Robert Brian McCaslin (born November 21, 1957) is an American politician and educator from Washington. McCaslin was a Republican member of the

Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ...

, representing the 4th Legislative District from November 25, 2014, until January 9, 2023.

Early life and education

McCaslin is the son of Bob McCaslin Sr., who served as a member of the

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from 1981 to 2011 and Spokane City Council. McCaslin earned a Bachelor of Arts from

Washington State University Washington State University (WSU, or colloquially Wazzu) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest Land-grant uni ...

and Master of Education from

Whitworth University Whitworth University is a private Christian university that is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, Whitworth enrolls nearly 2,600 students and offers more than 100 gradua ...

Career

Before entering politics, McCaslin worked as a kindergarten teacher. McCaslin was sworn in early due to the resignation of

Larry Crouse Larry W. Crouse (born September 12, 1944) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 4th legislative district. Crouse resigned midway through the 63rd Washingt ...

. He is from

Spokane Valley The Spokane Valley is a valley of the Spokane River through the southern Selkirk Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The valley is home to the cities of Spokane and its suburbs Spokane Valley, Washington, Spokane Vall ...

. McCaslin sought to be appointed to Crouse's seat in January 2014, but

Leonard Christian Leonard Glenn Christian (born September 22, 1965) is an American politician and businessman. Christian serves as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 4th district, having been elected in 2024. He previously served as a membe ...

was chosen instead by

Spokane County Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest c ...

commissioners. On November 4, 2014, McCaslin won the election and became a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 4, Position1. McCaslin defeated Diana Wilhite with 58.0% of the votes. In multiple legislative sessions, McCaslin has proposed bills calling for the creation of a new state called "

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" carved out of Eastern Washington. In August 2021, McCaslin and four other state Republican lawmakers held an unofficial hearing with the aim of possibly calling for a "forensic audit" to take place in Washington State similar to the controversial Arizona audit. The group that organized the event also invited figures that have falsely claimed there was voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

References

External links

Bob McCaslin Jr. at ballotpedia.org
Living people People from Spokane Valley, Washington American educators Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature 1957 births {{Washington-WARepresentative-stub