% 14,199
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Harmsworth 31% 8,442
     Republican Robert McCaughan 13.2% 3,605
     Republican B.J. Guillot 3.8% 1,027
Total Votes 27,273

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hans Dunshee was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 44-Position 1. He defeated Shahram Hadian in the August 17, 2010, primary. In the November 2, 2010, general election he defeated Republican.

Washington House of Representatives, District 44-Position 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Hans Dunshee (D) 31,339
Bob McCaughan (R) 28,823
Washington House of Representatives, District 44-Position 1 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Hans Dunshee (D) 14,693 48.02%
Green check mark transparent.png Bob McCaughan (R) 10,178 33.26%
Shahram Hadian (R) 5.726 18.71%

2008

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Hans Dunshee won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 44-Position 1 receiving 60.99% of the vote (41,531 votes), defeating Republican Larry Countryman who received 39.01% of the vote (26,561 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 44-Position 1 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Hans Dunshee (D) 41,531 39.01%
Larry Countryman (R) 26,561 39.01%

Campaign finance summary


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Hans Dunshee campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Washington State House, District 44-Position 1Won $172,689 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 44-Position 1Won $249,795 N/A**
2010Washington State House, District 44-Position 1Won $141,540 N/A**
2008Washington State House, District 44-Position 1Won $139,682 N/A**
2006Washington State House, District 44-Position 1Won $182,116 N/A**
2004Washington State House, District 44Won $148,692 N/A**
2002Washington State House, District 44Won $174,850 N/A**
2000Washington State House, District 44Won $170,076 N/A**
1998Washington State House, District 44Won $106,754 N/A**
1996Washington State House, District 44Won $74,183 N/A**
1994Washington State House, District 44Lost $62,387 N/A**
1992Washington State House, District 44Won $58,686 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the 64th Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 11 through March 10. The legislature held a special session from March 11 to March 29 to pass a supplemental budget.

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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.[11] 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.[11] Dunshee missed 3 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.

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 taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.[12]

2012

Dunshee proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $2.17 billion, the 33rd highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

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.[13] 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 Dunshee voted on the specific pieces of legislation:

2012 House Scorecard - Hans Dunshee
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 Y N

Personal

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Dunshee is married to Theresa DeWitt-Dunshee and has one stepchild.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Washington House of Representatives District 44-Position 1
1997–2016
Succeeded by
John Lovick (D)


Leadership
Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins
Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon
Minority Leader:Drew Stokesbary
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Rob Chase (R)
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Mary Dye (R)
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Dave Paul (D)
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Tom Dent (R)
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