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Annette Cleveland
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Democratic Party

Candidate, Washington State Senate District 49

Washington State Senate District 49
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

12

Compensation

Base salary

$60,191/year

Per diem

$202/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 7, 2028

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Annette Cleveland (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 49. She assumed office on January 14, 2013. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Cleveland (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 49. She declared candidacy for the 2028 election.

Cleveland serves as Assistant Minority Floor Leader.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Cleveland was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Cleveland was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Cleveland was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

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

Washington committee assignments, 2017
• Health Care
• Rules
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Cleveland 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

2028

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2028

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General election

The general election will occur on November 7, 2028.

General election for Washington State Senate District 49

Incumbent Annette Cleveland is running in the general election for Washington State Senate District 49 on November 7, 2028.

Candidate
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Annette Cleveland (D)

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Endorsements

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2024

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 49

Incumbent Annette Cleveland defeated Lucia Worthington in the general election for Washington State Senate District 49 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annette Cleveland
Annette Cleveland (D)
 
61.8
 
42,161
Image of Lucia Worthington
Lucia Worthington (R)
 
38.0
 
25,936
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
170

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

Total votes: 68,267
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 49

Incumbent Annette Cleveland and Lucia Worthington advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 49 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annette Cleveland
Annette Cleveland (D)
 
62.7
 
20,058
✔
Image of Lucia Worthington
Lucia Worthington (R)
 
37.0
 
11,844
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
76

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

Total votes: 31,978
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 49

Incumbent Annette Cleveland defeated Rey Reynolds in the general election for Washington State Senate District 49 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annette Cleveland
Annette Cleveland (D)
 
56.5
 
41,424
Image of Rey Reynolds
Rey Reynolds (R)
 
43.4
 
31,803
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
127

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

Total votes: 73,354
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 49

Incumbent Annette Cleveland and Rey Reynolds advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 49 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annette Cleveland
Annette Cleveland (D)
 
57.9
 
23,540
✔
Image of Rey Reynolds
Rey Reynolds (R)
 
42.0
 
17,078
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
65

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

Total votes: 40,683
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2016

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington State Senate 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 Annette Cleveland defeated Lewis Gerhardt in the Washington State Senate District 49 general election.[1]

Washington State Senate, District 49 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Annette Cleveland Incumbent 62.26% 34,548
     Republican Lewis Gerhardt 37.74% 20,943
Total Votes 55,491
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Annette Cleveland and Lewis Gerhardt defeated Vaughn Henderson and Justin Forsman in the Washington State Senate District 49 top two primary.[2][3]

Washington State Senate, District 49 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Annette Cleveland Incumbent 56.87% 12,581
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lewis Gerhardt 31.55% 6,980
     Democratic Vaughn Henderson 6.18% 1,366
     Independent Justin Forsman 5.40% 1,194
Total Votes 22,121
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Endorsements

In 2016, Cleveland’s endorsements included the following:[4]

  • Washington State Young Democrats
  • Women’s Political Caucus of WA
  • Sierra Club of Washington
  • Washington Education Association
  • Southwest Washington Central Labor Council

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Cleveland won election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate, District 49. Cleveland ran unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Eileen Qutub (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Washington State Senate, District 49, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnnette Cleveland 58.4% 30,390
     Republican Eileen Qutub 41.6% 21,634
Total Votes 52,024

Campaign themes

2028

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2024

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2020

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2016

Cleveland's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Quality Education

A critical decision before the 2017 Legislature will be to amply fund basic K-12 education (McLeary court case). We must fulfill our constitutional duty. Fighting for quality education, affordable college tuition and workforce development partnerships at local colleges has always been a priority of mine.

Transportation Infrastructure

While contentious politics got in the way, I still believe the I-5 bridge replacement is the single most important need our community faces. I will not give up until together, we can find a path forward for replacement of the antiquated Interstate.

Affordable Housing

I championed a bill to cut through red tape to allow citizens to seek affordable housing options and stay in their homes. I sponsored legislation to protect renters from unfair short-notice evictions that can have devastating impacts on children and families.

Health Care

It was important to put forward legislation to address needs of Medicaid patients to obtain care closer to home and correct an inequity for children who are victims of abuse. I passed a bill to focus on the rising out of pocket prescription drug costs and determining possible solutions.[7]

”
—Annette Cleveland[8]

2012

Cleveland's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]

Education

  • Excerpt: "One of the most critical determinants of a healthy community is access to quality education. I will fight for quality education, affordable college tuition and workforce development partnerships at local colleges."

Economic Growth

  • Excerpt: "Job creation must be our top focus by promoting opportunities for local small businesses, while also moving forward in investment in transit and infrastructure. Every dollar invested in improving transit infrastructure spurs additional local economic development and growth."

Health Care

  • Excerpt: "Quality health care should be available for all. Health also encompasses ensuring that an adequate safety net exists for residents in need, and our environment and quality of life are preserved for the future."

Campaign finance summary

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Annette Cleveland campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Washington State Senate District 49Won general$449,187 $508,372
2020Washington State Senate District 49Won general$384,732 N/A**
2016Washington State Senate, District 49Won $239,796 N/A**
2012Washington State Senate, District 49Won $125,309 N/A**
Grand total$1,199,024 $508,372
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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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.[12] 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.[12] Cleveland missed 39 votes in a total of 1017 roll calls. Cleveland responded to the number of missed votes. “I was excused from the Washington State Senate to meet a request by the Oregon State House of Representatives House Transportation Committee Chair to testify on a bill related to the replacement of the Interstate 5 Bridge between Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR. Given that this project was the single most important means of spurring new jobs and economic growth in my district and region, I felt it was imperative that I speak for my constituents and our state before the Transportation Committee in Oregon,” she said.[13]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
    2. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
    3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Annette Cleveland, "Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2016
    5. ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State Senate," accessed August 7, 2012
    6. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed April 12, 2014
    7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    8. ↑ Annette Cleveland, "Issues," accessed October 3, 2016
    9. ↑ annettecleveland, "Official Campaign Website," accessed April 12, 2014
    10. ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
    11. ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
    13. ↑ Washington Policy, "2014 Missed Votes Report," accessed April 9, 2014

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