Larry Seaquist
| Larry Seaquist USN (Ret'd) | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
|
In office 2007–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Kilmer (D) |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Caldier (R) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 9, 1938[1] Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carla Seaquist |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | USS Iowa (BB-61) |
Larry Seaquist (born July 6, 1938) was a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, which is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature for the 26th District, from 2007 to 2015.
Early life and education
Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Seaquist worked for the United States Weather Bureau in Alaska and briefly in Argentina before studying at Oregon State University.[2]
Career
Seaquist served in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1994. He worked at the Pentagon and retired after serving as the captain of the USS Iowa (BB-61).[3] He commanded the Iowa from 25 April 1986[4] through 26 May 1988.[5] He was renowned on USS Iowa at choosing an enlisted crew member each day, telling them to be on the bridge at 1800 hours and have a song ready which the crew member had to create. At 1800 hours, the Captain would announce "I'd like to introduce you to today's singing bosun mate, at which time the crew member had to sing over the ships 1MC announcement system to the entire crew. He served as a technical adviser for the 2001 film A Glimpse of Hell.[6]
In 2014, Seaquist lost his state legislature seat in a narrow, heated election to Michelle Caldier. [7]
Criticism of ISC
Seaquist made national headlines when he called owners of the International Speedway Corporation as "those people [who] are not the kind of people you would want living next door to you. They'd be the ones with the junky cars in the front yard and would try to slip around the law." In a radio interview, Seaquist explains himself:
Seaquist: But the issue out here is that we've got this rich ISC, it's a family owned business of billionaires, and they come out here and propose to build a track with paying no taxes. They've exempted themselves according to the deal they are offering us out here to not pay a cent in taxes. They take all the money off for themselves and leave us taking care of firefighting, all the other things that go with trying to support a track.
Poole: So it's the deal that you oppose, not the concept?
Seaquist: Absolutely.[8]
Notes
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ Thompson, p. 28, gives 25 April as the date of the change of command.
- ↑ Thompson, pp. 33–35.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpL32oTzivg
- ↑ Schrader, Jordan (November 10, 2014). "Michelle Caldier unseats Rep. Larry Seaquist". The News Tribune. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Seaquist opposes ISC track deal, not NASCAR Archived 2012-07-14 at Archive.is
References
- Thompson, Charles C. (1999). A Glimpse of Hell: The Explosion on the USS Iowa and Its Cover-Up. W.W. Norton. ISBN 0393047148.