2001 State Senate Voting Record

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Sen. Don Benton (R-17) -- 13%   (Right on #6)
Sen. Lisa Brown (D-3) -- 100%
Sen. Don Carlson (R-49) -- 25%   (Right on #2, 7)
Sen. Jeri Costa (D-38) -- 100%
Sen. Alex Deccio -- 0%  (Excused on #7)
Sen. Tracey Eide (D-30) -- 100%
Sen. Darlene Fairley (D-32) -- 100%
Sen. Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) -- 13%  (Right on #6) 
Sen. Rosa Franklin (D-29) -- 100%
Sen. Karen Fraser (D-22) -- 100%
Sen. Georgia Gardner (D-42) -- 85%  (Right on #1-6, 8-12)
Sen. Patricia Hale (R-8) -- 0%
Sen. Jim Hargrove (D-24) -- 85%  (Right on #1-6, 8-12)
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) -- 71%  (Right on #1-4, 6; excused on 7)
Sen. Mike Hewitt (R-17) -- 0%
Sen. Harold Hochstatter (R-13) -- 0%
Sen. Jim Honeyford (R-15) -- 0%
Sen. Jim Horn (R-41) -- 0%
Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D-46) -- 100%
Sen. Stephen Johnson (R-47) -- 0%
Sen. Jim Kastama (D-25) -- 100% 
Sen. Adam Kline (D-37) -- 100% 
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) -- 100% 
Sen. Jeanine Long (R-44) -- 0% 
Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) -- 100% 
Sen. Bob McCaslin (R-4) -- 0% 
Sen. Dan McDonald (R-48) -- 0%  
Sen. Bob Morton (R-7) -- 0% 
Sen. Bob Oke (R-26) -- 0% 
Sen. Linda Parlette (R-12) -- 0%
Sen. Julia Patterson (D-33) -- 100% 
Sen. Margarita Prentice (D-11) -- 100% 
Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) -- 50%  (Right on #1, 2, 6, 7) 
Sen. Pam Roach (R-31) -- 13%   (Right on #6) 
Sen. Dino Rossi (R-5) -- 0% 
Sen. Larry Sheahan (R-9) -- 0%
Sen. Betti Sheldon (D-23) -- 100%
Sen. Tim Sheldon (D-35) -- 25%  (Right on #6, 7) 
Sen. Paull Shin (D-21) -- 100%
Sen. Sid Snyder (D-19) -- 100%  
Sen. Harriet Spanel (D-40) -- 100%  
Sen. Val Stevens (R-39) -- 0%  
Sen. Dan Swecker (R-20) -- 0% 
Sen. Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) -- 100% 
Sen. James West (R-6) -- 0% 
Sen. Shirley Winsley (R-28) -- 50%  (Right on #1, 2, 6, 7) 
Sen. Joseph Zarelli (R-18) — 0% 

2001 Senate Vote Descriptions

1.  SB 5189 am #20—A striker amendment by Sen. Jim Honeyford (R-15th) to kill a bill granting unemployment benefits for victims of domestic violence who are forced to quit their jobs to escape their abusers. The RIGHT vote was NO. Failed, 24-25 (3-8-01).

2.  SB 5189—Final passage of a bill granting unemployment benefits for victims of domestic violence who are forced to quit their jobs to escape their abusers. The RIGHT vote was YES. Passed, 26-23 (3-8-01).

3.  SB 5882 am #78—An amendment by Sen. Margarita Prentice (D-11th) to protect the state ergonomics standard from an effort to delay implementation of the new worker safety rule by four years in favor of still more pilot programs and study. The RIGHT vote was YES. Failed, 22-27 (3-12-01).

4.  SB 5882 am #73—An amendment by Sen. Shirley Winsley (R-28th) that was an attempt to "compromise" on delaying implementation of the ergonomics standard by including more pilot programs and safety grant money. This was introduced without input from labor and was opposed by the WSLC. The RIGHT vote was NO. Passed, 27-22 (3-12-01).

5.  SB 5882—Final passage of a bill delaying implementation of the ergonomics standard designed to promote safer workplaces and prevent musculoskeletal injuries among workers. The RIGHT vote was NO. Passed, 28-21 (3-12-01).

6.  SB 5264—Final passage of a bill prohibiting public employers from firing or misclassifying employees to avoid providing benefits. The RIGHT vote was YES. Passed, 29-20 (3-14-01).

7.  SB 5625—Final passage of a bill adopting recommendations of the academic achievement and accountability commission. As originally drafted, this measure would have granted the commission—which was set up to intervene at chronically failing schools—to declare employee contracts null and void. The power to assign blame to and unilaterally revoke collective bargaining agreements was adamantly opposed by organized labor, and was removed before final passage.  The vote was viewed as a referendum on the removal of the onerous language attacking collective bargaining rights. The RIGHT vote was YES. Passed, 26-21 (4-11-01).

8.  SB 5882—First Special Session passage of a bill delaying implementation of the ergonomics standard designed to promote safer workplaces and prevent musculoskeletal injuries among workers. (Story on Page 1.) The RIGHT vote was NO. Passed, 28-20 (5-3-01).