WSLC 2008 House Voting Record

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07.31.2007

2008 HOUSE Voting Record

Vote descriptions are at the bottom of this page. If you don't know your Legislative District, or who your Representatives are, click here. To send an e-mail to your Representatives, click on their names. You can also download a printable version (PDF) of the 2008 WSLC Voting Records.

KEY:

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= Voted RIGHT

= Voted WRONG E = Excused A = Absent

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Party
/Dist.

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2008
WSLC
Voting
Record

Lifetime
WSLC
Voting
Record

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John Ahern

R-6

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20%

13%

Gary Alexander

R-20

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20%

16%

Glenn Anderson

R-5

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20%

18%

Sherry Appleton

D-23

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100%

100%

Mike Armstrong

R-12

E

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11%

16%

Barbara Bailey

R-10

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20%

13%

D-6

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100%

95%

Brian Blake

D-19

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100%

91%

Tom Campbell

R-2

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E

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78%

73%

Bruce Chandler

R-15

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10%

10%

Maralyn Chase

D-32

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100%

100%

Frank Chopp

D-43

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100%

96%

Judy Clibborn

D-41

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90%

92%

Eileen Cody

D-11

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100%

99%

Cary Condotta

R-12

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10%

15%

Steve Conway

D-29

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100%

100%

Larry Crouse

R-4

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10%

10%

Jeannie Darneille

D-27

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E

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88%

94%

Richard DeBolt

R-20

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20%

15%

Mary Lou Dickerson

D-36

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100%

96%

R-17

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10%

14%

Hans Dunshee

D-39

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100%

93%

Deborah Eddy

D-48

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90%

90%

Bill Eickmeyer

D-35

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E

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E

E

E

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100%

95%

Mark Ericks

D-1

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90%

98%

Doug Ericksen

R-42

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10%

18%

Dennis Flannigan

D-27

E

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E

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E

E

E

100%

97%

Bill Fromhold

D-49

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90%

92%

Roger Goodman

D-45

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90%

90%

D-16

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60%

64%

D-28

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100%

98%

Kathy Haigh

D-35

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100%

97%

Steve Hailey

R-9

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

10%

Larry Haler

R-8

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20%

34%

Shirley Hankins

R-8

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70%

28%

Bob Hasegawa

D-11

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100%

100%

Jamie Herrera

R18

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20%

20%

Bill Hinkle

R-13

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10%

14%

Zack Hudgins

D-11

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100%

98%

D-22

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100%

98%

Ross Hunter

D-48

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E

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78%

82%

Christopher Hurst

D-31

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100%

100%

Fred Jarrett

R-41

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80%

51%

D-32

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90%

94%

Troy Kelley

D-28

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90%

85%

Phyllis Kenney

D-46

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100%

98%

Lynn Kessler

D-24

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80%

82%

Steve Kirby

D-29

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90%

98%

R-7

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10%

11%

Dan Kristiansen

R-39

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10%

11%

Patricia Lantz

D-26

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80%

85%

Marko Liias

D-21

100%

100%

Kelli Linville

D-42

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90%

73%

Liz Looomis

D-44

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100%

100%

D-38

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100%

96%

R-25

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30%

27%

Joyce McDonald

R-25

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20%

27%

Jim McIntire

D-46

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100%

94%

Mark Miloscia

D-30

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90%

92%

Jim Moeller

D-49

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100%

99%

Dawn Morrell

D-25

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100%

96%

Jeff Morris

D-40

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90%

84%

Sharon Nelson

D-34

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100%

100%

Dan Newhouse

R-15

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10%

15%

D-1

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90%

90%

Ed Orcutt

R-18

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20%

16%

Timm Ormsby

D-3

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100%

100%

Kirk Pearson

R-39

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10%

17%

Jamie Pedersen

D-43

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100%

100%

Eric Pettigrew

D-37

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100%

95%

Skip Priest

R-30

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40%

42%

D-40

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100%

74%

Dan Roach

R-31

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E

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22%

26%

Mary Helen Roberts

D-21

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E

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100%

98%

R-5

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20%

22%

Christine Rolfes

D-23

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90%

85%

Charles Ross

R-14

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10%

10%

Sharon Tomiko Santos

D-37

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100%

97%

Lynn Schindler

R-4

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20%

14%

Joe Schmick

R-9

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10%

10%

Shay Schual-Berke

D-33

E

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E

E

86%

93%

Larry Seaquist

D-26

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100%

95%

D-38

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100%

100%

Geoff Simpson

D-47

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100%

99%

Mary Skinner

R-14

E

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E

33%

15%

R-10

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20%

20%

Helen Sommers

D-36

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100%

88%

Larry Springer

D-45

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80%

91%

Pat Sullivan

D-47

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100%

97%

R-7

E

E

E

E

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17%

12%

D-19

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90%

91%

Dave Upthegrove

D-33

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90%

96%

Kevin Van De Wege

D-24

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100%

100%

Deb Wallace

D-17

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90%

87%

Maureen Walsh

R-16

E

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22%

39%

Judy Warnick

R-13

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20%

10%

Brendan Williams

D-22

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100%

97%

D-3

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100%

98%

2008 House Vote Descriptions

SHB 2963 (final passage) -- Extends Collective Bargaining Rights to research assistants and teaching assistants at Washington State University. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 62-32, Feb. 15.)
SSB 6751 (final passage) -- Allowing individuals who left work to enter certain apprenticeship programs to receive unemployment insurance benefits. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 62-32, March 4)
E2SHB 3139 (final passage) -- Ensuring that workers who have applied for and have been granted unemployment benefits because of injury or illness keep receiving those benefits during the appeal process initiated by an employer. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 62-32, Feb. 18).
SSB 5261 (final passage) -- Granting the insurance commissioner the authority to review individual health benefit plan rates to ensure rate hikes are justified and reasonable. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 68-26, Feb. 29)
SSB 6333 (final passage) -- Establishing a citizens� work group on health care to review proposed statewide plans and perform a cost analysis of those plans with the idea of providing comprehensive, affordable health care for all Washingtonians. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 63-31, March 7)
SSB 5831 (final passage) -- Providing for the certification of mechanics performing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and gas piping work. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 58-35, March 7)
SSB 6809 (final passage) -- Providing a 5% tax credit for working families earning low wages. The amount of return is measured by the federal earned income tax credit. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 57-37, March 6)
2SHB 2815 (final passage) -- Requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and establishes a green jobs initiative to increase the number of green economy jobs to 25,000 by 2020. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 64-31, Feb. 19)
HB 2893 (final passage) -- For the first time in 34 years this bill modifies the composition of the forest practices board to include a member from labor. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 90-04, Feb. 15)
2SHB 3104 (final passage) -- Expands the rights and responsibilities for registered domestic partnerships including the right to child support, community property rights, guardianship and public assistance. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 62-42, Feb. 15)

Check back soon for more information about these bills and issues, and the 2008 WSLC Legislative Report.

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