Jeffrey Baxter
A candidate for State Senator, Legislative District 4 (Spokane Valley) in the 2011 Washington General Election
Party: Republican
Age: 65
City: Spokane Valley, WA
Occupation: businessman
Baxter owns and operates three companies that provide credit-card and teller-machine services to other small businesses. He advocates low taxes and limited government.
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Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Padden (R) | 20,019 | 55.00% |
| Jeffrey Baxter (R) | 16,378 | 45.00% |
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Spokane Valley’s new state senator is sworn in
As he paused from unpacking books Monday onto mostly empty shelves above a mostly empty desk in his mostly empty office, the Spokane-area’s newest state senator reflected on the last month: “It’s been a whirlwind.”
Baxter: Shocked, honored, thrilled
Baxter: Shocked, honored, thrilled
WA Lege Day 36: Baxter sworn in
WA Lege Day 36: Baxter sworn in
Baxter named to 4th District Senate seat
Baxter named to 4th District Senate seat
Baxter tapped to assume McCaslin’s seat
After a daylong interview process, Spokane County commissioners unanimously selected Jeff H. Baxter to replace Bob McCaslin in the state Senate.
Senate candidates will interview under oath
Candidates in a contentious process to fill a vacant state Senate seat will be asked to take an oath when they’re interviewed today. Spokane County commissioners hadn’t planned to require sworn testimony until state Rep. Matt Shea’s legislative assistant, Jim Robinson, asked Wednesday whether the interviews would be open to the public and under oath.
McCaslin blasts Shea as possible successor for state Senate seat
Longtime state Sen. Bob McCaslin, who resigned last month, doesn’t think state Rep. Matt Shea should replace him. “I wish to state that under no circumstances would I support Matthew Shea for any public office,” McCaslin writes in a letter to Spokane County commissioners.