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The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Legislator Hyde . . . . . . . . .
B dget Backgro nd and Balance Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key Bills from the 2010 Legisla ve Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How They Voted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hey! Big Spender: How m ch did yo r legislator cost yo ? . . . . .
Only the Good Bills Die Yo ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawless Lawmakers: R les bent and broken in Olympia . . . . . . . .
Ques ons for Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Who We Are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE INFORMED VOTER GUIDE
2010
Tools for ci zens who want tohold their legislators accountable
for governing well
A PUBLICATION OF THE EVERGREENFREEDOM FOUNDATIONPO BOX 552, OLYMPIA, WA 98507 360.956.3482 WWW.EFFWA.ORG
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In memory of Ansgar Schei, a Founding Trustee, who passionately
believed that each ci zen has the obliga on and privilege of
being an informed voter.
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epar ng legislators push their way out
through the heavy doors and walk down the
marble steps. Passing a State Patrol o cer or two,
they nd their cars and begin the drive
back to their districts and homes.
The trip, at least for some legisla-
tors, is transforma onal.Within Olympias marble pillars,
they are in charge. Some of them
wield their power more like poten-
tates than public servants. They roll
o t the red carpet for the b rea -
cracy and most lobbyists while get-
ng to ci zen concerns last. Some
legislators sternly lect re or patron-
ize ci zens who ques on their pro -posals.
Commi ee Chairmen change agen -
das for p blic hearings at the last
minute and put cri cal votes in the fast lane, with
no me for the public or issue experts to study
bills or tes fy. Commi ees considerand pass
unwri en tle-only bills. In the House chamber,
members cast votes for missing colleagues.
But during the drive home at the end of the leg -
isla ve session, these legislators undergo a meta -
morphosis. Emerging into their districts and onto
the campaign trail, we see though ul, humble can -
didates who j st want to do what is right by thepeople. They want to represent s, to clean things
up, save taxpayer dollars and take a though u l and
inclusive approach.
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , about a scien st who
creates his own endish alter ego. Though so
profound a double-dealer, Jekyll says in his nal
admission, I was in no sense a hypocrite; both
sides of me were in dead earnest.
Earnest or not, voters are red of vo ng for Dr.
Jekyll only to have Mr. Hyde show up in Olympia.
It is equally disconcer ng for legislators who do
not adopt Mr. Hydes persona to be cast as double-
dealers when they are, in fact, humble men and women who exercise great personal and policy dis-
cipline.
To provide a remedy, we created the Informed
Voter Project. It will roll out in several phases.
This is the rst installment, and you will note our
a empt to reveal the Mr. Hydes
who serve here in Olympia, at least
in terms of their budget votes. We
detail how legislators voted onseventeen key issues, how they
planned to spend taxpayer dollars,
and some good ideas they let fall
by the wayside.
Weve also included a list of
ques ons you should consider
asking every incumbent or chal -
lenger for elec ve o ce. Our hope
is that this g ide p ts the tools inyo r hands to hold yo r legislators
acco ntable for how they repre-
sent yo .
We will con nue to gather informa on to help
s know more abo t how o r legislators are rep-
resen ng us. Check our website at www.informed -
voterguide.com or our blog at libertylive.org for
pdates.
The Strange Caseof Doctor Jekyll and
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Dealing with budget gaps was a major issue for legis-
lators this year. How did they do? Budget Analyst Bre
Davis describes the missed opportunity with speci cs
you can use in conversa on with your legislators.
ring the 11 th hour of the special 2010 legisla ve
session, lawmakers passed a s pplemental state
b dget, which members of the majority party claimed
was balanced in its approach to dealing with a $2.8 bil-lion de cit. They pointed to a combina on of spending
cuts, closed tax exemp ons and tax increases.
In reality, they increased overall spending and posi -
oned the state to be in worse shape for the next bien -
nium. To raise more revenue to pay for the spending,
the majority passed a $794 million tax-increase pack -
age, which amounts to nearly $2.5 billion over the three
years of its c rrent lifespan. The meas re raises a myr-
iad of taxes, including a temporary surcharge on service
businesses such as a orneys and real estate agents.
Consumers will pay higher taxes on tobacco products,
bo led water, candy, gum and mass-produced beer.
The beer, pop and water taxes are slated as temporary,
though the tax on bo led water will be extended if vot -
ers approve a ballot measure this November for about
$505 million in bond sales.
B dget Backgro ndand Balance Sheets
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General Fund StateBalance Sheet
Enacted 2000-11 B dgetincl ding 2010 S pplementalB dget
Total Revenue: 29.2B
Total Spending: 30.5B
(1.3B)
Net Policy Level Change: (1.1B)
This is the balance sheet for
the 2010 S pplemental Operat-ing B dget.
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Out of a $31 billion general fund, the nal $200
to $300 million of the tax-increase package turned
o t to be the biggest roadblock that kept Demo-
crats from nishing their budget work on me.
Senate leaders favored a state sales-tax increase,while the House and Governor Chris ne Gregoire
backed a menu of targeted tax hikes. The la er
plan passed, and it allows total state spending to
increase $3.3 billion over the next 14 months.
During the exceedingly quiet special session,
most onlookers believed that Sen. Majority Leader
Lisa Brown, Speaker of the House Frank Chopp and
Governor Gregoire were deba ng the poli cal and
nancial merits and demerits of a par cular taxincreases. Perhaps. At a minimum, it did provide
great cover for proponents of the income tax ini -
a ve to put together their plan. When they were
done, so was the special session.
For the most part, legislators who voted for the
b dget claim they c t spending, scr bbed waste
from the budget, and routed out ine ciencies.
Nonsense! They increased spending, ignored
waste and ine ciency, and swept money from
dedicated acco nts into the general f nd to s p-
port the increased spending, knowing f ll well they
will have to back ll those accounts.
B t theres no shortage of ways to balance the
state budget without raising taxes. Here are a few
examples we oated during the legisla ve session:
State workers could pay 20 percent of their
health insurance premiumss ll a good deal by
private sector standardsinstead of the current
12 percent, with taxpayers picking up the rest.
This would save $50 million over six months,
which translates into $200 million in savings
over the course of a biennium. Taxpayers could stop subsidizing the state liquor
monopoly with h ndreds of millions of dollars
and leave that to the private sector. The state
could sell its massive warehouse and equip -
ment, eliminate opera on costs of about $120
million a year and collect liquor taxes on top of
that.
The Department of Prin ng costs $10 million a
year. It could be closed down and its equipmentput up for sale. The states prin ng needs could
met by contrac ng with private businesses,
most of which can probably provide iden cal or
improved service at a lower price. In fact, allow -
ing private companies to make compe ve bids
on all rou ne government servicesthe Yel -
low Pages testis a ne idea that could save
money in many areas.
Other budget-balancing ideas include opening
up compe on to the private sector to bring
down rates and decrease liabili es in the work -
ers compensa on system; cu ng red tape and
bureaucracy via charter agencies to get things
done cost e ec vely; and con ngency-based
recovery audits that allow the state to collect
money its owed without cos ng taxpayers a
dime.
We have published several billion dollars worth
of savings opportuni es, but majority party lead -
ers have been unwilling to entertain them for
fear of upse ng their poli cal base. Legislators
wo ld not b ild a responsible b dget d ring boommes, and now they wont do it during a budget
crisis either. Witness the ref sal of state leaders
to reopen contracts with state workers d ring the
just-concluded legisla ve session, even though the
law allows renego a on if a signi cant revenue
shor all is declared by the governor or by resolu -
on of the Legislature.
Lawmakers will have to face priori zing and mak -
ing serious cuts again next year, when they have towrite a new two-year b dget. If Washington states
economic recovery is slow or at and the unem -
ployment rate remains high, it will be virtually
impossible for lawmakers to again plead poverty
and demand even more money from taxpayers in
2011.
Of co rse, legislators will be forced to face hard
facts if Ini a ve 1053 passes, since i t reinstates the
two-thirds threshold for the Legislat re to raisetaxes.
You can see more details about these and other
ideas for reducing state spending in our Top 10
Ideas to Balance the State Budget, available on
e wa.org.
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Growth of WA State Government SpendingThe Freedom Founda on created this chart using o cial state accoun ng data from scal.wa.gov
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Engrossed Subs tute Senate Bill 6130Suspend -
ing I-960
In a controversial precursor to hiking taxes, the
Legislature voted to temporarily (through July
1, 2011) suspend Ini a ve 960s two-thirds major -
ity requirement for raising taxes. The bill also sus -pended 1) I-960s advisory vote provisions for any
tax increases, 2) publica on of all tax increases
approved, and 3) which legislators voted for them.
In a small victory for taxpayers, the nal bill kept in
place the rule that the O ce of Financial Manage -
ment m st determine and p blish the 10-year cost
to the taxpayers of any bill raising taxes or fees.
Subs tute Senate Bill 6846New Taxes for
Emergency Services
This bill increases the limits for co nty and state
excise taxes by twenty and thirty-nine percent
respec vely to boost 911 emergency communi -
ca ons services. The taxes are charged per phone
line, wireless line and even VOIP line. Passage of
the bill demonstrates the legislatures con nued
unwillingness to fund core government func ons
Key Bills from the2010 Legisla veSession
For each of the Freedom Founda ons
major issue areas, we picked two or
three key bills that made it to at least
one oor vote (with one excep on) and
demonstrated a substan ve decisionabout whether to expand or contract
freedom. Many other bills are worthy
of discussion, but for sake of space we
concentrated on the list below. Exam-
ine them for yourself, and then check
out your legislators votes on page 11.
If you see inconsistencies in how your
legislators voted, or if you dont agree
with their decision, use these pages as
a tool to strike up a conversa on. The
Ques ons for Candidates on page
27 are useful for this as well.
Taxes and
Spending
like public safetyas a rst priority from the Gen -
eral Fund, rather than cut less important programs.
To avoid priori zing state spending, they passed
on the costs to taxpayers through another ad hoc
tax. The new rates take e ect on January 1, 2011.The O ce of Financial Management es mates the
enhanced 911 tax will cost an extra $79 million
over a 10-year period.
Engrossed House Bill 2561Hans Bonds
This bill places a referendum on the November
2010 ballot to sell $505 million in bonds above and
beyond the state debt limit to nance construc -
on projects at public facili es (mainly schools)
aimed at improved energy e ciency. A permanent
tax on bo led water would be imposed to pay for
the debt service costs of the bonds. While sponsor
Rep. Hans Dunshee calls EHB 2561 a jobs bill, it
would be more accurately pegged as a spend now,
pay later measure. The bill applies to the capital
b dget, meaning more can be spent now beca se
it isnt s bject to the balanced b dget r le. By the
me taxpayers are done paying o the $505 mil -
lion in 2040, they will have shelled out $928 mil -
lion. Because the legisla on calls for an increase in
the states level of bonded indebtedness above the
cons tu onal limit, a public vote is required.
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the poten al to drama cally a ect many small
b sinesses in Washington.
Federal law exempts businesses with gross
annual revenues under $1 million from being sub -
ject to unioniza on because it is extremely costlyand burdensome to small employers. SB 5046 uses
state law to regulate unioniza on in small busi -
nesses. While SB 5046 deals only with sympho -
nies, similar provisions could easily be extended to
other small b sinesses, increasing state reg latory
interference. And SB 5046 contains card check
provisions, which deny employees the security of
a secret ballot when elec ng a uniongiving free
rein for union strong-arm tac cs.
Senate Bill 6726 and House Bill 1329Expanding
the reach of public employee unions
Organized labor is trying to increase its power by
expanding mandatory union membership to pri -
vate employees who provide services to the state.
The rst example of this occurred in 2007 with Ini -
a ve 775, which made private providers of long
term healthcare services quasi-public employees
for the purposes of unioniza on and collec ve bar -
gaining with the state.
Organized labor has con nued to look for new
categories of private employees to bring under its
wing. One major focus this session was HB 1329,
which would extend collec ve bargaining to private
daycare workers and owners who receive state
Second Engrossed Subs tute Senate Bill 6143
The Big Tax Package
As part of its e orts to close a $2.8 billion budget
gap, the Legislature passed this $692.7 million tax-
increase package to be imposed in stages d ringMay, J ne and J ly of 2010. The meas re raises a
myriad of taxes, including a temporary surcharge
in the Business and Occupa on tax rate for service
businesses such as a orneys and real estate agents.
In addi on, a de facto convenience store tax means
consumers will pay higher taxes on bo led water,
soda pop, candy, g m and mass-prod ced beer.
The beer, pop and water taxes are slated as tem -
porary. (The bo led water tax would become per -
manent should voters approve selling $505 million
in bonds per EHB 2561.) The bill also a empts to
extend in-state Business and Occupa on taxes to
out-of-state businesses that do not have a physical
presence in Washington. Cons tu onal challenges
to the parts of the bill which discriminate against
o t-of-state b sinesses are li kely.
Engrossed Subs tute House Bill 2493Higher
Taxes for Cigare esStar ng in May, smokers can expect to pay another
$1 for a pack of cigare es. Beginning in July, the tax
on other tobacco prod cts will j mp from 75 per-
cent of the taxable sale price to 95 percent, with
the tax on cigars capped at 65 cents per smoke.
Legislators believe ESHB 2493 will raise more than
$100 million over the next two years. (They depend
on this revenue source, even while they argue that
people should stop smoking.) A likely result will bethat people will b y more of their tobacco prod-
cts in states like Oregon and Idaho, where the
taxes are lower.
Senate Bill 5046Crea ng a new type of labor
law
This new law grants collec ve bargaining rights to
symphony m sicians belonging to orchestras mak-
ing gross annual revenues of more than $300,000,
crea ng a new type of state labor law which has
Worker Freedom
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s bsidies for the low-income children in their care.
The bargaining terms, however, would be limited
to state subsidies and professional development
essen ally requiring private daycare owners to pay
d es to the nion for help with lobbying and train-ing, with li le evidence that such help is needed
or wanted.
HB 1329 passed the House but failed to come to
a vote in the Senate. But SB 6726, which extended
collec ve bargaining rights to private interpreters
who provide services to the Department of Social
and Health Services, sailed through the legislature
with li le a en on. Interpreters hired by our DSHS
have to become a dues-paying union member rst.This expands the size of state government and allows
viola ons of a workers freedom of associa on.
Engrossed House Bill 2776 New Educa on
Funding Formulas
This bill is the culmina on of last years ESHB 2261
that revised the states de ni on of a basic edu -
ca on. EHB 2776 establishes new funding formu -
las for average class size, sta , administra on and
more. It con nues the phase-in of full-day kinder -
garten and pledges to do ble the per-p pil mainte-
nance, supplies, and opera ng cost (MSOC) alloca -
ons by 2015-16. The scal note es mates a cost
of $3,911,274,375 from the State Gen -eral Fund over the next ve years.
Rather than addressing the
mul -layered bureau -
cracy and special inter-
ests that siphon money
from public educa on, leg -
islators on both sides of the
aisle are increasing f nding.
House Bill 2867 Expanding the
States Role in Early Childhood Devel -
opment
This drama c expansion of the states role
in childrearing was introduced at Governor Gre -
goires request. It gives the Department of Early
Learning the responsibilit y to develop, coordinate,
and implement services and programs for children
from birth to age three, saying, A successful out -
come for every child obtaining a K-12 educa on
depends on children being prepared from birth.
The Department will present its recommenda ons
on December 1, 2010. Meanwhile, the 13 years of
public educa on currently provided will con nue
to stagnate or decline. Besides, is it the role of gov -
ernment to prepare children for life from birth to
age three?
House Bill 2731New Preschool Program
This bill creates a voluntary preschool program for
educa onally at-risk 3- and 4-year-olds with the
intent to create a statewide preschool en tlement
program by the 2018-19 school years. Seldom-publicized data from years of costly state-funded
preschool programs (like the federal governments
Head Start program) show li le to no bene t.
Over the next ve years Washingtons pro -
gram is predicted to cost $57,709,163. We
know young children either bene t or
su er from what happens in their rst
three years of life. Many children
need help. But government pro -grams have not worked because
this important task is not one of its
core competencies or func ons.
Engrossed Second Subs tute Senate Bill 6696
Race to the Top
ESSSB 6696 was Washingtons a empt to be eligible
for President Obamas Race to the Top compe -
ve grant. It a ects school accountability, teacher
and principal evalua on, innova on, teacher prep -
ara on and more. While the bill makes noises in the
right direc on, par cularly with school account -
ability procedures and teacher evalua on, there
are signi cant problems. It strictly prohibits char -
ter schools and requires that the teacher union sign
o on teacher evalua on components.
Educa ng the NextGenera on
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cri cal area ordinances required by the Growth
Management Act from encroaching on the areas
reg lated by the Shoreline Management Act. The
changes passed by EHB 1653 will now allow Cri cal
Growth Areas (and the accompanying regula ons)to cover shoreline areas.
Property development within shoreline areas
has already been heavily regulated. Now those
property owners will have to wrestle with cri -
cal area ordinances as well. Even though this bill
has some notable gains for property rights, its net
e ect is more burdensome regula on within the
shoreline areas.
House Bill 1572Requiring Vote-by-Mail in All
Coun es
Despite the rush to vo ng-by-mail, Washingtons
39 coun es so far retain a choice between poll -
ing places and the post o ce. Pierce County is the
last toehold for precinct polling places. HB 1572
was a hammer aimed at Pierce Co ntys electoral
toe. It forces postal vo ng on the en re state
and removes any choice for local government.
Senate Bill 6214 Restructuring the Growth
Management Hearing Boards
This bill restr ct res three growth management
hearings boards into one board. Prior to its passage,
growth management grievances were heard by
three regional Growth Management Boards com-prised of three members each. The regional str c-
turing was created to ensure sensi vity to each of
our diverse Washington regions and easy access to
ci zens in those regions. SB 6214 will consolidate
the three boards into one seven-member board.
The board restructuring creates a centralized,
top-down approach for a controversial program
already famo s for diminishing peoples property
values and rights. This further hobbles local plan -
ning goals and regional needs.
Engrossed House Bill 1653Clarifying Shoreline
and Growth Management Acts
This bill clari es the rela onship between the
Shoreline Management Act and the Growth Man-
agement Act. Local property rights groups have
fought lengthy and expensive legal ba les to keep
HB 1572 passed the House, but never reached the
Senate oor.
Senate Bill 6449 & House Bill 2614Increasing
Requirements on Signature Gatherers
Two bills would have made it more di cult to col -
lect signatures for ini a ve, referendum, and recall
pe ons. SB 6449 required a new license for paid
signature gatherers and rejected otherwise valid
signat res if the signat re gatherer failed to com-
ply. It passed the Senate. HB 2614 would require
all signature gatherers to sign an oath and provide
addi onal informa on. The bill did not reach the
House oor. (Therefore, vo ng records for this bill
on the following pages denote commi ee votes
only.)
Integrity in Vo ngand Ini a ves
Protec ng PrivateProperty Rights
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HOW T H E Y V O T E DThe chart below details how legislators voted on the bills described
in the previous sec on. It counts only oor votes on nal versions of
the bills, except for one bill, HB 2614, in which we noted commi ee
votes. Look up your representa ves by district and examine their vot-
ing record for yourself. Note inconsistencies within an issue (such as
vo ng against taxes but for higher spending), and ask your legislator
about it. Weve also noted who the sponsors are for each of these
key bills, indica ng legislators who felt strongly enough about sup-
por ng a bill to actually put their name on it.
All votes represent oor votes on the nal ver -
sion of the bill, except for HB 2614, for which
weve recorded only commi ee votes.
signi es a bill sponsor Senators shaded gray represent thoseup for reelec on this fall. All Housemembers are up for reelec on this fall.
Nothing in this publica on should be co nstrued as an a empt to aid or hinder the passage of any legisla on or ballot measure.
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Ho se of Representa ves Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property
Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214HB
1653HB
1572SB
6449HB
2614
Alexander Gary R 20 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Anderson Glenn R 5 NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO YES YES NO NO
Angel Jan R 26 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO NO
Appleton Sherry D 23 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Armstrong Mike R 12 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
Bailey Barbara R 10 NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Blake Brian D 19 YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES
Campbell Tom R 2 NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO
Carlyle Reuven D 36 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Chandler Br ce R 15 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Chase Maralyn D 32 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Chopp Frank D 43 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Clibborn J dy D 41 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Cody Eileen D 34 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Condo a Cary R 12 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO N/A N/A N/A N/A NO NO NO
Conway Steve D 29 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
Crouse Larry R 4 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Dammeier Br ce R 25 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO
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Ho se of Representa ves Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property
Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214HB
1653HB
1572SB
6449HB
2614
Darneille Jeannie D 27 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
DeBolt Richard R 20 NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Dickerson Mary Lo D 36 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Driscoll John D 6 NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
Dunshee Hans D 44 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Eddy Deborah D 48 NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Ericks Mark D 1 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Ericksen Do g R 42 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Fagan S san R 9 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Finn Fred D 35 NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Flannigan Dennis D 27 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Goodman Roger D 45 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
green Tami D 28 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES
Haigh Kathy D 35 YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Haler Larry R 8 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO NO NO
Hasegawa Bob D 11 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Herrera Jamie R 18 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO
Hinkle Bill R 13 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES NO
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Ho se of Representa ves Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property
Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214HB
1653HB
1572SB
6449HB
2614
Hope Mike R 44 NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO NO NO
Hudgins Zack D 11 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Hunt Sam D 22 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Hunter Ross D 48 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Hurst Christopher D 31 NO YES YES NO NO N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES
Jacks Jim D 49 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Johnson Norm R 14 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO
Kagi R th D 32 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Kelley Troy D 28 NO YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO
Kenney Phyllis D 46 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Kessler Lynn D 24 YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Kirby Steve D 29 YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
Klippert Brad R 8 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Kretz Joel R 7 NO NO N/A NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Kris ansen Dan R 39 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Liias Marko D 21 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Linville Kelli D 42 YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Maxwell Marcie D 41 YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
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Ho se of Representa ves Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property
Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist. SB6130
SB6846
HB2561
SB6143
HB2493
SB5046
SB6726
HB1329
HB2776
HB2867
HB2731
SB6696
SB6214
HB1653
HB1572
SB6449
HB2614
McCoy John D 38 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
McCune Jim R 2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO
Miloscia Mark D 30 NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES
Moeller Jim D 49 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Morrell Dawn D 25 NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Morris Je D 40 YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESNealey Terry R 16 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Nelson Sharon D 34 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
OBrien Al D 1 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Orcu Ed R 18 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
Ormsby Timm D 3 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Orwall Tina D 33 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Parker Kevin R 6 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO
Pearson Kirk R 39 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Pedersen Jamie D 43 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Pe grew Eric D 37 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Priest Skip R 30 NO YES NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
Probst Tim D 17 NO NO YES NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES
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Ho se of Representa ves Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property
Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214EHB1653
HB1572
SB6449
HB2614
Quall Dave D 40 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Roach Dan R 31 NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO
Roberts Mary Helen D 21 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Rodne Jay R 5 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO YES YES N/A NO
Rolfes Chris ne D 23 YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Ross Charles R 14 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Santos SharonTomiko
D 37 YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Schmick Joe R 9 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Seaquist Larry D 26 NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Sells Mike D 38 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Shea Ma R 4 NO NO NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Short Shelly R 7 NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Simpson Geo D 47 YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Smith Norma R 10 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO
Springer Larry D 45 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Sullivan Pat D 47 YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
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Ho se of Representa ves Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property
Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214EB
1653HB
1572SB
6449HB
2614
Takko Dean D 19 YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Taylor David R 15 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Upthegrove Dave D 33 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Van De Wege Kevin D 24 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Wallace Debbie D 17 NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES
Walsh Ma reen R 16 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES NO N/A NO NO
Warnick J dy R 13 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO
White Sco D 46 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Williams Brendan D 22 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Wood Alex D 3 YES N/A YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
All votes represent oor votes on the nal ver -
sion of the bill, except for HB 2614, for which
weve recorded only commi ee votes.
signi es a bill sponsor Senators shaded gray represent thoseup for reelec on this fall. All Housemembers are up for reelec on this fall.
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Senate Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214HB
1653HB
1572SB
6449HB
2614
Becker Randi R 2 NO YES NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES NO NO
Benton Don R 17 NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
Berkey Jean D 38 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Brandland Dale R 42 NO YES NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES YES YES YES NO NO
Brown Lisa D 3 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Carrell Mike R 28 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO NO NO YES YES NO NODelvin Jerome R 8 NO N/A N/A N/A N/A NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES NO NO
Eide Tracey D 30 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Fairley Darlene D 32 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES
Franklin Rosa D 29 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Fraser Karen D 22 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
gordon Randy D 41 YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Hargrove James D 24 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES
Ha ield Brian D 19 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
Haugen Mary Mar-garet
D 10 YES YES NO YES YES NO NO N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Hewi Mike R 16 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES YES NO
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Senate Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214HB
1653HB
1572SB
6449HB
2614
Hobbs Steve D 44 NO YES YES NO YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Holmquist Jana R 13 NO NO NO NO N/A NO NO N/A NO N/A YES YES YES NO NO
Honeyford Jim R 15 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
Jacobsen Ken D 46 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Kastama Jim D 25 YES YES YES YES YES YES NO N/A NO YES YES NO YES YES YES
Kau man Cla dia D 47 NO YES YES NO YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YESKeiser Karen D 33 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Kilmer Derek D 26 NO NO YES NO YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
King Cur s R 14 NO NO NO NO NO YES NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES YES NO
Kline Adam D 37 YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Kohl-Welles Jeanne D 36 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Marr Chris D 6 NO NO YES NO YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
McAuli e Rosemary D 1 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
McCaslin Bob R 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A YES N/A N/A
McDermo Joe D 34 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Morton Bob R 7 NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES NO NO
Murray Ed D 43 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Oemig Eric D 45 YES NO YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
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Senate Budget/Taxes Labor Educa on Property Elec ons/Ini a ves
Last First Party Dist.SB
6130SB
6846HB
2561SB
6143HB
2493SB
5046SB
6726HB
1329HB
2776HB
2867HB
2731SB
6696SB
6214HB
1653HB
1572SB
6449HB
2614
Parle e Linda R 12 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES YES NO
P ug Cheryl R 5 N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES N/A NO
Pren ce Margarita D 11 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES
Pridemore Craig D 49 YES N/A YES YES NO N/A YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Ranker Kevin D 40 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Regala Debbie D 27 YES YES YES YES YES YES NO N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YESRoach Pam R 31 NO YES NO NO NO NO YES N/A N/A YES NO N/A NO NO NO NO
Rockefeller Phil D 23 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES N/A YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES
Schoesler Mark R 9 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES YES NO
Sheldon Tim D 35 NO YES NO NO NO YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES NO NO
Shin Pa ll D 21 YES YES YES YES NO YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Stevens Val R 39 NO NO N/A N/A N/A NO NO N/A NO NO NO YES YES NO NO
Swecker Dan R 20 NO YES NO NO NO YES NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES YES NO
Tom Rodney D 48 YES YES NO NO YES YES YES N/A YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Zarelli Joseph R 18 NO N/A NO NO NO NO NO N/A NO YES NO YES YES NO NO
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#1: Rep. Maralyn Chase (D-32)
$39 BILLION#2: Rep. Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
$35.6 BILLION#3: Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
$26 BILLION#4: Sen. Joe McDermo (D-34)
$ 4 5 .7 B I LLI O N
$25.5 BILLION#5: Rep. Sam Hunt (D-22)
$24.1 BILLION#6: Sen. Rosa Franklin (D-29)
$21.6 BILLION#7: Rep. Brendan Williams (D-22)
$18.6 BILLION#8: Rep. Eric Pe grew (D-37)
$17.6 BILLION#9: Rep. Ross Hunter (D-48)
$17.4 BILLION#10: Rep. Steve Conway (D-29)
HEY! BIG SPENDERHOW MuCH DID YOuR LEGISLATOR
COST YOu?
In the third annual Hey! Big Spender
report, we used ten-year projec ons
compiled by the state O ce of Financial
Management to determine which legisla-
tors wanted to take the most from your wallet
over the next decade. We added up proposed
ten-year tax and fee increases for each legisla-
tor, using the list of bills they sponsored. Here
are the infamous top ten. The full list is also
included on the following pages.
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LegislatorTotal Tax & Fee
IncreaseRank
Last First Party Title
Chase Maralyn D Rep $45,749,765,624 1
Hasegawa Bob D Rep $39,075,456,854 2
Kohl-Welles Jeanne D Sen $35,620,901,197 3
McDermo Joe D Sen $26,045,637,100 4
H nt Sam D Rep $25,566,962,835 5
Franklin Rosa D Sen $24,165,443,041 6
Williams Brendan D Rep $21,605,339,530 7
Pe grew Eric D Rep $18,602,905,000 8
H nter Ross D Rep $17,612,159,000 9
Conway Steve D Rep $17,365,915,421 10
Appleton Sherry D Rep $15,233,910,597 11
Nelson Sharon D Rep $14,791,881,280 12
Ericks Mark D Rep $13,487,118,100 13
Cody Eileen D Rep $13,468,810,000 14
Kline Adam D Sen $12,985,982,980 15
Ormsby Timm D Rep $12,876,126,988 16
Darneille Jeannie D Rep $12,820,429,310 17
Kenney Phyllis D Rep $12,260,804,280 18
Keiser Karen D Sen $11,193,318,477 19
Pren ce Margarita D Sen $10,737,122,234 20
Dickerson Mary Lo D Rep $10,386,039,110 21
Fraser Karen D Sen $10,354,119,353 22
Moeller Jim D Rep $10,322,737,672 23
Roberts Mary Helen D Rep $9,946,527,880 24Fairley Darlene D Sen $9,752,644,327 25
Pedersen Jamie D Rep $9,104,624,300 26
White Sco D Rep $8,959,887,179 27
Regala Debbie D Sen $8,285,156,455 28
M rray Ed D Sen $8,231,722,450 29
Oemig Eric D Sen $8,177,256,118 30
Jacobsen Ken D Sen $8,162,646,749 31
Ranker Kevin D Sen $7,708,918,077 32
Upthegrove Dave D Rep $7,707,002,315 33
Flannigan Dennis D Rep $7,268,829,450 34
Eddy Deborah D Rep $6,455,118,000 35
Sells Mike D Rep $6,410,662,267 36
Clibborn J dy D Rep $6,209,633,000 37
Q all Dave D Rep $5,803,005,780 38
Carlyle Reuven D Rep $5,708,894,649 39
Springer Larry D Rep $5,704,094,000 40
Tom Rodney D Sen $3,840,599,496 41
Kastama Jim D Sen $2,241,074,631 42
Goodman Roger D Rep $2,179,989,880 43
Rockefeller Phil D Sen $2,027,427,380 44
Simpson Geo D Rep $1,966,299,505 45
Kagi R th D Rep $1,707,208,900 46
Orwall Tina D Rep $1,485,377,800 47
McCoy John D Rep $1,286,171,200 48
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*Schoesler Mark R Sen $487,407,792 68
Honeyford Jim R Sen $420,284,474 69
*King Cur s R Sen $372,822,898 70
*Delvin Jerome R Sen $371,686,790 71
Wood Alex D Rep $364,921,094 72Kirby Steve D Rep $361,500,325 73
Sullivan Pat D Rep $360,086,367 74
*P ug Cheryl R Sen $302,277,824 75
*Hewi Mike R Sen $302,087,824 76
*Stevens Val R Sen $300,217,824 77
*Zarelli Joseph R Sen $300,217,824 77
Becker Randi R Sen $300,217,824 77
Carrell Mike R Sen $300,217,824 77
Morris Je D Rep $298,838,368 81
Van De Wege Kevin D Rep $291,049,400 82
Ha ield Brian D Sen $259,663,368 83
Jacks Jim D Rep $247,798,074 84
Kessler Lynn D Rep $245,303,840 85
Armstrong Mike R Rep $223,818,070 86
Walsh Ma reen R Rep $213,252,840 87
Hinkle Bill R Rep $194,073,750 88
Kretz Joel R Rep $194,073,750 88
Miloscia Mark D Rep $180,779,100 90
Ha gen Mary Mar-garet
D Sen $174,325,231 91
Finn Fred D Rep $158,049,367 92
Takko Dean D Rep $138,486,840 93
Marr Chris D Sen $132,286,353 94
Sheldon Tim D Sen $115,907,228 95
McCaslin Bob R Sen $115,294,128 96
Hargrove James D Sen $1,167,904,085 49
Shin Pa ll D Sen $1,164,086,231 50
Maxwell Marcie D Rep $1,090,696,900 51
LegislatorTotal Tax & Fee
IncreaseRank
Last First Party Title
Brown Lisa D Sen $985,282,000 52
Gordon Randy D Sen $977,436,777 53
*Parle e Linda R Sen $969,582,824 54
Rolfes Chris ne D Rep $888,488,168 55
Liias Marko D Rep $868,031,107 56
Pridemore Craig D Sen $859,771,032 57
Kau man Cla dia D Sen $853,610,665 58
McAuli e Rosemary D Sen $853,444,000 59
Green Tami D Rep $849,137,914 60
Eide Tracey D Sen $847,265,000 61
Berkey Jean D Sen $845,368,825 62
Seaquist Larry D Rep $823,963,000 63
Santos SharonTomiko
D Rep $769,425,100 64
D nshee Hans D Rep $740,677,892 65
H dgins Zack D Rep $738,553,965 66
Swecker Dan R Sen $619,853,063 67
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Hobbs Steve D Sen $114,432,228 97
O'Brien Al D Rep $114,432,213 98
Chandler Br ce R Rep $114,065,474 99
Bailey Barbara R Rep $111,678,500 100
Wallace Debbie D Rep $111,329,000 101
Johnson Norm R Rep $109,420,750 102
Ericksen Do g R Rep $109,417,000 103
Ross Charles R Rep $109,417,000 103
Morrell Dawn D Rep $84,755,788 105
Cox Don R Rep $83,403,000 106
Brandland Dale R Sen $78,791,000 107
Linville Kelli D Rep $73,465,100 108
Blake Brian D Rep $9,142,078 109
Campbell Tom R Rep $4,945,607 110
Condo a Cary R Rep $2,996,300 111
Smith Norma R Rep $2,241,000 112
Orcu Ed R Rep $2,225,850 113
Driscoll John D Rep $1,797,200 114
Warnick J dy R Rep $1,694,000 115
Schmick Joe R Rep $1,654,840 116
H rst Christopher D Rep $1,612,050 117
Cro se Larry R Rep $1,413,074 118
Benton Don R Sen $940,516 119
Haigh Kathy D Rep $861,900 120
Kris ansen Dan R Rep $861,900 120
Morton Bob R Sen $861,900 120
Roach Pam R Sen $861,900 120
Kilmer Derek D Sen $276,966 124
Kelley Troy D Rep $25,650 125
Taylor David R Rep $3,750 126
Shea Ma R Rep $3,750 126
McC ne Jim R Rep $0
Alexander Gary R Rep $0
Anderson Glenn R Rep $0
Angel Jan R Rep $0
Chopp Frank D Rep $0
Dammeier Br ce R Rep $0
DeBolt Richard R Rep $0
Grant Bill D Rep $0
Haler Larry R Rep $0
Herrera Jamie R Rep $0
Hope Mike R Rep $0
Klippert Brad R Rep $0
Parker Kevin R Rep $0
Pearson Kirk R Rep $0
Priest Skip R Rep $0
Probst Tim D Rep $0
Roach Dan R Rep $0
Rodne Jay R Rep $0
Short Shelly R Rep $0
Holmquist Jana R Sen $0
HEY! BIGSPENDER: HOW MuCH DID YOuR LEGISLATOR COST YOu?
*This legislator sponsored SB 6858, which increases state property taxes by $7,610,900,000
over ten years. This was not included in the legislators spending total because the state
tax increases in SB 6858 are clearly o set by local tax decreases. The O ce of Fi nancial
Management only calculates the impact on state taxpayers and does not take into account
any o se ng reduc ons to taxpayers at the local level. A few other bill s included in the Bi g
Spender list may also have par ally or ful ly o se ng reduc ons in local taxes.
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Trent England, the Freedom Founda ons Direc-
tor of Cons tu onal Studies, details a series of
bills that, in our opinion, should have had at least
a hearing by legislators. Use this as a tool to deter-
mine whether your legislators have the courage to
champion a poli cally unpopular idea, and whether
they are pushing forward good ideas, not just build-
ing defenses against bad ones.
he place where good ideas go to die, might
be a cynics descrip on of the Washington
State Legislature. Yet like the Phoenix of ancient
myth, every bill can rise from the ashes at the
beginning of a new legisla ve session.
Below are some of the best billsand their spon -
sorsfrom 2010. None became law this session.
Many were simply denied a hearing. B t theres
always next year.
Just a li le budget sunshine. Its a classic trick:
release the b dget bills at the last possible moment
and then demand an almost immediate vote. It
shuts out ci zens, reporters, and even most leg -
islators from meaningful par cipa on in the most
important legisla ve process. HB 2872 would have
required a 72-hour wai ng period a er a budget
bill was complete before either legisla ve chamber
could vote on the bill. It was sponsored by Repre -
senta ve Gary Alexander (R-20) , where Chairman
Kelli Linville (D-42) refused to allow a vote on this
meas re of common sense.
Fix Workers Comp. Senator Jana Holmquist
(R-13) introd ced SB 6638 to help red ce the b r-
den to businesses and government of our waste -
ful workers compensa on system. The bill would
allow voluntary se lements between injured work -
ers and employers and create medical provider
networks that specialized in trea ng injured work -
ers. It also would have ghtened the de ni on of
occupa onal disease to prevent fraud and abuse.
Representa ve Je Morris (D-40) introd ced the
House version, HB 2950. Chairman Jeanne Kohl-
Welles (D-36) in the Senate and Chairman Steve
Conway (D-29) in the House refused to give these
bills a hearing.
End the states liquor business. Why does state
government run a network of monopoly liquor
stores? Senator Tim Sheldon (D-35) sponsored SB
6204 to get the state out of the booze business.
A companion Ho se bill, HB 2845 was sponsored
by Representa ve Gary Alexander (R-20) . unfor-
tunately, a Senate commi ee changed Sheldons
bill into an uninspiring call for an expensive gov -
ernment st dy. Alexanders bill was never given a
hearing by Commi ee Chair Steve Conway .
Sunshine for government labor nego a ons. Mas-
sive state labor contracts are nego ated behind
closed doors. Unions condi on poli cal contribu -
ons on candidates pledges to vote for whatever
contract emerges. Representa ve Bruce Chandler
(R-15) introd ced HB 1471 to open p these nego-
a ons to public scru ny. And what happens when
you propose to expose the most powerful union
bosses and the leaders of the party in power? Com-
mi ee Chairman Sam Hunt (D-22) refused even to
allow a public hearing on the bill.
Repeal Na onal Popular Vote. Last year, against
bi-par san opposi on, the legislature joined Wash -
ington with fo r other states in an interstate com-
pact to side step the Electoral College, enhance
the power of big ci es, and ensure li ga on over
future presiden al elec ons. Representa ve Ma
Shea (R-4) , with eleven cosponsors, introduced HB
2715 to repeal Washingtons entry into the com-
pact and instead allocate most of the states elec-
toral votes by congressional district. Chairman Sam
Hunt denied this bill a hearing.
Only the Good BillsDie Yo ng
Yet like the Phoenix of ancient myth, every bill can rise from theashes at the beginning of a new legisla ve session.T
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nal vote. Each commi ee provides a public hear -
ing and then a second hearing just for commi ee
members to discuss and vote on whether to allow
the bill to move ahead. But what about holding
hearings on a bill before the bill is actually wri en?
As abs rd as it so nds, this session has feat red
a n mber of hearings on ghost bills (legislators call
them tle-only bills). Holding a public hearing on
a ghost bill is like legislators holding a p blic hear-
ing, but making ci zens wear blindfolds and ear -
plugs. It deprives ci zens of any meaningful way
to provide input on legisla on. And yet somehow
lobbyists show p knowing at least some details
abo t the bills.
Impossibly Short No ce. Related to theghost bill problem are hearings held with li le or
no no ce. Commi ee chairs feel free to change
Trent England describes how legisla ve leaders
avoided their own rules this past session in order
to hide their strategy for dealing with the budget
de cit from their cons tuents. Use this info and the
related ques ons for candidates to make sure
your representa ves or poten al representa ves
know that its okay to disagree on the issues, but
its not okay to violate the processes that make our
republic work.
isagreements over policies are what poli -
cal processes are all abo t. There is nothing
wrong with con ictas long as both sides follow
the rules. In fact, con ict is where the rules ma er
most. They keep things from ge ng out of hand
and allow both sides to accept the end res lt.
The Washington State Legislat re has r les
intended to ensure open considera on and rea -
sonable delibera on about proposed laws. Unfor -
tunately, legisla ve leaders have become content
to manip late and ignore some of these r les.
Ghost Bills. As TVW-watchers know, proposedlegisla on makes pit stops in various commi ees
before it reaches the House or Senate oor for a
Lawless Lawmakers:R les bent andbroken in Olympia
agendas on a whim and they o en do, leaving cit -
izens unable to make their voices heard. In some
cases, ghost bills were introd ced and then r shed
to hearings with li le no ce. For some of the big -
gest tax bills, public hearings were even waived
all together. Some legislators seem to think that
both they and their bills are j st too important to
follow the r les.
Emergency Clause Abuse. Even a era bill is passed by both ho ses and signed by the
governor, the State Cons tu on provides a wai ng
period before it takes e ect. During that me, a ci -
zen can le a referendum in order to put the law on
the ballot. The one excep on to the wai ng period
and ci zen referendum is for legisla on that is nec -
essary for the immediate preserva on of the public
peace, health, or safety, or support of the state gov -
ernment and its exis ng public ins tu ons.
Obviously, the Emergency Clause excep on
was mean for real emergenciesvolcanoes, earth -
quakes, and the like. Yet this legislature passed and
Governor Gregoire signed 24 bills this year contain -
ing Emergency Cla ses, incl ding the temporary
repeal of Ini a ve 960. Last year, 66 Emergency
bills became law. Ab se of the Emergency Cla se
is just one more example of how out of touch leg -
islators are with regular ci zens who expect more
than a wink and a nod at cons tu onal processes
that protect ci zens rights.
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The Washington StateLegislat re has r lesintended to ens re
open considera on and
reasonable delibera onabout proposed laws.
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Senate Bill 6143: the problem in a n tshell.Senator Margarita Pren ce introduced SB 6143 as
a blank sheet of paper with just a tlea ghost b ill.
The bill was referred to the Senate Ways & Means
Commi ee, chaired by none other than Senator
Pren ce herself. The contents of the bill$890 mil -
lion in tax increaseswere lled in just in me for
an almost nanno nced hearing on March 5. The
commi ee voted it out on March 6. The next day it
was brought to the Senate oor and passed, 25-23.
The House waived all hearings on the bill, brought
it to the oor on March 7, and passed an amended
version of the bill on March 8. And it includes an
Emergency Clause. Senator Pren ce has been in
the legislat re since 1988.
It is o en hard to determine a candidates
character and principles, and well be listen-
ing to a lot of them between now and the elec-
on this fall. But how can we discern a candi-
dates likely vote on par cular issues should
he or she be elected?
Think about ge ng answers to the following
ques ons as a star ng place. They are wri en
for state legisla ve candidates, but many of
them can be modi ed for people running for
other o ces. Be alert for the non-answer
answer, which is di erent from an answer you
might not agree with or an honest I dont
know, with a commitment from a candidate
to nd out.
Legisla ve Transparency andAccountabilityDo yo s pport the following policies to pro-
vide greater transparency and accountability
in the legisla ve process?
Require a wai ng period of at least sev -
eral days a er a bill is introduced before
it could be considered at a hearing; and a
one-day wai ng period a er a bill is con -
sidered in a public hearing before a commi ee
may vote on the bill.
Prohibit the introduction of title only
(ghost) bills.
Make cas ng a vote for another legislator an
ethics viola on.
Require a supermajority vote on bills with an
emergency clause a ached.
Spending & Taxes Do you support priori zing government spend -
ing beginning with its stated key du es?
Would you vote to spend no more than 98
percent of revenue projec ons and save 2
percent?
Would you support reinsta ng the aim of Ini a -
ve 960 that two-thirds of the legislature must
approve tax increases and that the public must
be no ed of proposed increases in advance?
Would you commit to adop ng the recommen -
da ons of performance audits unless your pub -
licly available analysis indicated the recommen -
da ons would not be prudent?
Worker Freedom More than 50 percent of all state employees are
unionized right now. Is this a good idea?
Will you support the right of workers to have a
secret ballot about whether or not to unionize?
These rule-breaking habits wont stop
un l legislators are held accountable
for their ac ons. Inform yourself about
these problems, and make them a
topic of conversa on with your repre -
senta ves. Several related ques ons
are included on the following pages to
help you start the discussion.
Ques ons forCandidates
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Should collec ve bargaining sessions between
the government and government worker unions
be p blic?
Would you support renego a ng state employee
contracts in the event of a scal emergency,
such as the state is experiencing now?
Wo ld yo s pport changing the model for state
employee bene t programs from a state-man -
aged pension to employee-directed (de ned
contribu on) plans?
Protec ng Private Property Are you sa s ed with the Growth Management
Act and its implementa on, including its goals
of protec ng job crea on, economic growth,
and private property rights equally with protec -
on of the environment?
Do you support a ban on public en es using
eminent domain to take private property for
economic development?
Educa ng the Next Genera on How m ch money does the state c rrently allo-
cate for each student in our public educa on
system, and is that eno gh? If not, how m ch
is enough? (Current alloca on in 2010 is $9,267
per student; more than $12,000 when capital
costs are included.)
What is the most important o tcome a school
can deliver to its students, and how will you
know if we are ge ng it?
In yo r opinion, what is the most important
controllable ingredient in a quality educa on?
Do you support o ering a menu of educa onal
op ons within the public school system and let -
ng parents choose which program best meets
the needs of their children?
What is the proper role of the teachers nion in
K-12 educa on?
Elec on Integrity Do yo s pport the repeal of Washingtons
entry into the Na onal Popular Vote interstate
compact, which would give Washingtons elec -
toral votes to the winner of the na onal popu -
lar vote and ignore the wil l of Washingtons own
voters?
Do you support enac ng measures that would
strengthen the eligibility screening proced res
for voter registra on? (to prevent felons, 16-year-
olds, non-ci zens, dogs, etc. from vo ng)
Do you believe Washington should force coun -
es to vote by mail, or should coun es con nue
to have the choice of vo ng at precinct polling
places?
Health Care Do you think the federal government ought to
design and administer health care ins rance?
How will the new health care legisla on a ect
Washington state?
As an elected o cial, what policies would you
advocate as a result of the new federal law?
The Role of Government Governmentits agencies and its regula ons
a ects virtually every aspect of our lives. What
do you consider to be the proper role of gov -
ernment? Name at least one thing that govern -
ment is currently doing that you believe is not its
role, and explain why. Name at least one thing
that government is currently not doing that yo
believe is its role, and explain why.
Do you support aban on public en essing eminent domain
to take privateproperty for economic
development?
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