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2006 SENATE Voting Record

Vote descriptions are at the bottom of this page. If you don't know your Legislative District, or who your Senator is, click here. To send an e-mail to your Senator, click on his or her name. You can also download a printable version (PDF) of the 2006 WSLC Voting Records.

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Brad Benson R-6         ●

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Don Benton R-17  

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Jean Berkey D-38 ●

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Dale Brandland R-42     E   ●

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Lisa Brown D-3 ●

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Mike Carrell R-28  

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Alex Deccio R-14  

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Jerome Delvin R-8     E   ●

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Mark Doumit D-19 ●

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Tracey Eide D-30 ●

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Luke Esser R-48  

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Darlene Fairley D-32 ●

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Bill Finkbeiner R-45 ●

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Rosa Franklin D-29 ●

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Karen Fraser D-22 ●

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Jim Hargrove D-24  

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Mary Margaret Haugen D-10 ●

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Mike Hewitt R-16         ●

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Jim Honeyford R-15          

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Ken Jacobsen D-46 ●

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Stephen Johnson R-47  

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Jim Kastama D-25 ●

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Karen Keiser D-33 ●

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Adam Kline D-37 ●

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Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36 ●

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Rosemary McAuliffe D-1 ●

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Bob McCaslin R-4 E

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Bob Morton R-7  

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Joyce Mulliken R-13    

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Bob Oke R-26  

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Linda Parlette R-12    

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Cheryl Pflug R-5     E    

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Erik Poulsen D-34 ●

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Margarita Prentice D-11 ●

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Craig Pridemore D-49 ●

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Marilyn Rasmussen D-2 ●

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Debbie Regala D-27 ●

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Pam Roach R-31  

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Phil Rockefeller D-23 ●

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Dave Schmidt R-44  

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Mark Schoesler R-9          

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Tim Sheldon D-35        

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Paull Shin D-21 ●

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Harriet Spanel D-40 ●

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Val Stevens R-39     E  

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Dan Swecker R-20    

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Pat Thibaudeau D-43 ●

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Brian Weinstein D-41 ●

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2006 Senate Vote Descriptions

  1. ESHB 2661 (prime sponsor: Murray) -- Civil rights/Nondiscrimination bill making it illegal to hire or refuse to hire someone based on their sexual orientation. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 25-23, Jan. 27)

  2. SSB 6185 (Keiser) -- Codifying the Family and Medical Leave Act into state statute. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 37-12, Feb. 8)

  3. SSB 6480 (Kohl-Welles) -- Apprenticeship utilization standards for DOT (Department of Transportation) public works projects. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 30-11, Feb. 11)

  4. ESSB 6885 (Kohl-Welles) -- Unemployment Insurance reform permanently restoring two-quarter averaging in the calculation of benefits. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 25-22, Feb. 13)

  5. E2SHB 2353 (Pettigrew) -- Giving child care providers the right to collectively bargain with the state over subsidies and other issues. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 40-8, Feb. 28)

  6. SHB 3185 (McCoy) -- Creates an administrative remedy for collecting back wages. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 46-0, Mar. 1)

  7. SHB 2780 (McDermott) -- Allowing state employees to make PAC payroll deductions just like private sector and county/city workers can. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 37-9, March 1)

  8. ESHB 3079 (Conway) -- Health Care Disclosure Act reporting on the employment status of Medicaid and BHP recipients. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 45-0, March 2)

  9. EHB 1069 (McIntire) -- Requiring performance audits for tax preferences. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 33-15, March 3)

  10. E2SHB 2572 (Morrell) -- The Small Employer Health Insurance Partnership Program. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 25-23, March 8)

  11. ESSB 6386 (Prentice) -- Supplemental budget adding Basic Health Plan slots, restoring other recent cuts and stabilizing public employee pensions. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 29-19, March 8)

  12. ESHB 1672 (Conway) -- Requiring employers to implement patient safe lifting programs. "Right" vote: YES. (Passed 48-0, March 8)

For more information about these bills and issues, see the 2006 WSLC Legislative Report.

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