Matt Manweller
Matt Manweller is a former Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 13-Position 2 from 2013 to 2019. He resigned at the start of the 2019 legislative session.[1] Manweller served as assistant minority floor leader from 2015 to 2017.
Matt Manweller was mentioned during the wave of sexual assault and misconduct allegations during late 2017. To read more, click here.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
| • Labor and Workplace Standards |
| • Technology and Economic Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Manweller served on the following committees:
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| • Finance |
| • Labor, Ranking Minority Member |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Manweller served on the following committees:
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| • Government Operations and Elections |
| • Health Care and Wellness |
| • Labor and Workforce Development |
Campaign themes
2012
Manweller's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Low Taxes
- Excerpt: "We need a smaller, more efficient government and as much government as we can afford."
Protect Property Rights
- Excerpt: "Government should not be allowed to take your property without just compensation and regulations should not devalue your property."
Local Control on Land Use and Curriculum Decisions
- Excerpt: "Decisions should be made by those we elect locally and not from Olympia."
Sunset Clauses for all new Regulations passed by the Legislature
- Excerpt: "Five years after the passage of a regulation, the Legislature must reauthorize the regulation, or it is eliminated."
Strong Oversight of the Unelected Bureaucracy
- Excerpt: "Too many laws are passed after the Legislature goes home. This must stop."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 2
Incumbent Matt Manweller defeated Sylvia Hammond in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Manweller (R) | 61.1 | 29,811 | |
| Sylvia Hammond (D) | 38.9 | 18,951 | ||
| Total votes: 48,762 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 2
Incumbent Matt Manweller and Sylvia Hammond advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Manweller (R) | 63.5 | 17,802 | |
| ✔ | Sylvia Hammond (D) | 36.5 | 10,242 | |
| Total votes: 28,044 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives 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 Matt Manweller defeated Jordan Webb in the Washington House of Representatives, District 13-Position 2 general election.[3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 13-Position 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Matt Manweller Incumbent |
70.74% | 35,071 | |
| Democratic | Jordan Webb | 29.26% | 14,507 | |
| Total Votes | 49,578 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Jordan Webb and incumbent Matt Manweller were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 2 top two primary.[4][5]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 13-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jordan Webb | |
| Republican | Matt Manweller Incumbent | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
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. Incumbent Matt Manweller (R) was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.[6][7][8]
Manweller announced in February 2014 that he would not run for Washington's 4th Congressional District in 2014.[9]
2012
Manweller won election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 13-Position 2. Manweller ran unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Kaj Selmann (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Matt Manweller |
68.5% | 31,880 | |
| Democratic | Kaj Selmann | 31.5% | 14,627 | |
| Total Votes | 46,507 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 9 through April 23. There were also special sessions. The first special session was April 24 through May 23. The second special session was May 23 through June 21. The third special session was June 21 through July 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the 64th Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 11 through March 10. The legislature held a special session from March 11 to March 29 to pass a supplemental budget.
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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.[12]
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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.[13]
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2013
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In 2013, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 14 to April 29.
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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.[14] 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.[14] Manweller missed 36 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.
Noteworthy events
Resignation following sexual harassment complaints (2019)
On January 14, 2019, Manweller resigned from the state House after sexual harassment complaints had been made against him in late 2017.[1] Manweller had resigned as assistant floor leader in December 2017 at the request of House Republican Leader Dan Kristiansen and was also removed as the ranking Republican member of the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee as a result of the complaints.[15]
On December 6, 2017, the Seattle Times reported that Manweller had been the subject of two sexual harassment complaints from his political science students at Central Washington University. According to the report, he was not disciplined for the first incident and received a formal reprimand for the second incident, including an order to attend sexual harassment training. Manweller denied the allegations and said the university mishandled the investigations.[16]
On December 11, Central Washington University told Manweller it was placing him on administrative leave while the university investigated the allegations against him.[17]
On September 21, 2018, allegations were reported saying Manweller had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old high school student in 1997. He denied that allegation. Manweller announced that he would resign if re-elected.[18]
See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington House of Representatives
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Washington House of Representatives Committees
- Washington Joint Committees
- Washington state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The News Tribune, "Embattled lawmaker submits resignation letter," December 19, 2018
- ↑ manwellerforstaterep, "Official Campaign Website," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 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
- ↑ Yakima Herald, "Candidates emerge for Hastings’ seat in U.S. House," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Washington State House of Representatives," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Seattle Times, "Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller steps down from House leadership amid misconduct allegations," December 14, 2017
- ↑ Seattle-Times, "Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller has faced sexual misconduct complaints from students," December 6, 2017
- ↑ Chronicle of Higher Education, "Central Washington U. Places Professor — and State Lawmaker — on Leave Amid Allegations," December 11, 2017
- ↑ Yakima Herald, "Rep. Matt Manweller says he won't serve another term if elected," September 24, 2018
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| Preceded by Bill Hinkle (R) |
Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 2 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by Alex Ybarra (R) |
