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John McCoy
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Washington State Senate District 38
Years in office: 2013 - 2020
Successor: June Robinson (D)
Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Years in office: 2003 - 2013
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 6, 2018
Education
High school
El Capitan High School
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Contact
Campaign Facebook

John McCoy (Democratic Party) was a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 38. McCoy assumed office on November 27, 2013. McCoy left office on April 17, 2020.

McCoy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 38. McCoy won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

McCoy served in the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 38-Position 1 from 2002 to 2013.[1]

Biography

McCoy received his diploma from El Capitan High School in 1961. McCoy is the general manager of Quil Ceda Village Business Park. He has also worked for United Information Systems as manager and as a Computer Technician for the White House. He was enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1981.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

McCoy was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture, Water, Trade, and Economic Development
• Natural Resources & Parks
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

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

2018

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 38

Incumbent John McCoy defeated Savio Pham in the general election for Washington State Senate District 38 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John McCoy
John McCoy (D)
 
59.8
 
29,618
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Savio Pham (Independent Republican Party)
 
40.2
 
19,905

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,523
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 38

Incumbent John McCoy and Savio Pham defeated Bruce Overstreet in the primary for Washington State Senate District 38 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John McCoy
John McCoy (D)
 
40.1
 
10,235
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Savio Pham (Independent Republican Party)
 
30.7
 
7,843
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Bruce Overstreet (D)
 
29.2
 
7,460

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Total votes: 25,538
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2014

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for 25 districts in the Washington State Senate 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 John McCoy (D) and Craig French (R) were unopposed in the primary. McCoy defeated French in the general election.[2][3][4]

Washington State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCoy Incumbent 61.9% 19,414
     Republican Craig French 38.1% 11,960
Total Votes 31,374

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

McCoy won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1. McCoy was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated Sam Wilson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCoy Incumbent 60.5% 30,486
     Republican Sam Wilson 39.5% 19,930
Total Votes 50,416

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

John McCoy was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1. He ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. He defeated Republican Hugh Fleet in the November 2, 2010, general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John McCoy (D) 21,875
Hugh Fleet (R) 15,910
Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png John McCoy (D) 11,077 53.83%
Green check mark transparent.png Hugh Fleet (R) 9,499 46.17%

2008

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat John McCoy won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1 receiving 57.55% of the vote (25,997 votes), defeating Cris Larson who received 42.45% of the vote (19,174 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png John McCoy (D) 25,997 57.55%
Cris Larson (L) 19,174 42.45%

Campaign themes

2012

McCoy's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]

Transportation

  • Excerpt: "I brought in our share of the transportation dollars—a total of over $200 million over the next six years-- for projects like the I-5/SR 526 to Marine View Drive improvement"

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "John voted to help small business provide health insurance to their employees."

Education

  • Excerpt: "John sponsored legislation to provide tuition waivers for veterans who want to continue their education."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "I supported the creation of a new manufacturing job training center to help develop a new workforce for employers like Boeing."

Campaign finance summary

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John McCoy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Washington State Senate District 38Won general$105,100 N/A**
2014Washington State Senate, District 38Won $89,669 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 38-Position 1Won $57,977 N/A**
2010Washington State House, District 38-Position 1Won $78,864 N/A**
2008Washington State House, District 38-Position 1Won $104,405 N/A**
2006Washington State House, District 38-Position 1Won $105,779 N/A**
2004Washington State House, District 38-Position 1Won $164,775 N/A**
2002Washington State House, District 38-Position 1Won $189,055 N/A**
2000Washington State House, District 10-Position 2Lost $64,418 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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McCoy and his wife, Jeannie, have three children.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Project Vote Smart, "John McCoy," accessed February 25, 2014
  2. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
  3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
  4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
  5. ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State House of Representatives," accessed August 7, 2012
  6. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
  7. ↑ johnmccoy, "Official Campaign Website," accessed April 12, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Nick Harper (D) 		Washington State Senate District 38
2013–2020 		Succeeded by
June Robinson
Preceded by
- 		Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
2003–2013 		Succeeded by
June Robinson


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