Robert Lee McCaslin (April 20, 1926 March 13, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the

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from 1981 to 2011, representing the 4th Legislative District.

Career

McCaslin had served six years on the

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Fire Commission during the 1970s. In 2009 he was elected to the

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, while serving concurrently in the State Senate. On January 5, 2011, McCaslin resigned from the Senate due to complications following heart surgery. In February, Spokane County commissioners selected businessman Jeff Baxter to replace McCaslin.

Personal life

In November 2014, McCaslin's son,

Bob McCaslin Jr. 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, representing the 4th Legislative District from November 25, 201 ...

, was elected to one of the two

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positions in the 4th Legislative District. McCaslin died on March 13, 2011.

References

1926 births 2011 deaths Republican Party Washington (state) state senators People from Warren, Ohio 20th-century members of the Washington State Legislature {{Washington-WASenate-stub