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John Lovick
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Member of the Washington Senate
from the 44th district
Assumed office
December 15, 2021
Preceded by Steve Hobbs
Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
Acting
May 9, 2019 – January 13, 2020
Preceded by Frank Chopp
Succeeded by Laurie Jinkins
Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 2018 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by Tina Orwall
Succeeded by Tina Orwall
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 5, 2008
Preceded by John Pennington
Val Ogden
Succeeded by Jeff Morris
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
June 9, 2016 – December 15, 2021
Preceded by Hans Dunshee
Succeeded by Brandy Donaghy
In office
January 11, 1999 – January 5, 2008
Preceded by Bill Thompson
Succeeded by Liz Loomis
4th Snohomish County Executive
In office
June 3, 2013 – January 4, 2016
Preceded by Aaron Reardon
Succeeded by Dave Somers
Personal details
Born
Johnny Ray Lovick

(1951-05-09) May 9, 1951 (age 74)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse Karen
Children 5
Education Shoreline Community College (AA)
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Johnny Ray Lovick (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.

Career

Lovick previously served in the House from 1999 until 2007 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.

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

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. In the 2022 general election, Lovick won a full term for the state Senate with over 58% of the votes cast.

Awards

  • 2020 Legislator of the Year. Presented by The Washington State Fraternal Order of Police.

Personal life

Lovick and his wife, Karen, have 5 children.

Electoral history

1993

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

1997

1997 Mill Creek City Council, Position 2 General Election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan candidate 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
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
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%
Democrat hold

2002

2002 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results
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%
Democrat hold

2004

2004 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results
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%
Democrat hold

2006

2006 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results
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%
Democrat hold

2015

2015 Snohomish County Executive Primary Election results
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
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%
Democrat hold

2016

2016 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results
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%
Democrat hold

2018

2018 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results
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%
Democrat hold

2020

2020 Washington State House of Representatives, District 44 General Election results
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%
Democrat hold

2022

2022 Washington State Senate, District 44 General Election results
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%
Democrat hold
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