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13 Facts About Ed Orcutt

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Edmund Thomas Orcutt was born on May 4,1963 and is an American politician of the Republican Party.

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Ed Orcutt is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 18th district, serving since 2002.

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Ed Orcutt began representing the 20th district, in his sixth full term, in January 2013.

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Ed Orcutt was born on May 4,1963, in New Vineyard, Maine.

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Ed Orcutt received an Associate's Degree in science from the University of Maine in 1984, and a Bachelor of Science in 1987.

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Ed Orcutt originally made a living as a forestry consultant, before making the switch to politics.

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Ed Orcutt is a past president of the Lions Club and is a member of the Kalama Lions.

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Ed Orcutt served as chairman of the Highlander Festival, a board member of Columbia Theatre Board, and as a youth bowling coach.

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Ed Orcutt is the assistant ranking minority member of the House's Community, Economic Development and Housing Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.

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Ed Orcutt serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

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Ed Orcutt has said that, under no circumstances will he raise taxes to balance the budget, he opposes Same-sex marriage, and wants more money sent to school districts to better fund education.

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Ed Orcutt ran for, and won that seat, and has served there since January 2013.

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Ed Orcutt has posited that since bicyclists have increased respiration, they emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and "since CO2 is deemed to be a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride".