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Roger Freeman
Roger Freeman was a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 30-Position 2 from 2012 to October 29, 2014, when he died of colon cancer.[1]
Biography
Freeman is a former member of the Federal Way City Council.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Freeman served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Early Learning and Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Technology and Economic Development |
| • Transportation |
Campaign themes
2012
Freeman's campaign website listed the following issues:[2]
- Quality Education
- Excerpt: "Providing our kids with a quality education is Roger’s top priority. He strongly believes in fully funding K-12 education. We must inspire teachers, parents and administrators, and be innovative about the way we teach our kids. College has to be affordable, and vocation and technical training opportunities need to be expanded."
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "Roger Freeman thinks that legislators need to live within a budget just like families do. That means setting priorities and saying no to the things that we can’t afford. The time for budget gimmicks is over. We need to create a budget sustainability and live within our means. A strong system of performance audits can help to identify waste and abuse."
- Economic Opportunity
- Excerpt: "Roger supports strengthening 'Buy Washington' Laws so that state contracts go to local businesses first. He also believes in investing in critical improvements to our roads to get people working and freight moving. And in tough times, the last thing we need is to raise taxes."
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 Roger Freeman (D) and Jack Dovey (R) were unopposed in the primary. Freeman defeated Dovey in the general election.[3][4][5]
Note: Freeman died of colon cancer on October 29, 2014, but stayed on the ballot. Since Freeman was elected posthumously, the King County and Pierce County councils will now choose a Democrat to serve for one year. Voters will then elect someone to serve the last year of the two-year term.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Roger Freeman Incumbent |
53% | 15,953 | |
| Republican | Jack Dovey | 47% | 14,156 | |
| Total Votes | 30,109 | |||
2012
Freeman won election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 30-Position 2. Freeman advanced past the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated incumbent Katrina Asay (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roger Freeman |
54.9% | 26,155 | |
| Republican | Katrina Asay Incumbent | 45.1% | 21,454 | |
| Total Votes | 47,609 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Katrina Asay Incumbent |
48.5% | 9,965 | |
| Democratic | Roger Freeman |
32.7% | 6,721 | |
| Democratic | Rick Hoffman | 18.7% | 3,842 | |
| Total Votes | 20,528 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecard
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] Freeman missed 205 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Roger + Freeman + Washington + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington House of Representatives
- Washington House of Representatives Committees
- Washington Joint Committees
- Washington state legislative districts
External links
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Profile from Open States
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Way Mirror, "Deceased Federal Way state House Rep. Roger Freeman is winning re-election," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Roger Freeman, "Roger’s Priorities," accessed August 3, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Komo News, "State House District 30b," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Way Mirror, "Deceased Federal Way state House Rep. Roger Freeman is winning re-election," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Katrina Asay (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 30-Position 2 2013–October 29, 2014 |
Succeeded by N/A |
