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Paull Shin
Paull Shin was a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 21, from 1998 until his resignation January 7, 2014.[1] Shin served as Vice President Pro Tempore in 2001 to 2002, 2005, and 2013.
Previously, Shin served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1993 to 1994.[2]
Biography
Shin earned his B.A. from Brigham Young University, and went on to receive his M.A. in Public/International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. He then earned his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Shin is retired from teaching at the college level.[3]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shin served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development |
| • Trade & Economic Development |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Shin served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Economic Development, Vice chair |
| • Economic Development, Trade & Innovation |
| • Higher Education & Workforce Development, Vice chair |
| • Transportation |
Elections
2010
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010
Paull Shin ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate District 21. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 17, 2010 and defeated David Preston (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010. [4][5]
| Washington State Senate, District 21 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Paull Shin (D)
|
30,369 | 63.26% | ||
| David Preston (R) | 17,637 | 36.74% | ||
| Washington State Senate, District 21 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Paull Shin (D)
|
16,492 | 62.34% | ||
| David Preston (R)
|
6,301 | 23.82% | ||
| Glen Sayes (R) | 3,663 | 13.85% | ||
2006
In November 2006, Shin ran unopposed and was re-elected for the 21st District of the Washington State Senate receiving 30,132 votes.
Shin raised $163,128 for his campaign.[6]
| Washington State Senate, District 21 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Paull Shin (D)
|
30,132 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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.[7] 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.[7] Shin missed 110 votes in a total of 621 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.[8]
2012
Shin proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $758 million, the 12th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[9]
- 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.[10] 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 Shin voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
| 2012 Senate Scorecard - Paull Shin | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)
|
Bill #5967 (Senate Republicans budget)
|
Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)
|
Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)
| ||||||||
| Y | N | Y | N | ||||||||
Personal
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Shin and his wife Donna have two children.
Recent news
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External links
- General election results, 2010
- Paull Shin on the Washington State Senate website
- Shin state-sponsored website
- Legislative profile of Shin on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Shin on Project Vote Smart
- Biography of Paull Shin provided by the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1992
- Washington Votes profile of Shin
Footnotes
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "State Sen. Paull Shin resigns, citing Alzheimer’s as factor," January 7, 2014
- ↑ 21st Legislative District Map
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Sen. Shin
- ↑ Washington Legislature Official primary results SOS
- ↑ Washington Legislature Official General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Shin's 2006 campaign contributions
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Freedom Foundation's 2012 Big Spender List
- ↑ Freedom Foundation's 2012 list of Washington state senators by proposed new taxes and fees
- ↑ My Freedom Foundation, "Home," accessed June 18, 2014
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