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Zack Hudgins
Zack Hudgins (Democratic Party) was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 11-Position 1. He assumed office in 2003. He left office on January 11, 2021.
Hudgins (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 11-Position 1. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Hudgins earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1990. Hudgins' experience includes being a consultant/manager for various United States Congressional Campaigns from 1990 to 1997. He also worked for Amazon.com as a project manager from 1997 to 2001, and in 2002, he was a program manager for Excel Data Corporation of Microsoft.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Hudgins was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans Committee, Chair
- State Government and Tribal Relations​ 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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| • Appropriations |
| • State Government, Elections & Information Technology, Chair |
| • Technology and Economic Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hudgins served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • General Government and Information Technology, Chair |
| • Technology and Economic Development |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hudgins served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Business and Financial Services |
| • Technology and Economic Development |
| • Joint Administrative Rules Review |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hudgins served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Business and Financial Services |
| • Energy Supply & Energy Conservation |
| • General Government Appropriations and Oversight, Chair |
| • Ways & Means |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hudgins served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Ecology and Parks |
| • Energy Supply & Energy Conservation |
| • Environmental Health |
| • General Government Appropriations |
| • Rules |
| • Technology, Energy and Communications |
Issues
Petition regulation legislation
Hudgins was a co-sponsor of Washington House Bill 2601, a bill introduced in January 2008 that imposed aggressive new regulations on petition circulators. The bill was defeated on February 20, 2008.
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
2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1
David Hackney defeated incumbent Zack Hudgins in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Hackney (D)  | 61.7 | 36,414 |
 | Zack Hudgins (D) | 35.6 | 20,974 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 1,589 | ||
| Total votes: 58,977 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1
David Hackney and incumbent Zack Hudgins defeated Jay Stark in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Hackney (D) | 45.5 | 16,306 |
| ✔ | | Zack Hudgins (D) | 33.5 | 12,020 |
| Jay Stark (Unaffiliated) | 19.7 | 7,066 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 447 | ||
| Total votes: 35,839 | |||
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1
Incumbent Zack Hudgins won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zack Hudgins (D) | 100.0 | 36,327 |
| Total votes: 36,327 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1
Incumbent Zack Hudgins advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zack Hudgins (D) | 100.0 | 18,948 |
| Total votes: 18,948 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives 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 Zack Hudgins defeated Erin Smith Aboudara in the Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 1 general election.[2]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Zack Hudgins Incumbent |
67.82% | 34,801 | |
| Republican | Erin Smith Aboudara | 32.18% | 16,511 | |
| Total Votes | 51,312 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Zack Hudgins and Erin Smith Aboudara were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1 top two primary.[3][4]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Zack Hudgins Incumbent | |
| Republican | Erin Smith Aboudara | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
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 Zack Hudgins was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.[5][6][7]
2012
Hudgins won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1. Hudgins was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated Jim Flynn (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Zack Hudgins Incumbent |
77% | 33,501 | |
| Democratic | Jim Flynn | 23% | 9,981 | |
| Total Votes | 43,482 | |||
2010
Zach Hudgins was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1. He defeated Sarah Sanoy-Wright in the November 2, 2010, general election. Hudgins ran unopposed in the August 17 primary.
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 1 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Zack Hudgins (D)
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22,189 | |||
| Sarah Sanoy-Wright (I) | 8,004 | |||
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 1 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Zack Hudgins (D)
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11,107 | 72.57% | ||
| Sarah Sanoy-Wright
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4,199 | 27.43% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Zach Hudgins won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 1 receiving 72.10% of the vote (27,817 votes), defeating Republican David M. Morris who received 27.90% of the vote (10,764 votes).
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 1 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Zach Hudgins (D)
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27,817 | 72.10% | ||
| David M. Morris (R) | 10,764 | 27.90% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Zack Hudgins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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.[10]
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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.[11]
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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.[12]
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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.[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] Hudgins missed 7 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.
Freedom Foundation
The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.[14]
2012
Hudgins proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $2.14 billion, the 34th 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 Hudgins voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
| 2012 House Scorecard - Zack Hudgins | |||||||||||
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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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| N | Y | Y | N | ||||||||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Hudgins' endorsements included the following:[16]
- Rep Steve Bergquist
- Council member Ed Prince - Renton
- Council member Randy Corman- Renton
- Council member Ryan McIrvin - Renton
- Council member Kate Kruller - Renton
- King County Labor Council
- WA State Labor Council
- 11th District Democrats
- Washington Conservation Voters
- NARAL
- AFSCME Council 28
- Retired Public Employees Council of WA
- Sierra Club - WA Chapter
- WA Education Association
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Zack Hudgins' campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Zack Hudgins - Biography," accessed May 22, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State House of Representatives," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Freedom Foundation, "2012 Big Spender List," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ My Freedom Foundation, "Home," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Zack Hudgins, "Endorsements," accessed October 4, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 1 2003–2021 |
Succeeded by David Hackney (D) |
