Some conclusions about Washington State legislators

In Who’s progressive in the Washington State House? — based on combined data from five scorecards and in Who’s progressive in the Washington State Senate? — based on combined data from five scorecards, I presented a score for each Washington State legislator based on component scores assigned by conservation, labor, women’s rights, racial justice, and…

Northwest Democracy Convergence: Move to Amend conference in Portland May 3-5

Are you ready to join us for our Regional Grassroots Democracy Convergence in Portland, Oregon, May 3-5? REGISTER TODAY! This event will bring you together with Move to Amend activists and supporters from throughout the surrounding region, and will be a valuable opportunity to: ★ Receive training in the skills you’ll need to organize more…

Who's progressive in the Washington State House? — based on combined data from five scorecards

A few days ago I published Who’s progressive in the Washington State Senate? — based on combined data from four scorecards. Below is the similar ranking for Washington State House members. Here is the list of five scorecards on which the ranking is based: Washington Conservation Voters Legislative Scorecard 2011-2012 Washington State Labor Council 2012…

Adam Smith and Suzan DelBene defend their votes on Social Security and the budget

At the King County Democrats’ meeting in Renton Tuesday evening, Rep. Adam Smith spoke and took questions. I asked him why he didn’t sign onto the Grayson-Takano letter promising not to cut Social Security. He said that the math doesn’t add up: mandatory spending is too high and it has to be cut, in order…

Aquene Freechild speaks on overturning Citizens United, in Kirkland, Wala Wala, and Spokane

(Via Walter Kloefkorn) Public Citizen is sending Aquene Freechild to Washington to conduct three workshops on “How to connect across party lines.” They will focus on the issues of money in politics, campaign reform, and reversing the Citizens United decision. These events are free and open to the public.     On Monday March 25 at…

Who's progressive in the Washington State Senate? — based on combined data from five scorecards

See also Who’s progressive in the Washington State House? — based on combined data from five scorecards Here is the list of five scorecards on which the ranking is based: Washington Conservation Voters Legislative Scorecard 2011-2012 Washington State Labor Council 2012 SENATE Voting Record Facing Race: 2012 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity 2012 Washington…