Graham Hunt
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Graham Hunt is a former Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 2-Position 1 from January 17, 2014, to February 2, 2016. He resigned following accusations that he lied about his military service. In one case, Hunt claimed that he was injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, but The Seattle Times reported that he was unable to provide evidence of ever having been in combat.[1]
Hunt was first appointed to the chamber in 2014 to fill the seat vacated by Gary Alexander (R).[2]
Biography
Hunt earned his BBA in accounting and finance from American Intercontinental University. He is the owner of Hunt Insurance Agency and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1997 to 2006.[3][4]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hunt served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Business and Financial Services |
| • Labor, Assistant Ranking Minority Member |
2014 legislative session
After his appointment in 2014, Hunt was assigned to serve on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Business and Financial Services |
| • Health Care and Wellness |
| • Labor and Workforce Development |
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
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. Greg Hartman (D) and Graham Hunt (R) were unopposed in the primary. Hartman was defeated by Hunt in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Graham Hunt |
62.3% | 22,369 | |
| Democratic | Greg Hartman | 37.7% | 13,510 | |
| Total Votes | 35,879 | |||
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2016
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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.[8]
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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.[9]
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Graham Hunt | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large Delegate |
| State: | Washington |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Hunt was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Washington.[10] In Washington’s primary election on May 24, 2016, Donald Trump won 41 of Washington’s 44 Republican delegates, including all 30 district-level delegates and 11 of the state’s 14 at-large and RNC delegates. A total of three at-large and RNC delegates were allocated as unbound delegates. Ballotpedia was not able to identify whether Hunt was allocated to Trump or was one of Washington's three unbound delegates. If you have information on how Washington's at-large and RNC delegates were allocated, please email [email protected].[11]
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Hunt was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[12]
Appointment process
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Washington to the Republican National Convention were elected at the state convention in May 2016. Delegates were bound by the statewide primary results for the first round of voting at the national convention.
Washington primary results
| Washington Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
75.5% | 455,023 | 41 | |
| Ted Cruz | 10.8% | 65,172 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 9.8% | 58,954 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 4% | 23,849 | 0 | |
| Totals | 602,998 | 41 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Washington had 44 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 30 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 10 congressional districts). Washington's district delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the primary vote within a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the district vote, he or she received all of that district's delegates. If only one candidates broke the 20 percent threshold, that candidate received all of the district's delegates. If two candidates each won more than 20 percent of the district vote, the first place finisher received two of the district's delegates, and the second place finisher received one. If three candidates each received more than 20 percent of the district vote, each candidate received one of the district's delegates. If four candidates each won more than 20 percent of the district vote, the top three finishers each received one delegate.[13][14]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Washington's at-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. However, the at-large delegates were allocated in proportion to all candidates who were on the ballot, meaning, if only one candidate surpassed the 20 percent threshold and there were multiple candidates on the ballot, then some delegates could be allocated as unbound delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[13][14]
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Hunt and his wife, Lynda, have three children.[15]
See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington House of Representatives
- Washington House of Representatives Committees
- Washington Joint Committees
- Washington state legislative districts
External links
- Washington State Legislature
- Profile from Open States
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Graham Hunt on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Seattle Times, "State Rep. Graham Hunt quits over military-service exaggerations," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ The Olympian, "Orting councilman Graham Hunt wins seat in state Legislature," January 17, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Washington House Republicans, "Rep. Graham Hunt," accessed January 28, 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
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Pasco2016.com, "Washington State Republican Party 2016 Electors for Delegates/Alternates/Electors," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email [email protected].
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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