WSLC 2005 Senate Voting Record

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05.27.2005

2005 SENATE Voting Record

Vote descriptions are at the bottom of this page. If you don't know what Legislative District you live in, 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 2005 WSLC Voting Records.

KEY:

*

= Voted RIGHT

= Voted WRONG E = Excused A = Absent

STATE SENATOR

Party
/Dist.

V

O

T

E

#

2005
WSLC
Voting
Record

Lifetime
WSLC
Voting
Record

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1
0

1
1

1
2

1
3

1
4

1
5

Brad Benson

R-6

*

*

13%

11%

R-17

E

*

*

*

*

29%

17%

Jean Berkey

D-38

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

91%

Dale Brandland

R-42

*

*

13%

12%

D-3

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

*

*

100%

96%

Mike Carrell

R-28

*

*

13%

18%

Alex Deccio

R-14

E

E

E

*

E

*

18%

8%

Jerome Delvin

R-8

*

*

13%

11%

Mark Doumit

D-19

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

85%

Tracey Eide

D-30

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

93%

90%

R-48

*

*

13%

15%

Darlene Fairley

D-32

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

96%

Bill Finkbeiner

R-45

E

*

*

*

21%

22%

Rosa Franklin

D-29

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

93%

94%

Karen Fraser

D-22

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

*

*

100%

96%

Jim Hargrove

D-24

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

87%

69%

Mary Margaret Haugen

D-10

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

*

93%

61%

Mike Hewitt

R-16

E

*

*

14%

7%

Jim Honeyford

R-15

*

7%

4%

Ken Jacobsen

D-46

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

E

*

100%

92%

Stephen Johnson

R-47

A

*

7%

8%

Jim Kastama

D-25

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

*

*

93%

84%

Karen Keiser

D-33

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

98%

D-37

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

*

*

100%

96%

Jeanne Kohl-Welles

D-36

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

93%

Rosemary McAuliffe

D-1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

93%

89%

Bob McCaslin

R-4

E

A

E

*

E

9%

6%

R-7

*

*

13%

5%

Joyce Mulliken

R-13

E

E

*

E

*

17%

8%

R-26

*

*

E

E

E

*

*

33%

11%

Linda Parlette

R-12

*

*

13%

9%

Cheryl Pflug

R-5

*

*

13%

18%

Erik Poulsen

D-34

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

92%

Margarita Prentice

D-11

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

91%

Craig Pridemore

D-49

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

100%

Marilyn Rasmussen

D-2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

77%

Debbie Regala

D-27

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

93%

97%

R-31

*

*

*

*

*

*

40%

33%

Phil Rockefeller

D-23

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

88%

Dave Schmidt

R-44

*

*

*

*

27%

12%

Mark Schoesler

R-9

*

7%

9%

Tim Sheldon

D-35

*

*

*

20%

27%

D-21

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

87%

Harriet Spanel

D-40

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

94%

Val Stevens

R-39

E

E

*

*

15%

5%

Dan Swecker

R-20

A

*

*

*

21%

16%

Pat Thibaudeau

D-43

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

97%

Brian Weinstein

D-41

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100%

100%

Joseph Zarelli

R-18

E

*

E

*

*

23%

10%

2005 Senate Vote Descriptions

SSB 5097 (final passage)�Requiring apprenticeship utilization at major public works projects. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 27-19, Feb. 2.)
SSB 5471 (final passage)�Establishing the prescription drug purchasing consortium. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 25-24, March 10.)
SJM 8014 (final passage)�A resolution opposing Social Security privatization. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 25-23, March 14.)
E2SSB 5069 (final passage)�Establishing family leave insurance, paid leave to care for new children or care for sick family members. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 26-21, March 15.)
SB 5720 (final passage)�Barring employee non-compete agreements in broadcasting. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 26-22, March 16.)
HB 1636 (final passage)�Establishing a childcare career and wage ladder. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 27-22, April 7.)
HB 1557 (final passage)�Expanding the Electrical Board to add an outside lineman. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 30-16, April 15.)
HB 2255 (Parlette striker) � An amendment to kill the Unemployment Insurance bill. "Right" vote: NO. (Failed 23-25, April 15.)
HB 2255 (final passage)�Restoring two-quarter averaging and liberal construction to Unemployment Insurance. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 25-20, April 15.)
ESSB 5034 (final passage)�Restoring the "affiliation rule" for campaign contribution limits. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 26-20, April 20.)
SSB 6103 (final passage)�Transportation funding for some $8.5 billion in projects. "Right" vote:YES. (Passed 26-22, April 20.)
HB 1515 (final passage)�Civil rights bill barring employment and housing discrimination based on sexual orientation. "Right" vote:YES. (Failed 24-25, April 21.)
SSB 5850 (final passage)�Expanding family care coverage. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 38-4, April 22.)
ESCR 8407 (final passage)�Establishing a task force to study offshore outsourcing. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 45-1, April 23.)
ESSB 6090 (final passage)�The 2005-07 state operating budget. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 25-22, April 24.)

For more information about these bills and issues, see the 2005 WSLC Legislative Report,
which will be published in June.

Copyright � 2005 Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO