1998 State Senate Voting Record

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A

Sen. Ann Anderson (R-42) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

B

Sen. Al Bauer (D-49) — 57%   (Right on #3-4, 6-7) — Total for '97-'98:  81%
Sen. Don Benton (R-17) — 0%   (Excused on #2) — Total for '97-'98:  5%
Sen. Lisa Brown (D-3) — 71%   (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  91%

D

Sen. Alex Deccio (R-14) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

F

Sen. Darlene Fairley (D-32) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  91%
Sen. Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%
Sen. Rosa Franklin (D-29) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  86%
Sen. Karen Fraser (D-22) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  91%

G

Sen. Calvin Goings (D-25) — 43%  (Right on #4, 6-7) — Total for '97-'98:  64%

H

Sen. Patricia Hale (R-8) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  5%
Sen. Jim Hargrove (D-24) — 57%  (Right on #3, 5-7) — Total for '97-'98:  59%
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) — 50%  (Right on #5-7, absent on #2) — Total for '97-'98:  57%
Sen. Michael Heavey (D-34) — 83%  (Right on #3-7, excused on #1) — Total for '97-'98:  85%
Sen. Harold Hochstatter (R-13) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%
Sen. Jim Horn (R-41) — 0%   (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

J

Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D-46) — 43%  (Right on #4, 6-7) — Total for '97-'98:  76%
Sen. Stephen Johnson (R-47) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

K

Sen. Adam Kline (D-37) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  85%
Sen. Jeanne Kohl (D-36) — 71%   (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  91%

L

Sen. Jeanine Long (R-44) — 0%  (Right on NONE, excused on #1) — Total for '97-'98:  14%
Sen. Valoria Loveland (D-16) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  82%

M

Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  86%
Sen. Bob McCaslin (R-4) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%
Sen. Dan McDonald (R-48) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%
Sen. Bob Morton (R-7) — 0%   (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  5%

N

Sen. Irv Newhouse (R-15) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

O

Sen. Bob Oke (R-26) — 0%   (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  5%

P

Sen. Julia Patterson (D-33) — 57%  (Right on #3-4, 6-7) — Total for '97-'98:  81%
Sen. Margarita Prentice (D-11) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  71%
Sen. Eugene Prince (R-9) — 17%   (Right on #5, excused on #1) — Total for '97-'98:  5%

R

Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) — 43%  (Right on #5-7) — Total for '97-'98:   57%
Sen. Pam Roach (R-31) — 0%   (Excused on #1) — Total for '97-'98:  15%
Sen. Dino Rossi (R-5) — 0%   (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

S

Sen. Ray Schow (R-30) — 0%   (Excused on #1) — Total for '97-'98:  0%
Sen. George Sellar (R-12) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:   0%
Sen. Betti Sheldon (D-23) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  91%
Sen. Tim Sheldon (D-35) — 43%  (Right on #5-7) — Total for '97-'98: 40%
Sen. Sid Snyder (D-19) — 57%   (Right on #3-4, 6-7) — Total for '97-'98:  80%
Sen. Harriet Spanel (D-40) — 57%  (Right on #3-4, 6-7) — Total for '97-'98:   86%
Sen. Val Stevens (R-39) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%
Sen. Gary Strannigan (R-38) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:   0%
Sen. Dan Swecker (R-20) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

T

Sen. Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) — 71%  (Right on #3-7) — Total for '97-'98:  91%

W

Sen. James West (R-6) — 0%   (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  5%
Sen. Shirley Winsley (R-28) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  32%
Sen. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27) — 71%  (Right on #2, 4-7) — Total for '97-'98:   86%
Sen. Jeannette Wood (R-21) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:   0%

Z

Sen. Joseph Zarelli (R-18) — 0%  (Right on NONE) — Total for '97-'98:  0%

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1998 SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS

#1-2SSB 6168 — Farm worker housing bill that relaxes building codes for temporary on-farm housing, but fails to make an adequate commitment to funding permanent, community-based housing. "Right" vote is NO.   (Passed 44-0, 3/12/98)

#2-SSB 6306 — Creating a defined-contribution School Employees Retirement System (SERS) that state auditors/actuaries agree will have a negative impact on existing defined-benefit public employee pension plans.  "Right" vote is NO.   (Passed 46-1, 3/7/98)

#3-SSB 6699 — Worker Blacklisting Bill granting employers legal immunity from civil lawsuit if they show "reckless disregard" for the truth when providing employee references.  "Right" vote is NO.   (Passed 32-17, 3/10/98)

#4-SB 6699 — Heavey striker amendment to the Worker Blacklisting Bill.  "Right" vote is YES.  (Failed 19-30, 2/16/98)

#5-SHB 2544 — Creating a Pension Funding Forecast Council that fails to provide direct representation of public employees in their own pension system.  "Right" vote is NO.  (Passed 31-18, 3/5/98)

#6-SSB 6108 — Pay Gap Amendment to the supplemental budget, proposed by Fraser and Spanel, granting bigger raises to state employees whose wages lag behind prevailing rates.  "Right" vote is YES.  (Failed 23-26, 2/25/98)

#7-SSB 6108 — Hargrove amendment to supplemental budget appropriating $781,000 to increase agency homecare workers’ wages to an average of $8.50 an hour.  "Right" vote is YES. (Failed 23-26, 2/25/98)