Mark Miloscia | |
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Member of the Washington Senate from the 30th district | |
In office January 12, 2015 –January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tracey Eide |
Succeeded by | Claire Wilson |
Member of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives from the 30th district | |
In office January 11,1999 –January 14,2013 | |
Preceded by | Tim Hickel |
Succeeded by | Linda Kochmar |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Anthony Miloscia September 13,1958 Biloxi,Mississippi,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (before 2014) Republican (2014–present) |
Spouse | Meschell Miloscia |
Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) University of North Dakota (MBA) Chapman University (MA) |
Website | State Senate website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1980–1990 |
Rank | Captain |
Mark Anthony Miloscia (born September 13,1958) is an American politician and former public school teacher who served in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2019. A Democrat for more than twenty years,in 2014 he switched to the Republican Party and ran for election to represent the 30th Legislative District in the state senate - winning by more than ten percentage points. [1] In 2016,Miloscia ran for state auditor as a Republican,he lost the general election to Democrat Pat McCarthy by 5 percentage points. He represented the 30th legislative district for seven terms,from 1999 to 2013,in the Washington House of Representatives. [2]
Miloscia was born in Biloxi,Mississippi,and lived there until the age of six when his family moved to New York City. He lived with his family in New York City until graduating from Francis Lewis High School. [3]
He is a retired officer of the United States Air Force. He was a B-52 pilot and a contract manager for the Air Force for 10 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy,a Master of Arts (MA) degree from Chapman University in clinical psychology,and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of North Dakota. He has also completed the Leadership Program at the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. [2]
He has resided in Auburn,Washington,and then Federal Way,Washington with his wife Meschell,his three children,and his grandchildren for the last 25 years. [4]
Miloscia is a lobbyist for the Washington State Catholic Conference of Bishops. He is a substitute teacher for the Federal Way School District and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. He has also worked as the industrial services director for Goodwill Industries in Tacoma,the executive director of Federal Way Youth and Family Services,and as a commissioner for the Lakehaven Utility District.[ citation needed ]
As of 2013 [update] he sits on the board of directors for the Federal Way Boys and Girls Club,is a member of St. Vincent's Knights of Columbus,and is a member of the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce.[ citation needed ]
In 2018 he became the executive director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, [5] a Family Research Council (FRC) operating under the umbrella of James Dobson's Focus on the Family. During his tenure in the organization,he has written that Democrats serve Satan and engage in human sacrifice. He also compared Democrats to Adolf Hitler,Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin. [6]
Miloscia served seven terms in the Washington State House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was elected in 1998 from the 30th Legislative District,an area that includes Federal Way,Algona,and portions of Auburn,Pacific,Milton,and Des Moines.[ citation needed ]
On September 15,2011,Miloscia announced his candidacy to run as a Democrat to replace retiring Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag. [7] Miloscia came under fire within his own party for his conservative positions on abortion and same-sex marriage,and he failed to receive its nomination. [8] Miloscia was not among the top-two vote-getters in Washington's blanket primary system,garnering less than 10% of the vote,and thus did not appear on the November general election ballot. [9] Fellow Democratic State Representative Troy Kelley was elected as state auditor in November 2012. Miloscia's seat in the legislature was won by Republican Federal Way City Councilperson Linda Kochmar.[ citation needed ]
While serving as a representative,Miloscia worked as a substitute teacher when the legislature was not in session. As of March 2014,Miloscia announced his candidacy for State Senate in the 30th Legislative District as a Republican. [ citation needed ]
On March 6,2014,Miloscia switched to the Republican Party when he announced his candidacy for the State Senate in the 30th Legislative District in 2014 - an election he ultimately won by more than 11 points. [10]
Miloscia ran for Washington secretary of state in the 2022 special election. [11] Miloscia has doubted the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Claire Wilson | 25,505 | 54.24 | ||
Republican | Mark Miloscia | 21,517 | 45.76 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Miloscia | 12,332 | 48.06 | ||
Democratic | Claire Wilson | 9,833 | 38.32 | ||
Democratic | Tirzah Idahosa | 3,495 | 13.62 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pat McCarthy | 1,597,011 | 52.31 | ||
Republican | Mark Miloscia | 1,455,771 | 47.69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Miloscia | 481,910 | 36.71 | +26.94 | |
Democratic | Pat McCarthy | 381,828 | 29.09 | ||
Democratic | Jeff Sprung | 314,290 | 23.94 | ||
Independent | Mark Wilson | 96,972 | 7.39 | ||
No Party Preference | David Golden | 37,727 | 2.87 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Miloscia | 17,266 | 55.60 | ||
Democratic | Shari Song | 13,790 | 44.40 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Miloscia | 10,553 | 56.90 | ||
Democratic | Shari Song | 7,993 | 43.10 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James Watkins | 584,444 | 46.09 | ||
Democratic | Troy Kelley | 291,335 | 22.98 | ||
Democratic | Craig Pridemore | 268,220 | 21.15 | ||
Democratic | Mark Miloscia | 123,936 | 9.77 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 22,726 | 59.50 | −7.99 | |
Republican | Shawn Sullivan | 15,466 | 40.50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 12,261 | 57.57 | ||
Republican | Shawn Sullivan | 9,038 | 42.43 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 29,999 | 67.49 | +1.52 | |
Republican | Michael Thompson | 14,453 | 32.51 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 12,307 | 65.18 | ||
Republican | Michael Thompson | 6,575 | 34.82 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 20,080 | 65.97 | +10.38 | |
Republican | Anatoly Kalchik | 10,358 | 34.03 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 8,217 | 60.98 | ||
Republican | Anatoly Kalchik | 5,259 | 39.02 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 24,815 | 55.59 | −0.32 | |
Republican | William Anthony "Tony" Moore, Jr. | 18,743 | 41.98 | ||
Libertarian | Robert Brengman | 1,085 | 2.43 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 10,933 | 59.75 | ||
Republican | William Anthony "Tony" Moore, Jr. | 7,142 | 39.03 | ||
Libertarian | Robert Brengman | 224 | 1.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 15,870 | 55.91 | −1.82 | |
Republican | Jim Ferrell | 12,513 | 44.09 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 8,622 | 54.52 | ||
Republican | Jim Ferrell | 7,193 | 45.48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 24,633 | 57.73 | +2.61 | |
Republican | Tom Pierson | 18,036 | 42.27 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia (Incumbent) | 12,332 | 58.15 | ||
Republican | Tom Pierson | 6,710 | 31.64 | ||
Republican | Ed Barney | 2,167 | 10.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia | 18,984 | 55.12 | ||
Republican | Skip Priest | 15,457 | 44.88 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Miloscia | 7,317 | 41.04 | ||
Republican | Skip Priest | 5,735 | 32.17 | ||
Republican | Ann Murphy | 4,775 | 26.79 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | Mark Miloscia | 6,867 | 51.82 | ||
Nonpartisan | Cliff Perry | 6,385 | 48.18 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ray Schow (Incumbent) | 4,702 | 31.39 | ||
Democratic | Jean Marie Brough [36] | 4,318 | 28.82 | ||
Republican | Skip Priest | 2,896 | 19.33 | ||
Democratic | Mark Miloscia | 2,843 | 18.98 | ||
Democratic | Ron Alan Weigelt | 222 | 1.48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jean Marie Brough (Incumbent) | 21,637 | 50.45 | −10.81 | |
Democratic | Mark Miloscia | 21,255 | 49.55 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jean Marie Brough (Incumbent) | 9,771 | 52.32 | ||
Democratic | Mark Miloscia | 5,092 | 27.27 | ||
Democratic | Brian T. Epperson | 3,812 | 20.41 |
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