Bill George Ramos was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate representing the state's 5th district from January 2025 until his death in April 2025.
10 Facts About Bill Ramos
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Bill Ramos previously served in the Washington State House of Representatives representing the 5th district from 2019 to 2025.
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Bill Ramos won election to the State House on November 6,2018 from the platform of the Democratic Party.
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Bill Ramos secured fifty-two percent of the vote while his closest rival Republican Chad Magendanz secured forty-eight percent.
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Bill Ramos won re-election to the State House on November 3,2020.
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Bill Ramos voted in favor of HB 1589, which is described as supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future by prohibiting the expansion of natural gas services and other regulations on natural gas companies.
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Bill Ramos voted in favor of and sponsored HB 1054, which is described as establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers by adding restrictions on vehicular pursuits, as well as prohibiting law enforcement from using chokeholds, the deployment of tear gas, or unleashed police dogs in the arrest or apprehension of suspects.
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In 2024, Bill Ramos voted in favor of HB 2065, which reduced currently incarcerated individuals' sentences by a calculated amount, including violent offenders.
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Bill Ramos was married to Sarah Perry, herself a politician and county councilmember in King County, Washington.
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Bill Ramos died on April 19,2025, at the age of 69, while out running on a trail near his home in Issaquah, Washington.