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2004 Victorious
Racial Justice Campaign Candidates
Bob Hasegawa
Elected to State House - District 11 (Open Seat)
Bob Hasegawa was a Teamster for over 32 years and is a longtime labor and social justice activist from Seattle. Bob was the principle executive officer of the largest Teamsters trucking local workers union in the Pacific Northwest (Teamsters Local 174) for nearly a decade, and is a leader in the national Teamsters pro-union democracy reform movement, TDU (Teamsters for a Democratic Union). Bob has long sought to build bridges between social justice organizations, particularly those serving the API community. He serves on the national Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA) Executive Board as well as on the APALA Seattle Chapter Executive Board. He graduated from Antioch University with areas of concentration in Labor Relations and Organizational and Social Change. He is currently a member of the Operating Engineers Union and is a heavy equipment operator. He has been in the Washington State Legislature since 2005.
John McCoy
Elected to State House - District 38 (Incumbent)
Representative John McCoy was first elected to the state legislature in 2002. He is a Tulalip Tribes member and the fourth Native American to be elected into the Washington State Legislature since statehood. Prior to office, John served 20 years with the Air Force. John has played a key role in bringing jobs to Snohomish County through the Quil Ceda Village project and other endeavors. Through John's involvement in the House's Commerce and Labor, Higher Education, and Trade and Economic Development Committees, he has been able to make important investments in higher education and health care, develop a compromise between business and labor on unemployment insurance, and strengthen Labor & Industries' wage payment regulations.
John Lovick
Elected to State House - District 44 (Incumbent)
John Lovick is the Snohomish County Sheriff. Recently retired after 31-years with the Washington State Patrol, Sgt. Lovick was named the ''Trooper of the Year'' and holds many awards for his service. John is a union member with the Washington State Patrol Troopers Association. From 1999 until his election to Sheriff, John served in the Washington State House of Representatives, rising to the position of Speaker Pro Tempore. From 1994-1999, he served on the Mill Creek City Council, two of those years as Mayor. John is one of only three people of color currently elected at the county level in Washington state and the only one outside of King County. In addition, he is first person of color in Washington state to serve as an elected sheriff.
