| Full Name: | Mike Hewitt |
|---|---|
| Office: | State Senate (WA) - District 16, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/07/2000 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Cory; 2 Children |
| Home City: | Walla Walla, WA |
Key Votes
Senator Mike Hewitt's Voting Records
Budget, Spending and Taxes
Issue
- Budget, Spending and Taxes down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
Washington Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2012 | HB 2565 | Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Tax Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 7, 2012 | SB 6636 | Requires a Balanced Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 16) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 20, 2011 | SB 5622 | Recreation Access on State Lands | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
Yea |
| April 9, 2011 | HB 1382 | Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13) |
Yea |
| March 29, 2011 | SB 5251 | Electric Vehicle Registration Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 16) |
Yea |
| April 12, 2010 | HB 2493 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17) |
Nay |
| April 12, 2010 | SB 6444 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 21) |
Nay |
| April 12, 2010 | HB 2836 | 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
Nay |
| April 12, 2010 | SB 6143 | Tax Law Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 21) |
Nay |
| March 22, 2010 | HB 2782 | Limiting Disability Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 16) |
Nay |
| March 10, 2010 | SB 6364 | 2009 - 2011 Biennium Capital Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
Nay |
| Feb. 27, 2010 | SB 6444 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19) |
Nay |
| Feb. 22, 2010 | SB 6130 | Initiative 960 (Tax Increase Restrictions) Suspension | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
Nay |
| Feb. 9, 2010 | SB 6382 | Extending State Employee Salary Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
Nay |
| Feb. 9, 2010 | SB 6843 | Suspension of Tax Increase Vote Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Nay |
| April 25, 2009 | HB 1244 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget and 2007-2009 Supplemental Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Nay |
| April 24, 2009 | SB 5768 | Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
Yea |
| April 16, 2009 | HB 2261 | Education Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Nay |
| March 13, 2008 | HB 2687 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 18) |
Nay |
| March 11, 2008 | SB 6809 | Working Family Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
Nay |
| Feb. 19, 2008 | SB 6809 | Working Family Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
Nay |
| Feb. 18, 2008 | SB 6305 | Use of Federal Sex Education Grants | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
Yea |
| Nov. 29, 2007 | Sub SB 6178 | Property Tax Deferral | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
Nay |
| Nov. 29, 2007 | HB 2416 | Adjusting the Property Tax Cap | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
Yea |
| March 8, 2006 | Sub SB 6386 | 2005-2007 Supplemental Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 19) |
Nay |
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