Gary Alexander
Gary Alexander (b. August 6, 1944) is a former Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 2-Position 1 from January 2013 to December 2013. Prior to redistricting, Alexander represented District 20-Position 2 from 1997 to 2013.
Biography
Alexander earned his B.A. in business statistics from the University of Washington in 1966. He went on to receive his M.B.A. in business and finance from Pacific Lutheran University in 1985.
Alexander was hired as the deputy auditor for Thurston County in 2000. He has been a finance manager for Philip Services, the chief financial officer for Behavioral Health Resources, a finance manager for the State of Washington, and an industrial engineer and management consultant.[1]
Alexander announced in August 2012 that he would be leaving the legislature at the end of 2013. He ran for the position of Thurston County auditor, but he did not win the seat.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Alexander served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Government Operations and Elections |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Alexander served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • State Government and Tribal Affairs |
| • Ways & Means |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Alexander served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Services Appropriations |
| • Joint Legislative Audit and Review |
| • State Government and Tribal Affairs |
| • Ways & Means |
Campaign themes
2012
Alexander's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Excerpt: "Developing sustainable budgets with no new general taxes or fees"
- Excerpt: "Creating family-wage jobs"
- Excerpt: "Education reform that helps our children learn and advance"
- Excerpt: "Rebuilding the healthcare system and offering affordable choices"
- Excerpt: "Reducing red tape that adds regulatory burdens on businesses"
Elections
2012
Alexander won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 2-Position 1. Alexander was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Greg Hartman (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Gary Alexander Incumbent |
58% | 32,174 | |
| Democratic | Greg Hartman | 42% | 23,291 | |
| Total Votes | 55,465 | |||
2010
Gary Alexander was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 20-Position 2. He was unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary and ran unopposed in the November 2, 2010, general election.[6]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 20-Position 2 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Gary Alexander (R)
|
26,121 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Gary Alexander won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 20-Position 2 receiving 63.27% of the vote (38,942 votes), defeating Democrat Jim Cutler who received 36.73% of the vote (22,605 votes).[7]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 20-Position 2 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Gary Alexander (R)
|
38,942 | 63.27% | ||
| Jim Cutler (D) | 22,605 | 36.73% | ||
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.[8] 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.[8] Alexander missed 3 votes in a total of 696 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.[9]
2012
Alexander proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $736,500, tied for the 88th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[10]
- 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.[11] 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 Alexander voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
| 2012 House Scorecard - Gary Alexander | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| ||||||||
| Y | N | N | Y | ||||||||
Personal
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Alexander and his wife, Donna, have two children.
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
External links
- Gary Alexander's personal website
- Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Alexander
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Alexander
- ↑ The Bellingham Herald, "Rep. Alexander says he’ll leave Legislature after Nov. 5 election," August 5, 2013
- ↑ "gary-alexander," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Washington Legislature Official primary results SOS
- ↑ Washington State Election Results
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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 representatives by proposed new taxes and fees
- ↑ My Freedom Foundation, "Home," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 2-Position 1 January 2013 to December 2013 |
Succeeded by Graham Hunt (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 20-Position 2 1997–2013 |
Succeeded by Ed Orcutt (R) |
