Bob McCaslin Sr.
{{Short description |American politician from Washington}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Bob McCaslin Sr.
|image =
|state_senate1 = Washington
|district1 = 4th
|term_start1 = January 12, 1981
|term_end1 = January 5, 2011
|predecessor1 = William S. Day
|successor1 = Jeff Baxter
|birth_name = Robert Lee McCaslin
|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|04|20}}
|birth_place = Warren, Ohio, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|03|13|1926|04|20}}
|death_place = Spokane Valley, Washington, U.S
|alma_mater = Washington State University
|party = Republican
|children = 2
|relatives = Bob McCaslin Jr. (son)
|branch = {{Flag|United States Navy}}
|serviceyears = 1944 – 1946
| rank =
}}
Robert Lee McCaslin (April 20, 1926{{spnd}} March 13, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate from 1981 to 2011, representing the 4th Legislative District.{{cite web|date=March 16, 2011|title=Robert L. McCaslin Obituary|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/spokesman/obituary.aspx?n=robert-l-mccaslin&pid=149366171|accessdate=January 17, 2015|publisher=legacy.com}}
Career
McCaslin had served six years on the Spokane Valley Fire Commission during the 1970s. In 2009 he was elected to the Spokane Valley City Council, while serving concurrently in the State Senate.{{Cite web|title=Bob McCaslin dies {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/13/bob-mccaslin-dies/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=www.spokesman.com}}{{Cite web|title=McCaslin: Won't run for Senate in 2012 {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2010/sep/29/mccaslin-wont-run-senate-2012/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=www.spokesman.com}}{{Cite web|title=Bob McCaslin, Sr.|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_McCaslin,_Sr.|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
On January 5, 2011, McCaslin resigned from the Senate due to complications following heart surgery.{{Cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/feb/05/mccaslin-blasts-shea-as-possible-successor-for/|title=McCaslin blasts Shea as possible successor for state Senate seat|last=Craig|first=John|date=February 5, 2011|newspaper=Spokesman.com|access-date=January 17, 2017}} In February, Spokane County commissioners selected businessman Jeff Baxter to replace McCaslin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/feb/12/spokane-county-commissioners-pick-baxter-for/|title=Spokane County commissioners pick Baxter for state Senate|last=Craig|first=John|date=February 12, 2011|website=The Spokesman-Review|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216133637/http://www.spokesman.com:80/stories/2011/feb/12/spokane-county-commissioners-pick-baxter-for/ |archive-date=2011-02-16 |access-date=2019-12-22}}
Personal life
In November 2014, McCaslin's son, Bob McCaslin Jr., was elected to one of the two State Representative positions in the 4th Legislative District.{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2014/nov-4-washington-general-election/candidates/bob-mccaslin/ |title=2014 Nov. 4 Washington General Election - Bob McCaslin |publisher=spokesman.com |date=November 20, 2014 |accessdate=January 17, 2015}}
McCaslin died on March 13, 2011.{{cite web|date=March 14, 2011|title=Valley councilman, former state Sen. McCaslin dead at 84|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/14/spokane-valley-councilman-former-state-sen/|accessdate=January 17, 2015|publisher=spokesman.com}}
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Category:Republican Party Washington (state) state senators
Category:People from Warren, Ohio
Category:20th-century members of the Washington State Legislature
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