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Jim Honeyford
Jim Honeyford (Republican Party) was a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 15. He assumed office in 1998. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Honeyford (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 15. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 2, 2022.
Honeyford served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1994 to 1998.
Biography
Honeyford earned his B.A. in education/Sociology from Central Washington University. He went on to earn his MEd in Instructional Media from Central Washington University. Honeyford worked as a police officer for the City of Ellensburg from 1960 to 1966. He was a teacher, coach, and librarian for Sunnyside School District from 1996 to 1995. He has worked as a farmer since 1995. Honeyford also served on the Sunnyside City Council.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Honeyford was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee
- Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs Committee
- Ways & Means Committee, Asst. ranking minority member
- Joint Employment Relations Committee
- Joint Water Supply During Drought Committee
- Legislative Oral History Committee
2019-2020
Honeyford was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Ways & Means Committee, Assistant Ranking Member, Capital
- Agriculture, Water Natural Resources and Parks Committee
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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| • Agriculture, Water, Trade, and Economic Development |
| • Energy, Environment & Telecommunications |
| • Rules |
| • Ways & Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Honeyford served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development |
| • Energy, Environment & Telecommunications |
| • Rules |
| • Ways & Means, Vice-Chair, Capital Budget Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Honeyford served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development |
| • Ways & Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Honeyford served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Environment, Water & Energy |
| • Agriculture and Rural Economic Development |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
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
2022
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 15
Nikki Torres defeated Lindsey Keesling in the general election for Washington State Senate District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nikki Torres (R)  | 67.7 | 15,686 |
| Lindsey Keesling (D) | 32.1 | 7,437 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 23,178 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 15
Nikki Torres and Lindsey Keesling advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 15 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nikki Torres (R) | 94.3 | 10,334 |
| ✔ | Lindsey Keesling (D) (Write-in) | 2.2 | 246 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.5 | 384 | ||
| Total votes: 10,964 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Honeyford (R)
2018
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 15
Incumbent Jim Honeyford defeated Bengie Aguilar in the general election for Washington State Senate District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Honeyford (R) | 60.6 | 20,285 |
| Bengie Aguilar (D) | 39.4 | 13,195 | ||
| Total votes: 33,480 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 15
Incumbent Jim Honeyford and Bengie Aguilar advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 15 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Honeyford (R) | 66.7 | 12,013 |
| ✔ | Bengie Aguilar (D) | 33.3 | 5,987 | |
| Total votes: 18,000 | |||
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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. Incumbent Jim Honeyford (R) and Gabriel Munoz (D) were unopposed in the primary. Honeyford defeated Munoz in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Jim Honeyford Incumbent |
72.8% | 16,794 | |
| Democratic | Gabriel Munoz | 27.2% | 6,288 | |
| Total Votes | 23,082 | |||
2010
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010
Jim Honeyford ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate District 15. He ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary and won in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Washington State Senate, District 15 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jim Honeyford (R)
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25,864 | 100% | ||
| Washington State Senate, District 15 Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jim Honeyford (R)
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15,358 | 100% | ||
2006
In November 2006, Honeyford was re-elected for the Fifteenth District of the Washington State Senate receiving 17,944 votes.
Honeyford raised $147,933 for his campaign.[6]
| Washington State Senate, District 15 (2006) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jim Honeyford (R)
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17,944 | |||
| Tomas Villanueva | 10,782 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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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.[7]
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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.[8]
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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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2012
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In 2012, the 62nd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 9 to March 8.[9]
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2011
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In 2011, the 62nd Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 10 through April 24.
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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.[10] 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.[10] Honeyford missed 0 votes in a total of 1017 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.[11]
2012
Honeyford proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $2.4 million, the 40th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators 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.[12] 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 Honeyford voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
| 2012 Senate Scorecard - Jim Honeyford | |||||||||||
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| Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)
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Bill #5967 (Senate Republicans budget)
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Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)
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Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)
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| Y | Y | N | Y | ||||||||
Personal
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Honeyford and his wife Jerri have four grown children.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Legislative District Map," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Honeyford's 2006 campaign contributions
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
- ↑ 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 - |
Washington State Senate District 15 1998-2023 |
Succeeded by Nikki Torres (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives 1995-1999 |
Succeeded by - |
