John Lovick (politician)

Johnny Ray Lovick[1] (born May 9, 1951) is an American politician and law enforcement officer serving as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 44th district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed in December 2021 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Steve Hobbs to become Washington secretary of state.[2]

For the magician, see John Lovick.
John Lovick
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 44th district
Assumed office
December 15, 2021
Preceded bySteve Hobbs
47th Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
Acting
In office
May 9, 2019 – January 13, 2020
Preceded byFrank Chopp
Succeeded byLaurie Jinkins
Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 2018 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byTina Orwall
Succeeded byTina Orwall
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 5, 2008
Preceded byJohn Pennington
Val Ogden
Succeeded byJeff Morris
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
June 9, 2016 – December 15, 2021
Preceded byHans Dunshee
Succeeded byBrandy Donaghy
In office
January 11, 1999 – January 5, 2008
Preceded byBill Thompson
Succeeded byLiz Loomis
4th Snohomish County Executive
In office
June 3, 2013 – January 4, 2016
Preceded byAaron Reardon
Succeeded byDave Somers
Personal details
Born
Johnny Ray Lovick

(1951-05-09) May 9, 1951
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKaren
Children5
EducationShoreline Community College (AA)

Career

Lovick previously served in the House from 1999 until 2007[3] and 2016 until 2021, as Snohomish County sheriff, and on the Mill Creek city council. From 2013 to 2016, Lovick was the Snohomish County Executive, appointed after the resignation of Aaron Reardon; Lovick lost to Dave Somers in the 2015 election.[4][5][6][7][8]

Lovick has served as a sergeant of the Washington State Patrol since 1997.[9]

During the 2021 legislative session, Lovick's first proposed bill to make Pickleball the official sport of Washington passed and became official in March 2022.[10] In the 2022 general election, Lovick won a full term for the state Senate with over 58% of the votes cast.[11][12]

Awards

Personal life

Lovick and his wife, Karen, have 5 children.[9]

Electoral history

1993
1993 Mill Creek City Council, Position 2 General Election results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan John Lovick 1,625 62.98
Nonpartisan Steven H. Hypse 955 37.02
Total votes 2,580 100.00%

1997
1997 Mill Creek City Council, Position 2 General Election results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan John Lovick 2,343 98.78
Write-in 29 1.22
Total votes 2,372 100.00%

1998
1998 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick 19,394 51.20
Republican Bill Thompson (incumbent) 18,437 48.68
Write-in 46 0.12
Total votes 37,877 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

2000
2000 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 28,345 54.14
Republican Irene Endicott 22,472 42.93
Libertarian Jesse Brocksmith 1,492 2.85
Write-in 42 0.08
Total votes 52,351 100.00%
Democratic hold

2002
2002 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 18,424 52.32
Republican Randy Nichols 16,736 47.53
Write-in 55 0.16
Total votes 35,215 100.00%
Democratic hold

2004
2004 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 34,903 58.74
Republican Stephen E. West 24,444 41.14
Write-in 71 0.12
Total votes 59,418 100.00%
Democratic hold

2006
2006 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 26,703 58.95
Republican Robert Legg 18,549 40.95
Write-in 48 0.11
Total votes 45,300 100.00%
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Snohomish County Executive Primary Election results[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Somers 31,283 32.88
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 30,120 31.66
Republican Robert Sutherland 25,033 26.31
Independent James Robert Deal 5,148 5.41
Republican Norm Nunnally 2,704 2.84
Write-in 860 0.90
Total votes 95,148 100.00%
2015 Snohomish County Executive General Election results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Somers 74,492 56.18
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 56,428 42.56
Write-in 1,670 1.26
Total votes 132,590 100.00%
Democratic hold

2016
2016 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 36,836 51.92
Republican Janice Huxford 34,026 40.95
Write-in 90 0.13
Total votes 70,952 100.00%
Democratic hold

2018
2018 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 38,194 56.97
Republican Jeff Sax 28,742 42.87
Write-in 109 0.16
Total votes 67,045 100.00%
Democratic hold

2020
2020 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 50,729 57.15
Republican John T. Kartak 37,962 42.77
Write-in 68 0.08
Total votes 88,759 100.00%
Democratic hold

2022
2022 Washington State Senate, District 44 General Election results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 37,226 58.77
Republican Jeb Brewer 26,062 41.14
Write-in 59 0.09
Total votes 63,347 100.00%
Democratic hold

References
  1. "Candidate Registration, Johnny Ray Lovick". Public Disclosure Commission, State of Washington. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. Cornfield, Jerry (2021-12-15). "Lovick tapped for Senate, Donaghy to replace him in House". Everett Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. "From pickleball to police reform, new Senator John Lovick is no stranger to politics". king5.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. Haglund, Noah; North, Scott (June 3, 2013). "Lovick replaces Reardon as county executive". The Everett Herald. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  5. Thompson, Lynn (October 25, 2015). "Lovick, Somers in fierce battle for Snohomish County executive". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  6. Cornfield, Jerry (April 19, 2016). "Appointed to County Council, Dunshee resigns from state House". HeraldNet. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. Van Winkle, Richard (June 12, 2016). "Mill Creek resident John Lovick appointed to Washington State House of Representatives". News of Mill Creek. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  8. "Members of the Legislature, 1889-2019" (PDF). State of Washington. 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  9. "John Lovick's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  10. Rousso, Nick (28 March 2022). "Pickleball becomes Washington's official state sport on March 28, 2022". HistoryLink. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  11. "Republicans hit blue wall in WA: Meet your new state Legislature". The Seattle Times. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  12. "John Lovick". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  13. Pyle, Trevor (August 11, 2020). "Wagoner honored by law enforcement group". goskagit.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  14. "Snohomish County, WA General Election, November 2, 1993". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  15. "Final Official General Election Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  16. "Final Official Election Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  17. "Final Official Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  18. "General Election Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  19. "Official Election Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  20. "Snohomish County General Election Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  21. "Snohomish County Primary Election Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  22. "Snohomish County General Election Results". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  23. "Snohomish County Official Election Results, November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  24. "Official Election Results, General Election, November 06, 2018". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  25. "Official Results, Snohomish County, General Election, Nov 03, 2020". snohomishcountywa.gov.
  26. "Official Results, Snohomish County, GENERAL 2022, Nov 08, 2022". snohomishcountywa.gov.
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