Jan Angel
Jan Angel is a former Republican member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 26 from 2013 to 2019. She was first elected to the chamber in a special election on November 5, 2013.
Angel served in the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 26-Position 1 from 2009 to December 20, 2013.
Biography
Angel is a graduate from the County Leadership Institute of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. She also is a graduate of training as Washington Certified Public Official, Washington State University/Washington State Association of Counties. Angel attended courses in business administration at the University of Alaska, Anchorage and Colorado State University.[1]
Angel is a real estate license holder. She has also worked as a commercial banker and business owner. Angel served as Kitsap County Commissioner from 2000 to 2008.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Financial Institutions & Insurance, Chair |
| • Law & Justice |
| • Local Government, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Angel served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Financial Institutions & Insurance, Vice-Chair |
| • Health Care |
| • Trade & Economic Development |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Angel served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Community Development, Housing and Tribal Affairs |
| • Health Care and Wellness |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Angel served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education |
| • Local Government |
| • Rules |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Angel served on the following committees:
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| • Early Learning and Children's Services |
| • Higher Education |
| • Local Government and Housing |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
Jan Angel did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 25 districts in the Washington State Senate 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. Judy Arbogast (D) and incumbent Jan Angel (R) were unopposed in the primary. Arbogast was defeated by Angel in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Jan Angel Incumbent |
58.8% | 29,077 | |
| Democratic | Judy Arbogast | 41.2% | 20,414 | |
| Total Votes | 49,491 | |||
2013
Angel won election in the special election for Washington State Senate District 26. The election was for the remaining year of Derek Kilmer (D)'s term. Nathan Schlicher was selected to fill Kilmer's vacancy for the 2013 legislative session. Angel defeated incumbent Nathan Schlicher (D) in the special election, which took place on November 5. Schlicher conceded the race after trailing by more than 1,500 votes on November 7.[5][6]
| Washington State Senate, District 26, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jan Angel |
52.1% | 24,112 | |
| Democratic | Nathan Schlicher Incumbent | 47.9% | 22,192 | |
| Total Votes | 46,304 | |||
More than $2.3 million has been spent on this race, making it the most expensive state legislative campaign in Washington history. The candidates themselves reported spending nearly $1.2 million while satellite spending as accounted for another $1.2 million. More than half of that million was spent in opposition of Angel. This campaign drew significant interest because the Republican-led coalition held a one-vote majority in the chamber. Analysts believed that should Angel win the seat, it may give Republicans a foothold that will be hard to lose in the midterm elections next year. A win for Schlicher, however, may seal the fate of the Republican-lead coalition in those same elections.[7]
A week before this special election, internal polling by both Democrats and Republicans showed the race to be a virtual tie. In an August 6 primary, Angel defeated Schlicher by more than nine points - 54.6% to 45.4%. The district is considered evenly split, with President Obama winning by 900 votes in the 2012 presidential election.[8]
2012
Angel won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 1. Angel advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated Karin Ashabraner (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jan Angel Incumbent |
59.1% | 39,234 | |
| Democratic | Karin Ashabraner | 40.9% | 27,164 | |
| Total Votes | 66,398 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |
Jan Angel Incumbent |
57.7% | 19,152 | |
| Democratic | Karin Ashabraner |
29.4% | 9,763 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Greer | 12.9% | 4,265 | |
| Total Votes | 33,180 | |||
2010
Jan Angel was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 1. She ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. She defeated Democrat Sumner Schoenike in the November 2, 2010, general election.
| Washington House of Representatives, District 26-Position 1 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jan Angel (R)
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33,716 | |||
| Sumner Schoenike (D) | 21,785 | |||
| Washington House of Representatives, District 26-Position 1 Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jan Angel (R)
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20,160 | 60.71% | ||
| Sumner Schoenike (D)
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13,046 | 39.29% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Jan Angel won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 26-Position 1 receiving 53.33% of the vote (33,602 votes), defeating Democrat Kim Abel who received 46.67% of the vote (29,407 votes).
| Washington House of Representatives, District 26-Position 1 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jan Angel (R)
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33,602 | 53.33% | ||
| Kim Abel (D) | 29,407 | 46.67% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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2017
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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
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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
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In 2015, the 64th Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 12 through April 24. The legislature was in special session from April 29 to May 28, May 29 to June 27 and June 28 to July 10.[11]
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2014
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In 2014, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 13 to March 14.[12]
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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] Angel missed 0 votes in a total of 1092 roll calls.
Freedom Foundation
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.[14]
2012
Angel proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $178.7 million, the 51st 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.[15] A 
sign indicates a bill more in line with the Foundation's stated goals, and a 
sign indicates a bill out of step with the Foundation's values. Here's how Angel voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
| 2012 House Scorecard - Jan Angel | |||||||||||
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| Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)
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Bill #5967 (House Democrats budget)
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Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)
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Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)
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| Y | N | N | Y | ||||||||
Personal
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Angel and her husband, Lynn Williams, have two children.
Recent news
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See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington State Senate
- Washington State Senate Committees
- Washington Joint Committees
- Washington State Senate District 26
External links
- Jan Angel's personal website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 14, 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
- ↑ gigharbor.patch.com, "Gig Harbor's Nathan Schlicher Will Replace Derek Kilmer in State Legislature," August 19, 2013
- ↑ blogs.seattletimes.com, " Democrats lose state Senate seat as Schlicher concedes," November 7, 2013
- ↑ sunherald.com, "Big money pouring into Wash. Senate race," October 20, 2013
- ↑ washingtonpost.com, "Washington state special election could decide party control," October 23, 2013
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Freedom Foundation's Freedom Foundation, "2012 Big Spender List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ My Freedom Foundation, "Home," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Nathan Schlicher (D) |
Washington State Senate District 26 December 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by Emily Randall (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 1 2009–December 2013 |
Succeeded by N/A |
