Washington Business Fall 2016 | Legislative Review

Voting Record Overview 2016 legislative review senate Annual Percentage of AWB Supported Votes Dist. Senator 2015 2016 Labor Score* Dist. Senator 2015 2016 26 Sen. Angel-R 87% 100% 92% Lifetime Average 18% 15 Sen. Honeyford-R 93% 100% 95% Lifetime Average Labor Score* 8% 10 Sen. Bailey-R 93% 100% 93% 13% 37 Sen. Jayapal-D 8% 42% 25% 100% 6 Sen. Baumgartner-R 100% 92% 93% 11% 33 Sen. Keiser-D 33% 54% 35% 95% 2 Sen. Becker-R 93% 100% 94% 12% 14 Sen. King-R 93% 100% 95% 15% 17 Sen. Benton-R 87% 92% 88% 26% 21 Sen. Liias-D 40% 62% 43% 96% 3 Sen. Billig-D 29% 62% 46% 99% 41 Sen. Litzow-R 87% 100% 90% 19% 20 Sen. Braun-R 93% 92% 95% 5% 1 Sen. McAuliffe-D 7% 54% 35% 91% 8 Sen. Brown-R 93% 100% 96% 8% 38 Sen. McCoy-D 27% 46% 36% 94% 36 Sen. Carlyle-D 31% 50% 43% 72% 30 Sen. Miloscia-R 80% 92% 86% 84% 32 Sen. Chase-D 31% 54% 34% 98% 5 Sen. Mullet-D 53% 92% 69% 69% 49 Sen. Cleveland-D 27% 62% 45% 97% 34 Sen. Nelson-D 20% 62% 37% 96% 18% 29 Sen. Conway-D 27% 62% 34% 100% 28 Sen. O'Ban-R 100% 100% 97% 25 Sen. Dammeier-R 93% 100% 93% 14% 4 Sen. Padden-R 79% 92% 87% 8% 7 Sen. Dansel-R 80% 85% 88% 14% 12 Sen. Evans Parlette-R 93% 92% 96% 14% 27 Sen. Darneille-D 27% 45% 36% 91% 39 Sen. Pearson-R 80% 85% 90% 16% 42 Sen. Ericksen-R 85% 92% 91% 15% 43 Sen. Pedersen-D 29% 62% 40% 79% 47 Sen. Fain-R 93% 100% 93% 18% 40 Sen. Ranker-D 0% 69% 42% 94% 22 Sen. Fraser-D 13% 54% 33% 96% 18 Sen. Rivers-R 100% 100% 94% 15% 46 Sen. Frockt-D 20% 46% 48% 90% 31 Sen. Roach-R 73% 92% 84% 38% 90% 48 Sen. Habib-D 33% 50% 41% 97% 23 Sen. Rolfes-D 17% 77% 45% 24 Sen. Hargrove-D 47% 69% 53% 69% 9 Sen. Schoesler-R 93% 100% 93% 12% 11 Sen. Hasegawa-D 13% 54% 29% 99% 35 Sen. Sheldon-D 93% 92% 88% 27% 16 Sen. Hewitt-R 93% 100% 95% 11% 19 Sen. Takko-D 46% 69% 49% 80% 45 Sen. Hill-R 80% 100% 90% 15% Sen. Warnick-R 93% 92% 93% 12% 44 Sen. Hobbs-D 67% 85% 63% 64% 13 *Source: WA State Labor Council governor inslee Bill Description AWB Position Gov.’s Action 2376 Supplemental Operating Budget Oppose Partial Veto* 2540 Tax Reporting Support Signed 2545 Flame Retardants Support Signed 2565 Sales and Use Tax Changes Support Signed 2959 Business Tax and Licensing Simplification Support Signed 6194 Public Charter Schools Support Took No Action 6195 Education Funding Support Signed 6220 Economic Development Support Vetoed* 6455 Teacher Recruitment Support Signed 2016 record 67% * No Veto Requested The 2016 Voting Record is one of several tools AWB members can use to evaluate how lawmakers responded to bills affecting the state’s business community this session. AWB’s Government Affairs team, in conjunction with the AWB Government Affairs Council, selects the bills and amendments to be included in the vote record. Recommendations are then made to the AWB Executive Committee, which has final approval over the record. As in previous years, this year’s record includes votes cast on final passage of bills, as well as amendments to certain bills. The narrative accompanying each issue area provides additional details on these measures. All votes are weighted equally in calculating each legislator’s voting record percentage. Finally, to give readers a better sense of each lawmaker’s voting performance over time, we’ve included their scores from the current legislative session, from 2015 and from their lifetime in the Legislature. 38 association of washington business

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