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Mike Hewitt
Mike Hewitt is a former Republican member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 16 from 2001 to 2017. He served as Minority Leader in the Washington State Senate from 2005 to 2012.
Hewitt did not seek re-election to the Washington State Senate in 2016.
From 2001 to 2002, he served as Republican Assistant Whip, and her served as Senate Majority Whip from 2003 to 2004. In 2005, he served as Republican Whip.[1]
Biography
Hewitt is the owner of Hewitt Distributorship. He was the Executive Director of the Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hewitt served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Natural Resources & Parks |
| • Ways & Means |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hewitt served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Commerce & Labor |
| • Natural Resources & Parks |
| • Ways & Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hewitt served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection |
| • Rules |
| • 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
2016
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Washington State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016. Incumbent Mike Hewitt (R) did not seek re-election.
Maureen Walsh ran unopposed in the Washington State Senate District 16 general election.[3]
| Washington State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Maureen Walsh (unopposed) | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
Maureen Walsh ran unopposed in the Washington State Senate District 16 top two primary.[4][5]
| Washington State Senate, District 16 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Maureen Walsh (unopposed) | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
2012
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012
Hewitt won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate District 16. Hewitt was unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary and defeated Scott Nettles (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mike Hewitt Incumbent |
69.7% | 32,717 | |
| Democratic | Scott Nettles | 30.3% | 14,197 | |
| Total Votes | 46,914 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hewitt ran unopposed and was re-elected for the Sixteenth District of the Washington State Senate receiving 42,811 votes.
Hewitt raised $212,645 for his campaign.[8]
| Washington State Senate, District 16 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mike Hewitt (R)
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42,811 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
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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- Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
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.[9]
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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.[10]
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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.[11]
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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.[12] 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.[12] Hewitt missed 7 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.[13]
2012
Hewitt proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $736,500, the 43rd 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.[14] 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 Hewitt voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
| 2012 Senate Scorecard - Mike Hewitt | |||||||||||
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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 | N | Y | ||||||||
Personal
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Hewitt is married to Cora and has two grown 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 16
External links
- Mike Hewitt on the Washington State Senate website
- Hewitt's Senate Republican Caucus website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile of Hewitt on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Hewitt on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000
- Washington Votes profile of Hewitt
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Legislative District Map," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 'Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State Senate," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 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
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| Preceded by ' |
Washington State Senate District 16 2001-2017 |
Succeeded by Maureen Walsh (R) |
