John McCoy (politician)

John McCoy

Washington State Senator from Washington's 38th legislative district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)
Preceded by	Nick Harper
Washington State Representative from Washington's 38th legislative district, Position 1
In office January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13) – November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)
Preceded by	Aaron Reardon
Succeeded by	June Robinson
Personal details
Born	John Richard McCoy (1943-10-29) October 29, 1943 Tulalip, Washington
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Janet Jean "Jeannie" McCoy
Residence	Tulalip, Washington
Alma mater	El Capitan High School
Profession	Quil Ceda Village General manager White House Computer technician
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	Official
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1961 – 1981 (20 years)

John Richard McCoy (born October 29, 1943) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 38th Legislative District. He previously served more than 10 years in the Washington House of Representatives (2003-2013). McCoy, a member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, is the only self-identified American Indian in the state senate and, along with Jeff Morris (a Tsimshian), is one of two in the Washington State Legislature.^[1]

Appointment to the State Senate

On November 27, 2013, the Snohomish County Council selected McCoy to fill the vacancy left by Senator Nick Harper's resignation. McCoy was the leading vote-getter of the Democratic Precinct Committee Officers in Washington's 38th Legislative District to fill the vacancy.^[2]

Awards and honors

McCoy was a recipient of the 2009 Fuse "Sizzle" Award. He was honored with the Strong Man Award for defending a citizens clean energy initiative - Initiative-937 - from major rollbacks and bringing two sides on the issue to a workable compromise.^[3]

References

↑ "7 Questions with John McCoy". Indian Country Today.
↑ "McCoy appointed to fill Harper's state Senate seat". November 27, 2013.
↑ Fuse "Mother Jones" Award

External links

Washington State Legislature - Rep. John McCoy official WA House website
Project Vote Smart - Representative John McCoy (WA) profile
Follow the Money - John McCoy
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 campaign contributions

Members of the Washington State Senate

64th State Legislature (2015–2017) President of the Senate: Brad Owen (D) President pro Tempore: Pam Roach (R) Majority Leader: Mark Schoesler (R) Minority Leader: Sharon Nelson (D)

Rosemary McAuliffe (D) Randi Becker (R) Andy Billig (D) Mike Padden (R) Mark Mullet (D) Michael Baumgartner (R) Brian Dansel (R) Sharon Brown (R) Mark Schoesler (R) Barbara Bailey (R) Bob Hasegawa (D) Linda Evans Parlette (R) Judy Warnick (R) Curtis King (R) Jim Honeyford (R) Mike Hewitt (R) Don Benton (R) Ann Rivers (R) Dean Takko (D) John Braun (R) Marko Liias (D) Karen Fraser (D) Christine Rolfes (D) James Hargrove (D) Bruce Dammeier (R) Jan Angel (R) Jeannie Darneille (D) Steve O'Ban (R) Steve Conway (D) Mark Miloscia (R) Pam Roach (R) Maralyn Chase (D) Karen Keiser (D) Sharon Nelson (D) Tim Sheldon (MCC) Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D) Pramila Jayapal (D) John McCoy (D) Kirk Pearson (R) Kevin Ranker (D) Steve Litzow (R) Doug Ericksen (R) Jamie Pedersen (D) Steve Hobbs (D) Andy Hill (R) David Frockt (D) Joe Fain (R) Cyrus Habib (D) Annette Cleveland (D)

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