Voters'pamphlet

STATE OF WASHINGTON Look inside for more about the Top 2 Primary VVotersoters’’ PPamPhletamPhlet August 19, 2008 Primary

Washington’s New Top 2 Primary

Washington has a new primary. You do not have Each candidate for partisan offi ce may state a political to pick a party. In each race, you may vote for any party that he or she prefers. A candidate’s preference one of the candidates listed. Th e two candidates does not imply that the candidate is nominated or who receive the most votes in the August Primary endorsed by the party, or that the party approves will advance to the November General Election. of or associates with that candidate. Look inside for more about the Top 2 Primary.

PublIsheD by the OffIce Of the secretAry Of stAte eDItION 29 Introduction to the 2008 Primary Voters’ Pamphlet

It’s your choice … it’s your voice.

Congratulations on exercising your privilege and responsibility to take part in Washington’s elections − never more important than in this watershed 2008 election year. Our new Top 2 Primary on August 19 will give you maximum choice, allowing you the independence and freedom to “vote for the person, not the party.”

When the courts threw out our cherished “blanket primary,” we immediately proposed a Top 2 system as a way to protect the freedom of citizens to vote for their favorite in each office. This new system was backed by the Legislature and strongly approved by the state voters in 2004 as the People’s Choice Initiative, and we are pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld your rights.

We think you will like this easy, clear way of voting for your favorite candidate. It’s as simple as this: You get to choose your favorite candidate for each office on the ballot, without regard to political preference. You are no longer restricted by the old “pick-a-party” system.

The Top 2 vote-getters for each office will advance to the November general election.

One new twist: Our new voter-approved primary no longer nominates a finalist from each major party, but rather sends the two most popular candidates forward for each office. It’s a winnowing election to narrow the field. Your candidates have listed the party they prefer, but that doesn’t mean the party endorses or affiliates with them. Some candidates prefer major parties, some prefer minor parties and some express no party preference. All have a chance to advance to the November ballot.

We believe you will enjoy this new way of voting. It’s simple, easy and follows the longtime Washington tradition of wide-open voting. We invite you to visit www.vote.wa.gov for more information on your Top 2 Primary.

Sincerely,

SAM REED Secretary of State

Congratulations to 4th grader Gabriella Spring of Covington whose artwork is displayed on the cover of this Voters’ Pamphlet.

Secretary of State Voter Information Hotline (800) 448-4881 TDD/TTY Hotline for the hearing or speech impaired (800) 422-8683 Visit our online voters’ guide at www.vote.wa.gov 2 Table of Contents State Executive Offices...... 16 Announcing Washington State’s New Top 2 Primary ...... 4 Legislative Offices...... 42 Voting in Washington State ...... 5 Absentee Ballot Application ...... 60 How to Register to Vote ...... 6 What You Should Know About Judicial Offices...... 61 Public Access to Campaign Spending...... 7 Judicial Offices ...... 62 Do You Know What They Do?...... 8 Precinct Committee Officers...... 70 U.S. Congressional Office...... 10 County Elections Departments ...... 71

Help America Vote Act Information

Under Section 402(a)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), P.L. 107-252 and Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 434-263, any person who believes that a violation of any provision of Title III of HAVA has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur, may file a complaint with the Office of the Secretary of State. A complaint form can be found at www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/reform_federal.aspx or a letter containing the following information will be considered an acceptable complaint. A. Person making complaint Name, address, city, state, ZIP, county, and home and work phone numbers B. Description of the alleged violation Please identify: 1. The facts of the alleged violation; 2. Witnesses, if any, and contact information if you have it; 3. Date and time you became aware of the alleged violation; 4. Location where the alleged violation occurred; 5. Who is responsible for the alleged violation; and 6. Other information that you think will be helpful in resolving your complaint. All complaints must be notarized and filed with the Office of the Secretary of State no later than 30 days after the certification of the election. Send complaint to: Secretary of State, Elections Division, PO Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504-0229.

Address Confidentiality Program If you are a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, or stalking who has chosen not to register to vote because you are afraid your perpetrator will track you down through voter registration records, the Office of the Secretary of State has a program that might be able to help you. The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) works together with community domestic violence and sexual assault programs in an effort to keep crime victims safer. The ACP provides participants with a substitute mailing address that can be used when the victim conducts business with state or local government agencies. The ACP also provides participants with the option of confidential voter registration. All ACP participants must be referred to the program by a local domestic violence or sexual assault advocate who can help develop a comprehensive safety plan.

Need More Information? For more information about the ACP and the phone number of victim resources in your community, call the ACP toll-free at (800) 822-1065, TDD/TTY at (800) 664-9677 or visit www.secstate.wa.gov/acp .

3 Announcing Washington State’s NEW Voting in Washington State

Voter Qualifi cations Absentee Ballots To register to vote, you must be: Absentee ballot requests must be made to your county • A citizen of the United States; elections department (not the Secretary of State). No absentee • A legal resident of Washington State; ballots are issued on Election Day except to a registered voter Top 2 Primary • At least 18 years old by Election Day; and who is a resident of a health care facility. A ballot may be • If you have been convicted of a felony in Washington, requested in person, by phone, mail, electronically or by a Washington State has a new Top 2 Primary! another state, or in federal court, you lose your right member of your immediate family as early as 90 days before The Primary on August 19, 2008, will be the fi rst time Washington State voters use the Top 2 Primary. to vote in Washington State until your civil rights are an election. restored. You may also apply in writing to automatically receive an In Washington State, you do not declare political party absentee ballot before each election. An absentee ballot membership when you register to vote. request form is in this pamphlet. If you have already What is “party preference?” No more Pick-a-Party requested an absentee ballot or have a permanent request for Each candidate for partisan offi ce may state a You do not have to pick a party. You may vote for a ballot on fi le, please do not submit another application. Registration Deadlines political party that he or she prefers. any one of the candidates listed, regardless of the While you may register to vote at any time, keep in mind You will receive your absentee or mail-in ballot approximately candidate’s stated party preference. A candidate’s preference does not imply that that there are registration deadlines prior to each election. 14 days prior to the election. Upon receipt, vote your ballot. Please do not attempt to vote again at your polling location. the candidate is nominated or endorsed by You must be registered at least 30 days before an election How the Top 2 Primary works if you register by mail or online. If you are a new voter in Absentee and mail-in ballots must be signed and postmarked the party, or that the party approves of or Washington State, you may register in person at your county or delivered to your county elections department on or before associates with that candidate. In each race, the two candidates who receive the elections department up to 15 days before an election. Election Day. most votes in the August Primary will advance to the Candidates may choose not to state a political November General Election. The phone number and address of your county elections Election Dates and Poll Hours party preference. department are located in the back of this pamphlet. NOTE: It is possible that the two candidates The August Primary is August 19, 2008. Polling place hours in King and Pierce Counties are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sample ballot: advancing to the General Election in a race will How to Register to Vote prefer the same party. Forms are available on the Internet at www.vote.wa.gov Services and Additional Assistance or at your county elections department, public libraries, State of Washington Contact your county elections department for help with voting Why Washington has a Top 2 Primary schools, and other government offi ces. You may also Partisan Offi ce request a form through the State Voter Information Hotline. your ballot or fi nding your polling location. The phone number In 2004, Initiative 872 proposed a Top 2 Primary (See Services and Additional Assistance on this page.) and address of your county elections department is located in the back of this pamphlet. Legislative Position system. Washington voters overwhelmingly approved the Top 2 Primary, but in 2005, the United States Keep Your Voter Registration Up-to-Date Contact the Offi ce of the Secretary of State for: • Voters’ Pamphlets in other formats (Braille, audio District Court ruled that it was unconstitutional. The If your voter registration record does not contain your Juanita Fernandez cassette, large print) or languages (Spanish, Chinese); United States Supreme Court overturned the lower current name or address, you may not be able to vote. You can (Prefers Democratic Party) • Lists of initiatives and referenda; and use the online or mail-in voter registration form to let your court’s ruling on March 18, 2008. • Voter registration, voting, and absentee ballot information. Jamal Carver county elections department know when you move or change (Prefers Republican Party) your name. Update your record online or download a form This information is also available at www.vote.wa.gov or call at www.vote.wa.gov . You must re-register or transfer your the Voter Information Hotline, (800) 448-4881 (TDD/TTY for Joe Smith registration at least 30 days before the election to be eligible the hearing- or speech-impaired only is (800) 422-8683). (States No Party Preference) to vote in your new precinct.

Already registered? Check online to be sure! Go to www.vote.wa.gov and click on the MyVote logo Did you know that if you are already registered to vote, you should submit a new voter registration form when you move or change your name? Your previous voter registration may still be active! Need more information? For more information on Washington State’s Top 2 Primary, call the Ofﬁ ce of the Secretary of State Voter Information Hotline at (800) Now you may view your personalized voting information using MyVote. Review your sample ballot, your voting history, ballot drop-off locations and poll sites, and change your address. 448-4881, TDD/TTY at (800) 422-8683, or visit www.vote.wa.gov .

Voting in Washington State

The phone number and address of your county elections Election Dates and Poll Hours department are located in the back of this pamphlet. The August Primary is August 19, 2008. Polling place hours in King and Pierce Counties are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. How to Register to Vote Forms are available on the Internet at www.vote.wa.gov Services and Additional Assistance or at your county elections department, public libraries, schools, and other government offi ces. You may also Contact your county elections department for help with voting request a form through the State Voter Information Hotline. your ballot or fi nding your polling location. The phone number (See Services and Additional Assistance on this page.) and address of your county elections department is located in the back of this pamphlet. Keep Your Voter Registration Up-to-Date Contact the Offi ce of the Secretary of State for: • Voters’ Pamphlets in other formats (Braille, audio If your voter registration record does not contain your cassette, large print) or languages (Spanish, Chinese); current name or address, you may not be able to vote. You can • Lists of initiatives and referenda; and use the online or mail-in voter registration form to let your • Voter registration, voting, and absentee ballot information. county elections department know when you move or change your name. Update your record online or download a form This information is also available at www.vote.wa.gov or call at www.vote.wa.gov . You must re-register or transfer your the Voter Information Hotline, (800) 448-4881 (TDD/TTY for registration at least 30 days before the election to be eligible the hearing- or speech-impaired only is (800) 422-8683). to vote in your new precinct.

Choose one of these easy options: Be smart. [Know your election terms.] Online Primary Go to www.vote.wa.gov to register online up A process by which a pool of candidates for public to 30 days before an election. It’s fast, easy and o ce is reduced to the top contenders. In Washington secure. All you need is a Washington State ID State, the statewide Primary occurs on the third or driver’s license. Tuesday of August. Top 2 Primary By Mail A type of Primary in which the two candidates who Forms are available to download and print on receive the most votes in a race advance to the General Election, regardless of the candidates’ stated party the Internet at www.vote.wa.gov or at your preferences. is primary system is used in nonpartisan county elections department, public libraries, races by local governments in Washington State, but schools, and other government o ces. Mail August 19, 2008 will be the state’s rst time using the your form at least 30 days before an election. Top 2 Primary in partisan races. Candidate In Person Any voter registered in Washington State may run as a If you are a new voter in Washington State, candidate for public o ce. Each candidate for partisan o ce may state a political party that he or she prefers. you may register in person up to 15 days before an election at your county elections Party preference department. Contact information for your A candidate’s stated preference does not imply that county elections department is located in the the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, back of this pamphlet. or that the party approves of or associates with that candidate. Nominee A candidate who has been chosen to represent a party. Nominees will not be di erentiated from other candidates on the ballot. Endorsement A public declaration of support for a candidate. Partisan o ce A public o ce for which a candidate may state a preference for a political party and have that preference listed on the ballot. General Election e General Election determines which remaining candidates will be voted into o ce. In the United States, Election Day is the rst Tuesday a er the rst Monday of November. e next General Election will be November 4, 2008.

6 Public Access to Campaign Spending Reports

Contributions to Candidates appointment, during the eight days before the election except and Political Committees Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Use the contact information provided on the campaign registration to make No person may make contributions to a state legislative an appointment. candidate that exceed $800 per election in which the candidate’s name is on the ballot. Contributions to state executive candidates may not exceed $1,600 in the primary Independent Campaign Expenditures and $1,600 in the general election. A person may give Anyone making expenditures totaling $100 or more in unlimited funds to the exempt activities account of a political support of or in opposition to a state or local candidate party, to ballot issue committees, or to other political or ballot measure (not including contributions made to a committees. During the 21 days before the general election, candidate or political committee) must file a report with however, a person may contribute no more than $5,000 to the PDC and their county elections department within five a local or judicial office candidate, political party, or other days. Forms are available from the PDC and the county political committee. Contributions from corporations, unions, elections department, or can be downloaded from the PDC businesses, associations, and similar organizations are website. Finally, all political advertising must identify the permitted, subject to limits and other restrictions. person paying for the ad and may be required to include other information. Expenditures for independently sponsored Registration and Reporting by political advertisements that cost $1,000 or more and Candidates and Political Committees appear during the last three weeks before an election must be reported to the PDC within 24 hours of when the ad is No later than two weeks after an individual becomes a first presented to the public. Sponsors of electioneering candidate or a political committee is organized, a campaign communications must electronically report expenditures finance registration statement must be filed with the Public within 24 hours of the communication being presented to Disclosure Commission (PDC) and the county elections the public. More information about independent ads and department. (Committees that form within three weeks of electioneering communications is available from the PDC. the election must register within three business days.) The candidate or committee treasurer is also required to report periodically the source and amount of campaign contributions Federal Campaigns over $25 and to list campaign expenditures. The occupation Contributions to U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and employer of individuals giving more than $100 to a candidates are regulated by federal law. An individual may campaign must also be identified. contribute a maximum of $2,300 in the primary and $2,300 in the general election to each candidate for U.S. Senator and These reports may be inspected and copied at the PDC’s U.S. Representative. Corporations and unions are prohibited Olympia office, the county elections department in the from contributing from their general treasury funds to federal county where the candidate lives, and on the Internet (www. campaigns. Contributions may be made from separate pdc.wa.gov). Every candidate and political committee segregated funds (also called political action committees or participating in the election must make their campaign PACs). Copies of the federal campaign finance reports are books and records available for public inspection, by available from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Need More Information? Contact the Public Disclosure Commission at 711 Capitol Way, Room 206, PO Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504- 0908, or by phone (360) 753-1111, email [email protected] , or www.pdc.wa.gov . For federal campaigns, contact the Federal Election Commission by phone at (202) 694-1100, toll-free (800) 424-9530, TDD/TTY (202) 219-3336, or visit www.fec.gov . 7 Do you know what they do?

Voters are entrusted to elect candidates into many offices, perhaps without always knowing the qualifications and full responsibility of an office. Following are the descriptions for some of the offices appearing on your ballot.

Secretary of State U.S. Congressional The Secretary of State is the state’s chief elections officer, chief corporation officer, supervises the Representative State Archives, and oversees the State Library. The U.S. Constitution prescribes that a Representative Primary functions include supervising state elections must be at least 25 years of age, have been a citizen of and certifying election results; filing and verifying the United States for seven years, and, when elected, be initiatives and referendums; publishing the state voters’ a resident of the State from which he or she is chosen. pamphlet; registering and licensing corporations, A Representative’s term of office is two years; the total limited partnerships and trademarks; registering charitable membership of the House is elected in even-numbered organizations; collecting and preserving historical records years. of the state; administering the state’s Address Confidentiality The Constitution assigns the Senate and House Program; and filing official acts of the Legislature and equal responsibility for declaring war, maintaining Governor. the armed forces, assessing taxes, borrowing money, The Secretary of State is elected to a four-year term. The minting currency, regulating commerce, and making office was created by Article III, Section 17 of the State all laws necessary for the operation of the government. Constitution. The duties are outlined in RCW 43.07.

State Treasurer State Executive Offices As the state’s fiscal officer, the State Treasurer’s principal duties are to manage and disperse all funds and accounts; be Governor responsible for the safekeeping and interest on all state The Governor is the chief executive officer of the investments; accounting for and making payments of state, elected to serve a four-year term. The Governor’s interest and principal on all state bonded indebtedness executive branch responsibilities include appointing the and maintaining a statewide revenue collection system heads of departments, agencies, and institutions. The for the purpose of expediting the deposit of state funds Governor’s legislative responsibilities include reporting into the Treasury. to the Legislature annually on affairs of the state and The State Treasurer is elected to a four-year term. The submitting a budget recommendation. The Governor may office was created by Article III, Section 19 of the State veto legislation passed by the Legislature. Constitution. The duties are outlined in RCW 43.08. The office was created by Article III, Section 2, of the Washington Constitution. The Governor’s powers and State Auditor duties are outlined in Section 5-13 of the Constitution Working with more than 2,600 state and local and RCW 43.06. governments, the State Auditor’s Office conducts independent financial, accountability, and performance Lieutenant Governor audits of all Washington governments. The State Auditor The Lieutenant Governor is elected independently of the conducts investigations of state employee whistleblower Governor and holds office for four years. The Lieutenant assertions about state agencies and also investigates Governor acts as Governor if the Governor is unable to reports of fraud, waste, and abuse received through perform his/her official duties, and is the presiding officer its citizen hotline. Audit and investigation results are of the State Senate. documented and reported to governments and the public. The Lieutenant Governor is elected to a four-year term. The State Auditor is elected to a term of four years. The The office was created by Article III, Section 16 of the office was created by Article III, Section 20 of the State State Constitution. Constitution. The duties are outlined in RCW 43.09 and 43.88.160.

8 examines the operations and fi nances of insurers, and State Executive Offi ces (continued) handles inquiries and complaints from the public. The Insurance Commissioner is elected to a four-year Attorney General term of offi ce. The offi ce was created by the Legislature The Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the and the duties are listed in RCW 48.02.060 and 48.43. Governor, members of the Legislature, state offi cials, and more than 230 state agencies, boards and commissions, Legislative Offi ces colleges and universities. The offi ce also represents the various administrative agencies and schools in court or administrative hearings. The Offi ce of the Attorney State Senator General enforces consumer protection statutes and serves The State Constitution prescribes that a Senator must the public directly by providing information on consumer be a citizen of the United States and a qualifi ed voter in rights and fraudulent business practices. the legislative district from which he or she was chosen. A The Attorney General is elected to offi ce for a four- Senator’s term of offi ce is four years; the Senate is made year term. The offi ce was created pursuant to Article III, up of 49 members, one from each legislative district in Section 21 of the Washington State Constitution. The the state. One-half of the membership of the Senate is duties are outlined in RCW 43.10. elected at the General Election held in November of each even-numbered year. Superintendent of Public Instruction During legislative sessions, the Legislature is called As head of the state educational agency and chief upon to: enact or reject legislation affecting public executive offi cer of the State Board of Education, the policy in the state; provide for the levy and collection of Superintendent is responsible for the administration of taxes and other revenue to support state government and the state kindergarten through twelfth grade education assist local government; and appropriate funds for these program. The regulatory duties of the offi ce include purposes. certification of teaching personnel, approval and accreditation of programs, and apportionment of state and State Representative local funds. The Superintendent also provides assistance The State Constitution prescribes that a Representative to school districts’ school improvement area; in statistical must be a citizen of the United States and a qualifi ed voter analysis, accounting, management, assessment, and in the legislative district from which he or she was chosen. curriculum development. A Representative’s term of offi ce is two years; the House The Superintendent is elected to a four-year term of is made up of 98 members, two from each legislative offi ce. The offi ce was created pursuant to Article III, district in the state. The total membership of the House is Section 22 of the Washington State Constitution. The elected at the General Election held in November of each duties are outlined in RCW 28A.300. even-numbered year. During legislative sessions, the Legislature is called Commissioner of Public Lands upon to: enact or reject legislation affecting public The Commissioner of Public Lands is the head of the policy in the state; provide for the levy and collection of Department of Natural Resources, overseeing the taxes and other revenue to support state government and management of 5 million acres of forest, agricultural, assist local government; and appropriate funds for these range, tidal, and shore lands of the state. Subject to purposes. proprietary policies established by the Board of Natural Resources, the Commissioner is responsible for the exercise of all duties and functions of the department. The Commissioner is elected to a four-year term of offi ce. The offi ce was created pursuant to Article III, Section 23 of the Washington State Constitution. The duties are outlined in RCW 43.12 and RCW 43.30.

Insurance Commissioner The Offi ce of the Insurance Commissioner regulates insurance companies doing business in Washington, licenses agents and brokers, reviews policies and rates,

9 (Page 1 of 6) U.S. Congressional District 5 Representative (Partisan Office)

Randall Yearout (Prefers Constitution Party) Randall Yearout For Congress PO Box 342 Otis Orchards, WA 99027 Email: [email protected] Website: yearoutforcongress.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Randall Yearout has been in settling in Spokane in 1995. Enjoys spending time with his family, heavy equipment construction most of his working career. He gardening and taking care of his small farm. now operates cranes for a locally owned crane service. Significant Career Experience: Active in the community; he is Family: Father of three, grandfather to four, Randall Yearout has a highly respected board member of Word of Life Community been married to his wife, Holly, for 27 years. Born in Medford, Church and enjoys teaching the Institute on the Constitution Oregon, Randall grew up in a variety of Northwest locations until class.

Candidate Statement Of the hundreds of Americans I have spoken with about the 16th Amendment income is defined as the profit resulting from problems facing our nation, there is nearly unanimous agreement corporate privilege. that our leaders’ lack of a proper view of the legitimate jurisdiction Another measure will be to defend against illegal immigration by and role of the US government, whether by ignorance or design, prosecuting employers who encourage this practice and denying is the main culprit. taxpayer paid benefits to non-citizens. The 3rd Amendment When the territories organized into states with their own prohibits the quartering of our own troops in private homes. constitutions and laws, they became sovereigns, and outside It’s un-American to require us to quarter aliens in our corporate the “exclusive legislative authority” of the US government. As “home.” your Congressman, my main goal will be to begin a restoration There are many other overreaches: judicial activism, monetary of the liberty and freedom that has been steadily eroded by the policy, etc. Congress has the power to corral them, just not the misapplication of federal authority into the affairs of the people will with the present crop of incumbents. The Constitution Party of the union states. The main battlefront will be stopping the is providing a place where men and women with an American confiscation of your property through the misapplication of view of law and government can repair; where principle rules the US income tax laws onto your private labor. The economic over politics. stimulus this would provide for America would be enormous. The Constitution clearly prohibits unapportioned direct taxes by the I humbly ask for your vote in order to begin this return to sane US government. The Supreme Court has held over and again that government. Thank you.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 10 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. U.S. Congressional District 5 (Page 2 of 6) Representative (Partisan Office)

Barbara Lampert (Prefers Democratic Party) Barbara Lampert Committee 6123 N Fleming Street Spokane, WA 99205-7478 Telephone: (509) 328-7728

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Retired. Education: BA in Economics from University of Washington, Seattle. Graduate of North Central High School, Spokane. Elected Experience: Elected Democratic Party Precinct Committee Officer, 1992-present. Family: Not married, no children, no grandchildren. Significant Career Experience: Nursing Assistant 5/92-8/97. Medicare & DME Claims Examiner 6/89-3/92.

Candidate Statement I, Barbara Lampert, am a candidate for U.S. Representative from We need and we can have energy independence relying on solar the 5th Congressional District of Washington State. Levi Udall & wind power. It is necessary to avoid polluting our planet’s said: “We should run for public service and try to get elected as environment with gas, oil, coal & nuclear. public servants.” That statement describes my interest. We need and we can have secure borders. Let’s be an example We need and we can have full employment. It is necessary to get to other countries about how to run a just & secure society. Then the work done. There is a saying (who should get the credit?) they can stay home and do likewise. that: “The only thing worse than having to work for a living is not Please give me the opportunity to represent my favorite part of the having a job.” world to Washington D.C. We need and we can have health care for all. It is necessary to avoid a runaway plague of national or global proportions. We need and we can have free public education for four (4) years after high school. It is necessary for our next generation to compete in the world economy.

John H. Beck (Prefers Libertarian Party) Beck for Congress 620 W Seventh Avenue #302 Spokane, WA 99204 Telephone: (509) 838-7078 Email: [email protected] Website: www.beckforcongress.us

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Professor of Economics, Gonzaga University Education: B.A. in Mathematics, Michigan State University, 1971; Ph.D. in Economics, Michigan State University, 1976 Family: single, no children Significant Career Experience: Ohio Tax Policy Advisory Committee, 1983; Heartland Institute Board of Advisors since 1986; Washington State’s Tax Structure Study Committee, 2001-2002.

Candidate Statement Progress in solving social problems requires giving individuals and We need an immigration policy that recognizes that people are local elected officials greater freedom to use their knowledge to assets, not liabilities. solve these problems. However well-intentioned they may be, our Taxpayer financing of Presidential campaigns and strict limits rulers in Washington, D.C., do not know what is best for us. on the amounts that individuals may contribute in other federal The federal government has expanded beyond its constitutional elections have pitfalls that can be avoided by thinking outside limits. Federal prosecution of persons possessing marijuana the box to reform campaign financing laws. We should adopt the for medical purposes under the laws of the states in which they “secret donation booth” proposal of Yale law professors Bruce reside is unconstitutional; Congress should cut off funding for the Ackerman and Ian Ayres. unconstitutional actions of the DEA. Vote for Freedom; Beck for Congress. The goal of tax reform should be to eliminate loopholes and to reduce tax rates.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 12 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. U.S. Congressional District 5 (Page 4 of 6) Representative (Partisan Office)

Mark Mays (Prefers Democratic Party) Campaign to Elect Mark Mays PO Box 30607 Spokane, WA 99223 Telephone: (509) 981-4290 Email: [email protected] Website: www.votemarkmays.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Dr. Mays practices as a self- Family: Mark and his wife, Paula, have raised their five children employed psychologist. and live south of Spokane, surrounded by wheat growers and cattle breeders. Education: Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin; J.D. Gonzaga Law School Significant Career Experience:Dr. Mays served on the governing boards at Eastern Washington University and Spokane Mental Elected Experience: Mark Mays was elected as the Democratic Health. Dr. Mays serves on the staff of Sacred Heart Medical Party’s official candidate for the th5 Congressional District. Center and is a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Candidate Statement America is a great country, with great courage, creativity, and system does not itself become healthier. As a veteran who knows compassion. We are also a country with great problems – problems the importance of a strong military and understands with regret we can and must solve, but problems that will not be solved by that some wars must be fought, I am opposed to unnecessary denial and distraction. We must deal honestly and responsibly with wars that cost us our finest patriots, and prevent us from better the economy, the war, and the crisis in healthcare. We must deal responding to the needs of our country. As a person who lives thoughtfully with the challenges of ensuring safety for our country outside of the city, I am very aware of the consequences of years without discarding the values of our constitution. We must preserve of bad economic decisions each time I fill my gas tank. As a person the gift of nature and not sacrifice this irreplaceable treasure for who runs a business, I know about responsibility and understand short-sighted and temporary benefit. We must create a country the economy. where our children have homes, and families can flourish through I have the life experience, training, and leadership skills to best hard work and integrity. We must change the misguided path we serve you in Congress. I have the maturity, life situation and are on to one of cooperative spirit and decent debate. perspective to represent your interests, not just the interests of a As a father of five grown children, I worry about the world we political party. I respectfully ask you for your vote. are passing on to our children. As a healthcare professional, I am concerned about the tragedies that will occur if our healthcare

Kurt Erickson (Prefers Republican Party) Committee To Elect Erickson For Congress 924 Beachview Boulevard Clarkston, WA 99403 Telephone: (509) 758-9120 Email: [email protected] Website: www.erickson2008.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Buying, Restoring, and Selling Family: Kurt met his wife Oksana in 1999. They were married later Houses, and trading/investing in precious metals. that same year, and now have a daughter age 7 and a son age 4. Education: Some College Significant Career Experience: Worked at several Christian Conference Centers; owned, managed, and maintained several Elected Experience: None; I will use the Constitution and Bill of rentals; employed in the dental design and manufacturing sector. Rights as my guide.

Candidate Statement Kurt Erickson will always vote in a manner that upholds the and stop the “REAL ID” card • Repeal the PATRIOT Acts’ warrant Constitution, and protects our basic and fundamental God-given less searches, surveillance, and indefinite detainments without rights. Lobbyists and “special” interest groups will not darken my probable cause or charge • Repeal the Military Commissions Act doorstep because I do not accept PAC funds. I will only represent the & re-instate Habeas Corpus • Secure our borders, end immigration people. Kurt believes as Ronald Reagan once said, “In this present and birthright citizenship for illegal aliens • Oppose reinstating the crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government draft • Support Constitutional authority for Congress to declare war is the problem.” I will: • Never vote to raise your taxes • Never • Support issuing letters of Marque and Reprisal for all international vote for an unbalanced budget • Never vote to raise congressional terrorism (Article 1 Sect. 8 US Const.) • Repeal the “Death Tax” pay • Never vote to increase the power of the executive branch • Fight for choice in education & support the right to home school • Stop unconstitutional spending leading us to bankruptcy and the • Pro-life & Pro-Second Amendment • No Taxes on tips • Support financial dependency on China, Saudi Arabia, and other foreign the Affordable Gas Price Act (H.R. 2415) which permits drilling governments • Support the abolishment of the Federal Reserve, offshore and in ANWR • Stop the looting of Social Security, and the return to a sound monetary policy • Oppose trade deals and support the Senior Citizen’s Tax Elimination Act & the Social groups that threaten American Independence (Including the UN, Security for Americans Only Act • End forced health screenings NAFTA, CAFTA, ICC, WTO, NAU, GATT) • Protect our privacy and vaccinations and fight for the freedom to choose health care.

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Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Prefers Republican Party) Cathy McMorris Rodgers for Congress 1207 N Washington Spokane, WA 99201 Telephone: (509) 624-1199 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cathyforcongress.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: U.S. Representative, 5th Natural Resources Committee. Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus, Congressional District co-founded the Down Syndrome Caucus, started the Community Pharmacy Caucus and active in the Rural Health Care Caucus. Education: Executive MBA University of Washington, BA Pensacola Christian College Family: Married: Commander Brian Rodgers, 26 year retired active duty veteran; son, Cole. Elected Experience: Served ten years (1994-2004) in the Washington State House of Representatives; elected by peers as Significant Career Experience:Worked in family owned orchard House Republican Leader in 2002. Committees: House Armed for 13 years; currently serving second term in U.S. House of Services Committee, Education and Labor Committee, and Representatives.

Candidate Statement In Congress, I’ve worked hard to expand economic opportunity, As a farm kid, I’ve seen how government can sap the vitality of our reduce taxes on families and small businesses, help farmers, land and our people with poorly thought-out policies, high taxes improve access to affordable health care, and make our communities and over-regulation. That’s why I support policies that keep our safer. farmers competitive and land productive. Two wonderful men have become part of my life in the last two I support policies that make America more energy independent. This years. First, I married Brian Rodgers, a retired Navy Commander; includes increasing domestic sources of energy – oil, gas, and clean then a year later we had our first child, Cole. renewable resources, investing in innovative technologies that will yield new sources of energy and promoting conservation. I am convinced our communities grow and prosper only as we create an economic climate that rewards hard work and unleashes Keeping our communities and nation safe is another priority. I innovation. That’s why lower taxes on families and small businesses support our service men and women, their families and the very are so important to me. I am also working to ensure all Americans important work being done at Fairchild AFB. Care of our veterans have access to quality and affordable health care. is critical and they must receive the benefits they deserve. Republicans and Democrats both share the blame for our spending I love Eastern Washington and this country. The people of Eastern problems in Congress. I am committed to bringing accountability Washington inspire me to work hard for our region and our future. back, ending pork barrel spending and supporting a balanced I ask for your continued confidence and your vote. budget.

Dino Rossi (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Dino Rossi for Governor PO Box 52908 Bellevue, WA 98015 Telephone: (425) 498-2008 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dinorossi.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Commercial Real Estate Dino and his wife Terry now live in Sammamish with their four children. Education: B.A., Business Management, Seattle University Significant Career Experience: In 2003, as Chair of the Senate Elected Experience: Washington State Senate, 1996-2003 Ways & Means Committee, he built a bipartisan coalition to balance Family: Dino Rossi, the youngest of seven children raised by a the largest budget deficit in state history without raising taxes while Seattle public schoolteacher and a beautician with Italian, Irish and still protecting the poor and vulnerable. He was the GOP nominee Tlingit Alaskan Native heritage, grew up in Mountlake Terrace. for Governor in 2004.

Candidate Statement Dino Rossi – A governor who will get things done…for a they need to be competitive in life? Dino Rossi will replace the change. WASL with America’s best standardized test and require students to pass a fair and rigorous test. The incumbent still supports the Governors in other states are controlling spending - but not here. failed WASL test with no math and science requirement. While we tighten our belts, state government spends more money and faces a growing $2.5 billion deficit. The incumbent’s only Other states are making progress fixing traffic congestion. Dino answer: more tax increases. Rossi has a specific plan to fix nine major traffic chokepoints without new taxes and complete transportation projects on time. Dino Rossi is a businessman. He’ll watch our tax dollars like a hawk Here, the incumbent raised gas taxes to the nation’s highest but and cut waste, because the answer to Washington’s challenges is not commute times just get longer, and many critical transportation always to spend more tax money, but to spend our money wisely. projects are still being studied by “blue ribbon” committees on a Washingtonians must be safe. The state government does not know drawing board. the location of over 1300 convicted sex offenders who are loose in Spending more yet getting less is no way to run a family budget, our cities and neighborhoods. Dino will end early release for violent a business or a state government. offenders from prison. Dino will require the close and constant monitoring of sex offenders who have served their sentence. Let’s fix some problems…elect Dino Rossi. Other Governors are reforming education and helping prepare students for global competition. More money is spent in education each year here, but is it spent effectively to give our children what

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Will Baker (Prefers Reform Party) People for Will Baker PO Box 458 Tacoma, WA 98401 Telephone: (253) 627-1317 Email: [email protected] Website: www.TheTruthRocks.com

Biographical Information Significant Career Experience: As a direct result of Will’s activist Fact: (Then) U.S. Attorney John McKay, Assistant State Attorney career, Will believes the number one issue in the 2008 Governor General Jeffrey Even and Secretary of State Sam Reed manipulated election should be the illegal and unethical election practices used the 2004 statewide elections. by former U.S. Attorney/current Seattle University Law School How? Professor John McKay, Washington State Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Even and Secretary of State of Washington Sam Fact: McKay, Even and Reed cancelled the entire 2004 Washington Reed. State Primary Voters’ Pamphlet just to censor Will Baker. www.TheTruthRocks.com

Candidate Statement I believe the number one issue in the 2008 Governor election The Brian Ebersole Story should be the illegal and unethical election practices used by Fact: Brian Ebersole lived in Tacoma. former Washington State Attorney General/current Washington State Governor Christine “The Cover-Up Queen” Gregoire. Fact: On November 2, 1982, Ebersole (Democrat) was elected to the Washington State legislature. Fact: Former Washington State Attorney General/current Washington State Governor Christine “The Cover-Up Queen” Fact: When Ebersole was in the legislature in the early 90’s, he Gregoire manipulates/rigs elections. was sued by state employees who stated Ebersole had coerced them into illegally campaigning for him on taxpayer time. How? Fact: (Then) Washington State Attorney General Christine “The Fact: One way is to illegally and/or unethically manipulate/rig the Cover-Up Queen” Gregoire (Democrat) “investigated” that information that is supposed to be made available to the voters. scandal by paying the employees almost $1 million in taxpayer How? money to settle the cases and then Gregoire tried to keep the court records sealed from the public. Fact: One way is to spend public dollars to pay state employees to keep quiet about scandals that could damage Christine “The Visit www.TheTruthRocks.com and then please call “60 Minutes” Cover-Up Queen” Gregoire’s political machine. (Basically, at (212) 975-2006 and please press zero to speak with a live brokering “whistle-blower silence for taxpayer cash” deals.) person.

Christine Gregoire (Prefers Democratic Party) People for Chris Gregoire PO Box 2771 Seattle, WA 98109 Telephone: (206) 382-2008 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chrisgregoire.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Governor, Washington State Significant Career Experience: I’m proud to serve as your Governor. Together, we’ve gotten results for Washingtonians by Education: J.D., Gonzaga University, 1977; B.A., University of protecting our communities, providing health care for adults and Washington, 1969 children, investing in education, creating jobs and improving our Elected Experience: Attorney General, 1992-2004 environment and quality of life. As Attorney General, I successfully fought to clean up Hanford, stop identity thieves, and hold tobacco Family: My husband Mike is my biggest supporter and a great companies accountable. father to our daughters, Courtney and Michelle.

Candidate Statement In my four years as your Governor, we’ve tackled tough challenges We also restored funding for teachers’ salaries and to lower class head-on and produced results for people in every corner of our size, and passed the strictest toy safety standards in the country to state. protect our kids against dangerous chemicals. Strengthening Our Economy Creating a Cleaner Future When I took office we had a 2.2 billion dollar deficit and one of Washington is leading the country in efforts to fight global warming. the highest unemployment rates in the country. Since then we have We’re one of the largest producers of renewable energy in a growing balanced the budget, cut red tape for small businesses, created “green” economy, and we created the Puget Sound Partnership to over 200,000 new jobs, and now have the third fastest growing clean up the Sound for future generations. economy in the nation. As we look to the future, challenges lie ahead, including those posed Protecting Our Children by failed national economic policies. But these past four years have proven we’re not afraid of tough challenges. Faced with overcrowded prisons, we charted a new direction to protect our families. We built 4,000 new prison beds, required I ask for your support this primary election so we can continue electronic ankle bracelets and increased jail sentences for sex to set the bar high for the quality of life in our state, meet these offenders, and started a DNA registry for sex crimes. challenges head-on, and produce real results that improve the lives of every community and every family in Washington. When I took office the state was threatening to slash healthcare from 46,000 low-income children. Cutting kids off healthcare is morally wrong. We stopped those cuts and instead, expanded healthcare coverage to 84,000 additional children.

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Duff Badgley (Prefers Green Party) Duff Badgley for Governor 1900 W Nickerson Street #116 Seattle, WA 98119 Telephone: (206) 283-0621 Email: [email protected] Website: www.OneEarth.name

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Former hospice worker, car- Family: Two children, five grandchildren. penter, journalist. Significant Career Experience: Chair, Sustainability Council, Education: BA, Political Science, Dickinson College. Washington Green Party; founder, One Earth Climate Action Group; founder, Citizens’ Coalition for Trees; Sustainable Elected Experience: Candidacy approved, Washington Green Ballard’s first Car Free Project Leader. Party.

Candidate Statement Our Climate Crisis demands profound cultural change now. As in • Impose aggressive, corporate carbon taxes. • Assess steep, childbirth, pain will attend this change. We are birthing ourselves progressive individual carbon taxes. Poor exempted. • Establish into a world radically different from what middle-class Industrial industry, regional and governmental carbon caps. • Outlaw carbon World citizens have known for a century. trading. • Begin personal carbon rationing. • Channel carbon tax funds to poor, offsetting high food, housing and transportation We have badly abused our Earth. Now, the Earth is changing in costs. • Carbon taxes fund global Rainforest Protection. • Demand non-linear ways. We cannot avoid this change. Our choice is to full withdrawal from Iraq. Divert funds to climate programs. change voluntarily, or be compelled by our Earth to change. • Outlaw coal fired power plants. • Outlaw crop based biofuels Those leaders who sell the lethal notion that we can ‘prosper’ production and use. • Provide energy retro-fit for all buildings. and avoid painful Climate Crisis change are false leaders. Reject • Adopt new Land Use Law. Require density. Stop sprawl. them. • Protect Washington trees as ‘common good,’ critically aiding our climate. Our governor must convene a Climate Emergency session of the legislature now to enact emergency World War II-type laws: • Divert Boeing to manufacture of solar and wind power equipment. • Vastly increase public transport. Poor ride free. • Outlaw Single Occupancy Vehicles, except where no public transport exists.

John W. Aiken, Jr. (Prefers Republican Party) John W. Aiken, Jr. Campaign Committee PO Box 250, N312 Lefevre Street Medical Lake, WA 99022-0250 Telephone: (509) 389-2000 Email: [email protected] Website: www.JWAiken.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Public Works Lead Inspector National Republican Congressional Committee 2008. Member: for the City of Spokane American Legion, National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Washington State Republican Party. Eagle Scout with God and Education: Medical Lake High School, USAF Academy Country Medal, Republican Gold Medal, Republican Senatorial Preparatory School, and Eastern Washington University. BS in Medal of Freedom, NRA Defender of the Constitution Award, Geology, MS candidate, and working toward a BA Ed in Earth and many political awards. I have been a small business owner Sciences and corporate officer. Significant Career Experience: Life Member: Republican National Committee 2004, National Rifle Association 2007, and

Candidate Statement My goal is to empower the people to dictate to our government environment. I want to stimulate our economy and be pro-business. their needs and how those needs are to be addressed. That is what We need to insure that all our citizens have affordable housing, a democracy is about. Instead, I see the will of the people being food, power, and health care. We need to develop an emergency neglected and government dictating to them. I believe in a less plan for major disasters that could be used in the event that a large intrusive and smaller government. number of our population is affected. I have seen abuses of property, parental, and personal rights There is not room to address every issue here but, I hope you will by our government. There is a lack of financial accountability go to my campaign website for more information and clarification and mismanagement of government programs without any before you vote. Please become an informed voter and do not be consequences for failures. Special interest groups own our swayed by high dollar promotional schemes that are full of empty government and it is time for the people to take back their rights rhetoric and half-truths. You are the employer and we candidates to govern themselves. need to work for you. So check our education and experience as well as our values and the organizations to which we belong. If you We need to rid ourselves of unfair and regressive taxes that only don’t see these basic elements for employment, be wary. affect a segment of our society. I want to reform public and higher education and make it available to everyone at any time or place without cost. We need to combat pollution and clean up our

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Christian Pierre Joubert (Prefers Democratic Party) Christian Pierre Joubert 23629 102nd Place W Edmonds, WA 98020 Telephone: (206) 446-6079 Email: [email protected] Website: www.christianforgovernor2008.com

Biographical Information Education: Assumption Prep. School (cum laude); Boston A visiting adjunct law professor at Gonzaga law school (1991), College; (theater) University of Massachusetts (political science): I established the law school’s international human rights law journalism, political sociology, medicine, nutrition and holistic section. After my father’s lung cancer death, I litigated medical health and Law (France). malpractice and tobacco lawsuits in Seattle and gave a public talk to doctors on “how to argue cancer alternative therapies in the Family: Single. courtroom.” Significant Career Experience: Raised in Bordeaux’s vineyards, I worked in journalism (Israel), laboured in organic agriculture, holistic health, as a teacher (social sciences, law) in Europe.

Candidate Statement Because I feel Washington State should be leading the Nation in FREEDOM FROM IGNORANCE, ALIENATION AND promoting a Spiritual Civilization based on holistic medicine, RECESSION: With stronger schools and universities, a dynamic alternative energy, affordable housing, relevant education, modern economy based on the internet revolution, science, a dynamic economy, bio-diversity, world development and business, corporate intelligence, tax reform, coupled with meaningful access to justice, I respectfully propose my sustainable communities, the elderly, youth and working force “FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS” PLAN OF ACTION. would better fulfill their dreams and basic needs. FREEDOM FROM DISEASES: Thanks to public health FREEDOM FROM HUNGER, DESERTS AND WORLD (including comprehensive universal pro-active health care) and MISERY: Thanks to ethical trade, the doubling of exports, tree therapeutic freedoms legislation, billions of dollars could be planting, vineyards, organic agriculture, health restaurants and saved while all would have meaningful access to physical, mental the distribution of “superfoods” (including but not limited to and spiritual wellbeing. amazing dopamine-producing raw vegan chocolate mousses), we would find solutions to world hunger and deserts would flower. FREEDOM FROM POLLUTION, WASTE AND WARS: With a firm commitment to develop clean, renewable energies (solar, FREEDOM FROM INJUSTICE AND TYRANNY. With massive wind, hydrogen, tidal, geothermal), painful oil wars would be less restructuring and financing of our legal system; the building of justifiable. With the resources saved, peace and prosperity would human rights and duties “enlightenment” centers in each town; be better constructed. the enactment of public expense for modest-income parties who have non-frivolous civil and administrative cases, including FREEDOM FROM EXCESSIVE MORTGAGES, DEBTS AND for electoral candidates, Washingtonians would be empowered HOMELESSNESS: Thanks to compassionate solidarity and eco- and this State would become a lighthouse for the International construction technology (strawbale, wood, clay), a sound family Community. house can be built for under 45,000 dollars.

Christopher A. Tudor (States No Party Preference) Tudor 2008 PO Box L-1400 Indianola, WA 98342 Telephone: (206) 769-5903 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tudor2008.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Chairman of the Travelodge Elected Experience: 9 years as an elected Board Director including Board within the Wyndham Worldwide Hotel Group, representing two years as Chairman all of the United States-based franchisee interests, Executive Significant Career Experience: Backed by more than 12 years Principal of the revered College Inn, the neighborhood icon Chai of leadership experience, I exemplify the traits of a leader with a House, and Dickinson Equipment Company. thorough understanding of the needs, concerns, challenges and Education: Graduate of University of Washington, BA in Political strategies necessary to thrive as an entrepreneur and citizen in the Science Evergreen State.

Candidate Statement I am running for public office because I believe in a better Fair taxes are one key to making the system work. Washington. For too many years the two party system in this state Our roads and mass transit have not kept pace with the growth of the has corrupted the ideals of our democracy with conflicted party state. Our education system has failed to meet the expectations of and special interest loyalties. The candidates have lost sight of parents and our community. Our environment is steadily declining the voters that elect them and empower them to lead on behalf of with the strain of increasing population. The state is losing its the people. soul. Classic party politics have stalled any movement on issues that We must unite, innovate, and become who we all know we matter to the average Washingtonian. Transportation, Education, can be. We can be a world-class leader in the issues that we as and the Environment have suffered over the past four years. Both Washingtonians care about. parties have proposed plans which do not solve problems but stall resolutions. It is time for government to become innovative. It is time to move the bar to par excellence. We collectively have Together, we must solve the problems that exist today so we, as a the knowledge and capital to accomplish great things. We just need community and state, can move forward. The talent and resources leadership that will take us there without the influences of special in this state position us well to become a global leader in the three interest money or party platforms. above-mentioned areas. We need a leader who will leverage our Vote Tudor! current strengths and efficiencies to address our issues without creating more bureaucracy through the party system.

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Javier O. Lopez (Prefers Republican Party) J. Lopez Committee To Elect PO Box 5068 Lacey, WA 98509 Telephone: (360) 888-8203 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lopez2008.org

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Retired operate an automobile while relying on air as its fuel source. Adoption of this technology would mean an end to reliance on Education: Graduate from California Polytechnic University. BA fossil fuels, stopping carbon-monoxide emissions, pollution and in Political Science, Minor in Public Administration. global warming. Family: Married to Aurora Lopez for 44 years, have 3 children. Significant Career Experience: As an artist and inventor I have come up with an invention that will solve all of the world’s problems. I have invented an air engine that has the power to

Candidate Statement Honesty, Ethics and integrity, these values have been missing in many times did we vote for $30.00 license tabs before we were government far too long and it’s time to make a change! finally heard? Do we remember that we voted to limit spending in our government? Yet the legislature, with the blessing of the There are many issues that our state government must address governor, has continually found ways to circumvent that law. during the governor’s next term. Washington voters must decide whether they should bring back to Olympia those candidates and I am also passionate about the children of our state. I am appalled incumbents who claim their solutions to these issues will fix the by the growing trend of acceptance from the media regarding problems. The sad truth is that they have spent their careers in sexual abuse of our school children by members of the educational government and are an integral part of the problem themselves. profession. The children of Washington are the lifeblood of the future. They are the Governors, Legislators, Judges and Presidents The people of Washington are my number one priority and I of tomorrow and we must do everything in our power to protect pledge that your voice will be heard and acted upon while I am our children. your Governor. I will be the Governor for all Washingtonians. The time for you to have a real voice in Olympia is now. I pledge to all Washingtonians that I will always work for you. Vote! I am an outspoken critic of waste and fraud in government and work tirelessly to remind our state government that they work for the people of Washington. For too long our government in Olympia has felt they do not have to listen to the people. How

Mohammad Hassan Said (States No Party Preference) Mohammad Hassan Said For Governor Independent PO Box 40 Ephrata, WA 98823 Telephone: (509) 754-4689 Email: [email protected] Website: drsaid.net

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: Self Employed Medical Family: Three children, one a physician, one a media personality Doctor and a daughter that will attend Seattle University Law School. Education: M.D. Ph.D Preventive and Social Medicine, Significant Career Experience: Experienced in health care University of Madrid, Spain, Diploma in Public Health University probably the best plan of any candidate including presidents. of Toronto, Canada and Three Board Certifications in Medicine. Involved nationally and internationally for Human Rights, Peace, and Reconciliation. Elected Experience: Represented Washington State in the National Platform Committee in 1988 held different position on Grant County Democratic Committee.

Candidate Statement I am on a mission to assert Washington State leadership for other Other issues are in my platform. States joining for positive changes. Finally I would like to sound the alarm, that AIPAC and other If elected Governor I will do or promote the following with help Jewish Zionist Lobbies who represent less than 2% of American from legal experts. People are using the United States through their mighty power in the News Media, Financial Institutions, Hollywood and 1. WITHDRAW WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD Entertainment Industry, Both Political Parties, Congress and the FROM IRAQ IMMEDIATELY. The unfair Iraqi occupation White House as Proxy to wage war against any country perceived was engineered by New Conservative for Israel. Request for to be threat to Israel, like in Iraq. This will lead us into conflicts for Freedom Of Information Act November 14, 2005 with their generations with Arab and Muslim World. This has got to stop! answer November 21, 2005 control number COPS2006004 is still pending to prove evidence. This Movement Campaign to get back our country from being influenced by foreign governments. This way we honor our 2. AMEND CONSTITUTION, article 1, section 8, paragraph founding father, George Washington’s farewell speech 1796, 11, so War Power Act be delegated to States Legislators not “Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence is one of the Congress. most baneful foes of the Republic Government.” 3. AMEND CONSTITUTION, article 1, section 8, paragraph 3, Websites of interest: drsaid.net, wrmea.com, Vanunu Mordechai, so individual States can compete for overseas businesses without Islamweb.net, plands.org, normanfinkelstein.com, Naturi Karta, interference from Federal Government. I will lead trade mission Aljazeera.net/English . to Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, Syria etc. 4. PROMOTE ONE STATE SOLUTION FOR PALESTINIAN- ARAB ISRAELI CONFLICT, so Jews, Christians and Muslims can live in Secular State like ours.

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James White (Prefers Independent Party) James White for Governor 08 10013 Shoultes Road Ste D, PMB 44 Marysville, WA 98270 Telephone: (425) 876-6345 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jameswhiteforgovernor08.com

Biographical Information Current Occupation/Employer: AIRPLANE INSPECTOR FOR Family: Wife Dori, Proud Father of 4 sons Craig, Jeff, Daniel, THE BOEING CO. Brian. Eight brothers and sisters. 1 Cat, 1 Dog Education: Graduated from Norte Vista High School in Riverside, Significant Career Experience: 2002 returned to school and CA in 1983. Criminal justice degree from Everett Community worked internships with the Department of Corrections and the College in 2004. Washington State Patrol Crime Lab. After graduation went to work for the Department of Corrections as a corrections officer, returning Elected Experience: Elected Treasurer for The Moose Lodge (A to Boeing in 2006. 11 years as a child advocate. Community nonprofit organization) Organizer.

Candidate Statement Today is a start in an effort to take back our government and return Have we forgotten the importance of the CONSTITUTION, THE it to the people. A time to put a stop to the government’s waste of BILL OF RIGHTS and what they stand for? Families are the THE PEOPLES tax dollars and put our focus back on education, cornerstone of the strength of this country. health care, alternative energy and the environment. A time to put My name is James White and I will fight for the people of this great a stop to the injustice to families in this state by holding public state. I will defend the CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS that we officials accountable for the job the people pay them to do. are guaranteed. When elected I will do everything in my power to TIME FOR TALK IS OVER; IT IS TIME TO TAKE ACTION. eliminate the waste of your tax dollars. What about constitutional issues? We need to protect those rights It is now time to lead again at a global level and a higher or your elected official will continue to take them away. It is time standard. to put into office a leader that is not afraid to take the necessary VOLUNTEER AND DONATE NOW action to do what is right for the people. Join our efforts to elect James White for Governor. A leader that is a true patriot that stands by the UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION and the men and women who fight and die James White For Governor 10013 Shoultes Rd. Ste. D PMB 44 defending it. Marysville, WA 98270 Have we forgotten our Pledge of Allegiance? “Indivisible, with (425) 876-6345 Liberty and Justice for all.” Have we forgotten “by the people for the people?”

Brad Owen Candidate Statement

(Prefers Democratic Party) Brad Owen is an accomplished leader who gets things done! He Citizens for Lieutenant Governor was elected as Washington State’s fifteenth lieutenant governor in Brad Owen 1996 and reelected by large majorities in his last two campaigns. PO Box 1426 Brad Owen is dedicated to making Washington a state for healthy Shelton, WA 98584 kids and safe communities. He has made substance abuse prevention Telephone: (360) 349-4641 and child welfare a top priority of his office. As president of Email: [email protected] Strategies of Youth, he travels throughout the state with his musical, multi media program to deliver positive messages about substance Biographical Information abuse and bullying awareness to youth. He partnered with the Current Occupation/Employer: Lieutenant Governor, State of National Shooting Sports Foundation to promote Project ChildSafe, Washington which distributed 240,000 free safety gunlocks throughout the state and is co-chair of Washington State Mentors. Education: Graduate of Frankfurt American High School, Frankfurt, Germany; Honorary Doctorate Walla Walla University Brad Owen is a strong advocate for economic development. He has traveled throughout the world promoting Washington State’s Elected Experience: Lieutenant Governor 1997-present, State products and economy. He was recently awarded the Spanish Senate 1983-1997, State House of Representatives 1976-1983, order of knighthood by order of the King of Spain for his work in City of Shelton Finance Commissioner 1976-1980 promoting economic development, education, culture and peace. Family: Married to wife Linda, 3 daughters, 3 adopted sons 2 from Brad Owen is an avid sportsman and environmentalist. He will Korea, 13 grandchildren continue to work to maintain our unique lifestyle that centers on Significant Career Experience:Boeing worker, Small Businessman our love for the outdoors. for 22 years, Founder, Manager and President of Strategies for Youth since 1989 Weitzmann Institute of Science and Technology; Pacific Science Center; Woodland Park Zoological Society Marcia McCraw Candidate Statement (Prefers Republican Party) If you elect me Lt. Governor of Washington, I will support open Marcia McCraw for Lt. Governor and transparent government conducting the official duties fairly 300 Queen Anne Avenue #709 and honestly. Seattle, WA 98109 I will use public service to promote what is best in Washington. Telephone: (206) 286-1498 I have lived in Asia and worked in international trade. Trade and Email: [email protected] tourism offer great benefits to the people of Washington. Whether Website: www.marciamccraw4ltgov.com they grow apples or wheat, bottle wine, build airplanes or write code, people in these businesses are the backbone of Washington. Biographical Information I will work to keep them strong. Current Occupation/Employer: Licensed to practice law: You may have noticed that when any problem surfaces, Olympia Washington; New York; California and Hawaii. Specialize in health mandates expensive programs. care; hospitality; business law. My community experience has shown me that we have the Education: Cornell University; Hong King University; Western opportunity to incorporate the power of volunteerism into our state. New England College School of Law. Speak fluent Mandarin Using technology and thousands of willing volunteer organizations, Chinese; conversational French; Spanish and Japanese we can create a statewide database that matches willing volunteers Elected Experience: Makiki Council, Honolulu, Hawaii and those who need our help – the aged, the homeless, at-risk youth, every good cause. Family: Divorced; two adult children Let’s put the energy of Washingtonians to work now. Significant Career Experience: Administrative Law Judge, New York State Dept. of Labor; Director, Legal Affairs - Aegis I’m running for Lieutenant Governor to work with you to renew Living; Director of Administration AFM Hospitality Co; Volunteer/ Washington. It is time to change one party rule in Olympia and Community: USO Puget Sound Board; AIPAC; U.S. Holocaust embrace diversity and balanced opinion. Memorial Museum Council; United Way of King County; YWCA; I ask for your support and vote. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. 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The proper function of government is Current Occupation/Employer: Retiree. Currently owns and to safeguard those rights, not regulate them. manages residential rental property in the Spokane Valley area. I support small, unintrusive government, strictly limited to the role Family: Native of Minnesota, has lived in the Spokane Valley delegated to it by the Washington State and US Constitutions. All since 1989. Married for 40 years, now widowed. Mother of one decisions made while in office will be based on these documents son. Active in church and teaching Sunday school and Bible and Biblically prescribed moral values designed to protect the studies since the age of 13. fabric of our society. Significant Career Experience: Former Republican party Though some may bristle at the thought of bringing together activist who worked extensively in the Goldwater Presidential Christian belief and affairs of civil government, I firmly believe, campaign and later supported the Ronald Reagan gubernatorial as did the Rev. Charles G. Finney, that “God will bless or curse and Presidential campaigns. Now an active member of the this nation (and our state) according to the course Christians take Constitution Party of Washington and member of the Constitution in politics.” Party National Committee. It is time to take a stand.

Candidate Statement Jim Wiest I would like to thank the 1,193,000 Washingtonians who voted for me in the 2004 General Election. Your support for the Republican (Prefers G.O.P. Party) ideals I stand for won us the Primary nomination against two other fine opponents. Last time you voted for me, I was campaigning on a “real world” jobs creation platform; and in our State, jobs were Committee to End Homelessness Now! created. But in your case, did you personally find a job, or better Vote JIM WIEST – Lt. Gov. job, than the one you hopefully had 4 years ago? PO Box 1636 Olympia, WA 98507-1636 With Dino Rossi and myself back on the ballot again, we have a Telephone: (360) 357-9001 chance to correct the mistakes made since that November Election Email: [email protected] day, four years ago. Website: www.EndHomelessnessNow.info Having served in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972, I have resided in Grays Harbor and Thurston counties during the past 36 years, since my honorable discharge. Biographical Information I was with the Department of Social and Health Services for 23 Current Occupation/Employer: Small Business Owner, Entre- years. preneur and private investor Since my DSHS departure 6½ years ago, I have been a Small Education: Graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, BBA in Business owner, Entrepreneur and private investor. Personnel Management, Accounting and Computer Science This election, I am the only candidate with a plan to “End Family: Married to Kathleen Wiest, 2 children, 6 grandchildren Homelessness (in Washington State) NOW!” Significant Career Experience: Former Department of Social Go to www.EndHomelessnessNow.info for details and VOTE and Health Services employee for 23 years JIM WIEST your next Lt. Governor.

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Military and Overseas Voters

Election officials in Washington State work hard to ensure that all military and overseas voters receive their ballots in time to be returned and counted.

In order to accomplish this, county elections departments have added services such as:

• Faxed ballots; • Emailed ballots; • Ballots by mail; and • Priority mail or other delivery services.

Military and other Washington State voters living overseas may request a ballot by contacting their county elections department, listed in the back of this pamphlet, or by completing the Federal Post Card Application at www.fvap.gov .

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Sam Reed (Prefers Republican Party) Candidate Statement Since becoming Secretary of State, Sam Reed has worked Citizens for Sam Reed diligently to strengthen electoral integrity, make government PO Box 522 more accessible, and preserve our heritage. Olympia, WA 98507 Throughout his eight years in office, Sam led major election Email: [email protected] reforms: Consolidating 39 separate county registration systems Website: www.SamReed.org into one statewide database to remove duplicate voters, felons, and deceased voters; moving the primary to August so those overseas can receive their ballots in a timely manner; ending Biographical Information ballot enhancements; and auditing county election departments. Current Occupation/Employer: Secretary of State since 2001. Sam kept fighting for your right to vote without being restricted Education: Attended Washington State University and earned to a party, and was ultimately supported by the U.S. Supreme a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies and Master’s Degree in Court. Political Science. Thanks to Sam, you can now go online to register to vote, start Elected Experience: Two terms as Secretary of State, and five a business, or research your family genealogy. He saved and terms as Thurston County Auditor. enhanced Washington’s oldest institution, the State Library, and Family: Sam and Margie have been married for more than 40 he started the nation’s first state digital archive. years and have two children and two grandchildren. Secretary “We have more work to do to restore trust and confidence in Reed, whose family lived in Washington in territorial days, the elections process and preserve our history. In the next four grew up in Wenatchee. His family moved to Spokane where he years I pledge to bring a new level of transparency and access graduated from Lewis and Clark High School. to state government, and I will continue to lead the fight for fair Significant Career Experience: Served as Assistant Secretary and accurate elections while protecting voter rights and privacy.” of State. Served as Director of the Governor’s Urban Affairs and –Sam Reed Constitutional Reform Commissions.

Candidate Statement Mark Greene Top 2 The recently reinstated Top 2 Primary, now, ensures our right to (Prefers Party of Commons Party) vote for ANY candidate in primaries. Speaking as chairman of a Commoner Local Affairs Campaign minor party, this is, basically, an egalitarian system, although, the Committee election system, generally, needs reforming. PO Box 612 Bellevue, WA 98009 Initiatives Email: [email protected] Powerful forces in the state are doing everything they can to Website: www.partyofcommons.com overturn “Top 2” and to make the Initiative system a toothless tiger. They have been thwarted, thus far, thankfully. I will continue to defend “Top 2” and will fight against any attempt to make initiatives harder to get on the ballot or to collect signatures. Biographical Information The Ballot Current Occupation/Employer: Administrative Clerk/Parale- Surely, the same powerful forces will use this election to bring gal about their goals. I am confident, however, that voters will be able Education: Graduate of Inver Hills College, A.A.S. to tell which candidates support “Top 2” and Initiatives and which do not. Significant Career Experience: Military Veteran: USMC, 1972 – 1974; USCG, 1975. Established free-lance legal research Democracy business in 1992. Won Democratic Party nominations for U.S. There’s no democracy if the vote is not counted correctly. I would Representative, Alaska, in 2000 and 2002. Chairman of the not endorse machines from controversial manufacturers, nor Committee of Commons & Political Affairs since 2004. Founded machines that cannot be audited through a paper trail. Random, the Party of Commons in 2006; chairman since November, 2006. professional checks and whistleblowers are essential, as well as a moratorium on the complete control of elections by major parties.

New technologies continue to make administering elections and Jason Osgood public records more complex. It is time for a technology expert, (Prefers Democratic Party) not a lifelong bureaucrat, to lead this office at this time. Friends of Jason Osgood My name is Jason Osgood. I am the right person for this job. PO Box 30805 Few citizens realize the integrity of our elections, our very Seattle, WA 98113-0805 democracy, is under siege. Telephone: (206) 524-4108 Sloppy counting, and the certification of voting machines that Email: [email protected] cannot be relied upon for accuracy, affects all candidates and Website: www.jasonosgood.com undermines voter confidence. Voters in Ohio and Florida have seen outrageous violations of voting rights, and the incumbent has allowed the same disgraced Biographical Information machines and procedures to be used here in Washington. Current Occupation/Employer: Product development in He has allowed cronies to sell software to counties that identifies healthcare information technology for MedPlus, Inc. each voter’s ballot with unique barcodes. Elected Experience: Over twenty years experience in design and Recurring election problems have eroded voter confidence in the management of software products, current projects improve patient system. care and control health care costs. Activism: Nationally recognized As your Secretary of State, I will stop the damage, and restore advocate for fair elections. Opinion blogger of the issue of elections confidence in our voting systems. and open government. Volunteered for 8 years with Audubon, active My platform is simple and clear: 1. Ensure the accurate public vote in professional software communities. count; 2. Protect voter access and privacy; 3. Actively promote Family: I have one son, a junior in high school, who is an Eagle open government. Scout. This year, voting for me presents a credible alternative to the status quo, a choice of a public servant who will protect our democracy.

Marilyn Montgomery Candidate Statement All Washingtonians may not be aware that the 2004 General (Prefers Constitution Party) Election had numerous serious, illegal election-related violations. Friends of Marilyn Montgomery This is egregious. You may read these enumerated online in the PO Box 342 February 2005 Evergreen Freedom Foundation Report. Virtually Otis Orchards, WA 99027 no procedures were in place to verify whether persons who voted Telephone: (509) 448-5288 were actually eligible to vote, impacting all candidates and Email: [email protected] parties. Website: votemontgomery08.com As a Washington citizen, I am extremely concerned that ballots across the state be handled uniformly; that procedures are in place to protect our election system from possible fraud; that we ensure Biographical Information that all votes are tallied. I propose we institute Indiana’s very Significant Career Experience: * 18+ Years as the First successful Photo ID law immediately. Woman City Clerk of the City of Spokane * Past Recipient: It is incumbent on any and all citizens willingly to step up to offer “Leadership Spokane” Award * Special Commendation from their services where they feel they can work for the benefit of Spokane City Council for exemplary service to the Police & their fellow citizens, whatever their party affiliation. As a member Fire Pension Boards * Efficiency Commendation from the State of the Constitution Party—the party of our founding fathers and Auditor’s representative for excellent management procedures in the third largest party in the nation—I offer my many years’ administering the financial records and payments of the Police experience to serve as your Secretary of State. I promise to follow Medical and Pension Benefits * Special Commendation from all basic election laws in a fair and full vote tally of lawfully cast Spokane City Council for securing and implementing the 1988 ballots, ending election fiasco! International Institute of Municipal Clerks’ Annual Conference, hosting 1200 delegates at Spokane, resulting in over $3 million in I will greatly appreciate your vote. revenue to Spokane’s local business community.

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Allan Martin Candidate Statement (Prefers Republican Party) As your current Assistant State Treasurer – the Treasurer’s top Committee to Elect Allan Martin deputy – I’m honored to receive bipartisan support for State PO Box 4282 Treasurer. Retiring State Treasurer Mike Murphy, a Democrat, Tumwater, WA 98501 says “I enthusiastically endorse Allan Martin.” Other bipartisan Telephone: (360) 754-7761 endorsements include 40 current and former County Treasurers Email: [email protected] – Republicans and Democrats – from across the state. These Website: www.AllanMartin.org treasurers know that this office – one of the largest banking operations in our state – is too important to sacrifice professional Biographical Information management for partisan politics or on-the-job training. Current Occupation/Employer: Assistant State Treasurer My experience running the daily operation of the office demon- strates my proven ability to manage and invest your tax dollars Education: Washington State University, BA in Social Sciences, prudently and wisely. My professional experience is well balanced magna cum laude. – in public office and private industry, and with experience both Family: Married to Sue Martin. Three adult children. in Olympia and the local level. I worked in community banking Significant Career Experience: Allan Martin served as Chelan prior to being elected Chelan County Treasurer in 1993. Since County Treasurer 1993 – 1998. As Deputy State Treasurer for joining the State Treasurer in 1998, I implemented innovative and Debt Management, 1999 to 2007, he implemented two successful successful programs to provide low-cost borrowing for school programs that lower borrowing costs for Washington communities, districts and local governments. Being State Treasurer is about oversaw the issuance of $13 billion in bonds and served as integrity, expecting excellence, and delivering it. Secretary to the State Finance Committee. Since 1999 he has My wife Sue and I, both lifelong Washingtonians, are now asking served on the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. for the best endorsement of all: your vote for Allan Martin for His finance career began as a community banker working with State Treasurer. Thank you. first-time homebuyer programs and builder loans.

Candidate Statement Jim McIntire The only candidate with experience in private, public, and academic (Prefers Democratic Party) sectors, State Representative Jim McIntire brings 30 years of hands- Citizens for Jim McIntire on financial leadership to the office of State Treasurer. PO Box 21941 The Right Experience: Chair of the Washington Economic and Seattle, WA 98111 Revenue Forecast Council, McIntire demands that economic Telephone: (206) 382-4531 forecasts are non-partisan and accurate. Email: [email protected] As House Finance Committee Chair, McIntire won audits of Website: www.jimmcintire.com tax breaks, and sponsored voter-approved “Rainy Day” fund legislation. Biographical Information A private-sector economist, McIntire helps businesses and investors Current Occupation/Employer: • State Representative, 46th make smart choices. District; 1998-current • Economist, Navigant Consulting, Inc.; McIntire teaches economics and government to graduate students 1999-current • Faculty, UW Evans School of Public Affairs; in public administration at the UW. 1983-current The Right Values: The Treasurer’s role is more than spreadsheets Education: • PhD, Economics, UW • Master of Public Policy, and bond ratings—it’s about protecting taxpayers and building Univ. Michigan • BA, Macalester equity with sound, long term investments. Elected Experience: • State Representative, 46th District; Jim McIntire has the best skills and relationships to work with 1998-current the Governor, legislature, and voters to plan responsibly for our Family: • Three children; graduated Seattle Public Schools financial future. Significant Career Experience:• Chair, Economic and Revenue A consistent voice for small business, working families, kids, and Forecast Council, 2003-current • Chair, House Finance Committee, the environment, Jim brings our values to the Treasurer’s office. 2003-06 • Director, UW Fiscal Policy Center; 1993-98 • Chair, The Right Choice: Official Democratic Party Nominee; Washington Community Economic Revitalization Board; 1994-98 Endorsements: Washington Education Assn, State Labor Council, • Chair, Common Ground (nonprofit housing developer) 1992-98 Credit Union League, NARAL, Senate Leader Lisa Brown, Speaker • Fiscal Policy Advisor, Governor Booth Gardner; 1985-88 Frank Chopp, over 90 legislators and dozens of county treasurers, • Research Scientist, Battelle; 1983-85 assessors, business and community leaders. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. 31 (Page 2 of 2) State Treasurer (Partisan Office) People of Influence in Washington 1995, Asian-American Pioneer ChangMook Sohn Award by NW Asian Weekly 1997 (Prefers Democratic Party) Candidate Statement ChangMook Sohn for State Treasurer I believe the responsibility of the State Treasurer is to protect the Committee taxpayer’s pocketbook, invest our dollars wisely and provide fiscal PO Box 6126 accountability to our state dollars. I am committed to these values Olympia, WA 98507 and to continuing what I have done for over two decades: working Telephone: (206) 947-8504 to grow our state’s economy and protecting your tax dollars. Email: [email protected] For 23 years it has been an honor serving as Washington State’s Website: www.sohn2008.com Chief Economist – weathering three recessions and delivering economic reports that have helped create over 1 million jobs in our state. Biographical Information As Executive Director of Washington’s Economic Revenue Forecast Current Occupation/Employer: former Executive Director for Council, I worked closely with both Democratic and Republican Washington State’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, Governors to deliver sound economic reports that, in turn, grew 1983-2008 Washington’s economy. I have urged against risky proposals like Education: Ph.D. in Economics, State University of New York, implementing a state income tax. Additionally, I helped create our Albany; B.A. in Economics, Yonsei University in Seoul, South state’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program which has Korea allowed more than 80,000 Washington families to save thousands Family: Married to Sukjoo Sohn, with two children of dollars on tuition costs. Significant Career Experience: KCTS Television Board of I am proud to have earned the bipartisan support of Governor Gary Directors, Group Health Cooperative Board of Trustees, Higher Locke, former State Treasurer Dan Grimm, Snohomish County Education Coordinating Board 1995-2000, Association of Executive Aaron Reardon, former State Senator Dan McDonald, Washington Business Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public and many leaders in the business, labor, higher education, and Policy 2007, Governor’s Distinguished Management Leadership health care communities. Award, Co-founder, Pacific International Bank,Seattle Times 100 Thank you for your vote.

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Candidate Statement Brian Sonntag “Brian is a real champion for Washington’s taxpayers. Trust, (Prefers Democratic Party) Independence, integrity, accountability. That’s Brian,” former Governor Booth Gardner. As Auditor, Sonntag received the Newspaper Publisher’s “Freedom’s Light Award” for making government open and responsive. Fought to advance rights and protections of state employee whistleblowers. Used performance audits to identify Biographical Information $3.2 billion in cost savings and unnecessary spending. Named Current Occupation/Employer: State Tacoma Community College 2007 Distinguished Alum. Auditor. Sonntag actively engages citizens throughout Washington getting Education: University of Puget Sound 1971-1972; Tacoma ideas to make government better. Governing magazine called this Community College 1970-71; Certified Government Financial a “one-of-a-kind effort to bring citizens back into the decision- Manager; TCC Distinguished Alumni Award 2007. making fold.” Elected Experience: Pierce County Clerk, Pierce County Auditor, Brian is supported across Washington. Here’s what some State Auditor. newspapers have said: “Sonntag has shown the aggressiveness and integrity needed as an independent auditor for the state.” (Seattle Family: Wife Jann – they have five sons and three grandchildren. Times) “(Sonntag) is hands down one of the most savvy, diligent Brian’s father, Jack, County Auditor 1948-1969. Brother, Dick, and effective state auditors. . .ever.” (Yakima Herald-Republic) served on Tacoma City Council and Tacoma School Board. Brother, Jack, a teacher, coach, administrator, Tacoma School District. Brian raised the visibility and credibility of the office and works to make sure government’s doors are open to citizens. The Seattle Significant Career Experience: National Auditors Performance Times called Brian “one of the best public servants produced by Audit Committee; received Newspaper Publishers’ Freedom’s this state.” Light Award and Municipal League’s Warren G. Magnuson Award; board member Washington Coalition for Open Government, Brian is endorsed by business, labor, community leaders and United Way, Boys and Girls Club; YMCA volunteer, youth others, but the most important is your vote. baseball and basketball coach. Hire Brian Sonntag your State Auditor.

Glenn Freeman Candidate Statement (Prefers Constitution Party) With the incumbent in office since 1993, it’s time for a fresh set Friends to Elect Glenn Freeman of eyes to examine how government fulfills its duties to serve the 10605 SE 240th Street, PMB 142 public. The office of Auditor especially is one where there should Kent, WA 98031 be no risk of long incumbency leading to “comfort zones” in the Telephone: (253) 854-6524 office itself or agencies examined. This is especially the case in Email: [email protected] partisan elections. Website: www.electfreeman08.com As your Auditor, I will work to make the office non-partisan. As it Biographical Information stands, there is always the potential for doubt or suspicion when the very government agencies or programs the Auditor is examining Current Occupation/Employer: Quality Assurance Specialist, were put in place by the Auditor’s own party. Until that change can Boeing Company (19 years) come about, I will bring no bias, politics, or special interests to the Education: Graduate of Renton High School and Northwest position, just an ability to be a truly independent Auditor. University, with a BA in Organizational Management; as a youth Performance audits are very effective if they are searching and I achieved the highest rank in Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout thorough. I would put failure markers in place. If an audit showed Family: I am 40 years old, married 17 years to my wife Annette that a failure marker had been reached, then a recommendation of and have two teenagers. We attend Kent Covenant Church where abolishment of an entire program would not be out of the question. I perform usher duties. We enjoy camping with friends. I believe taxpayers deserve nothing less. Significant Career Experience: Internal Audit experience and It’s time for new ideas and fresh eyes on government. previous manager of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Internal Audit

Organization (16 auditors). I recently stepped aside as Chairman of the Constitution Party of Washington for campaign run.

J. Richard (Dick) McEntee (Prefers Republican Party) Significant Career Experience:Executive, Nalley’s Fine Foods; served our Nation in the US Army; St. Joseph Hospital Trustee; Citizens for Dick McEntee Treasurer, County Republican Party. 4408 Merry Lane W Candidate Statement University Place, WA 98466 Telephone: (253) 564-1497 Sixteen years of the State Auditor’s partisan inaction and four years of failure by the Governor are enough. Seek leadership. Find Email: [email protected] the truly trustworthy Professional to fulfill your hope for a better Washington—Elect Dick McEntee. Two issues require urgent attention—Dick pled for these in the 2000 race. Then, the Auditor avoided, or was unable to persuade Biographical Information legislators to fund Performance Audits. We passed Initiative 900 in 2005. Since then, the Auditor has amassed over $30 million of Current Occupation/Employer: Vice President and Chief tax dollars—some has been spent conducting meager Performance Government Compliance Officer for an Edmonds based Investment Audits but, with the Governor’s lack of leadership and the partisan Advisory firm. Management Consulting Company CEO. legislature and Auditor’s stalling, millions in promised savings Education: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Villanova languish. It’s sad. Will we ever see over $1 billion in savings that University. Completed American Management Association and should be returned to us? IBM programs in management and finance. Second, budgets of schools, cities, and others audited by the State Elected Experience: Elected to Fircrest City Council; Pierce are strained; yet, Auditor fees spiral ever higher. This isn’t fair! County Council appointment, the Economic Development Dick is exceptionally well qualified to serve his State as Auditor. He Corporation; appointed by Governor Gardner, the Food Processing th is a proven leader in business and government affairs. His untiring, Advisory Commission; 28 District Leader; University Place Public loyal government, public and community service is remarkable. Safety Commission. He can persuade the legislature to implement Performance Audit Family: Dick and his late wife Kathy have 6 children and 12 recommendations. Dick will work only for the interests of our grandchildren. State’s citizens.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 34 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Attorney General (Partisan Office) Significant Career Experience: [1976-1986] Managed own private practice in Tacoma [1977] Admitted to United States John Ladenburg Supreme Court (Prefers Democratic Party) Candidate Statement Friends of John Ladenburg Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg will bring hands-on experience PO Box 1856 in criminal justice, financial management, and consumer protection to Tacoma, WA 98401 an office that should be run for the people, not self promotion. Telephone: (253) 678-2276 A four-term elected County Prosecutor, John helped write the Email: [email protected] state’s first sex offender monitoring legislation, reduced violent Website: www.ladenburg.org drug crimes, and prosecuted polluters. As Attorney General, John will focus on issues that impact our lives. IDENTITY THEFT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION: Washington Biographical Information is the 2nd worst state in the nation for consumer fraud and 9th worst Current Occupation/Employer: Pierce County Executive for identity theft. John will increase enforcement and improve Education: [1967] Graduated Stadium High School, Tacoma, tracking and sentencing. Why are we paying the highest gas prices Washington [1971] Graduated Gonzaga University, Spokane, in the nation? John will get answers, not make excuses. Washington, Degree: Political Science B.A. (Honors) [1974] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: John has a history of defending Graduated Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, Degree: our air, water, climate and open space and will continue to do so. Juris Doctor SAFEGUARDING KIDS AND SENIORS: Online predators and Elected Experience: [1982-1986] Tacoma City Councilman scam artists prey on our most vulnerable. John has actual courtroom [1986-2000] Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney [2001 - Current] experience and will use his skills to track down and punish those Pierce County Executive who abuse kids and seniors. Family: The third of 16 children, John Ladenburg was born INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS: John doesn’t waffle on issues like in Leavenworth, WA. John married his wife, Connie, 39 years reproductive choice or other personal freedoms. He will fight efforts ago. John and Connie have five grown children and eight to roll back our rights at the federal or state level. grandchildren.

Candidate Statement Attorney General Rob McKenna has proven he’s a skilled, capable Rob McKenna leader who protects Washington’s families, children and consumers (Prefers Republican Party) from 21st Century crime. Re-Elect AG Rob McKenna As Washington’s top cop, McKenna increased state protection of PO Box 955 children from sex predators. He clamped down on identity thieves Mercer Island, WA 98040 and successfully fought the methamphetamine epidemic. Telephone: (206) 232-0070 McKenna wrote the nation’s first law allowing facilities where Email: [email protected] children congregate to ban convicted sex offenders. He success- Website: www.robmckenna.org fully fought for: • more mandatory prison time for sex predators • stricter registration and • making child pornography possession a ranked felony. Biographical Information Thanks in large measure to McKenna’s Meth Task Force: • meth- Education: Law degree, University of Chicago (member, Law amphetamine labs are down 90% vs. 2001 and • meth’s street price Review). B.A.’s, Economics & International Studies, University has doubled. His efforts produced new narcotics task forces and of Washington (with Honors; student body president). more drug treatment. McKenna also focuses on prevention and Family: Rob and Marilyn, his wife of 22 years, have four children. has personally spoken to 30,000 students about this extremely They make their home in Bellevue and are members of St. Louise dangerous drug. Catholic Parish. Since McKenna took office, Washington has dropped six spots in Significant Career Experience: Elected as Attorney General in ID theft rankings. Thanks to his legislation, consumers can now 2004. Elected to three terms on the King County Council. Attorney, freeze their credit before they become victims of identity theft. Perkins Coie law firm. Board member, Bellevue Community Col- Rob McKenna personally argued and won two U.S. Supreme Court lege Foundation. Volunteer fundraiser, Eastside Domestic Violence victories for Washington voters. Winning the Top Two primary Program. Eagle Scout; Executive board member, Boy Scouts, Chief case means the people – not political parties – choose our election Seattle Council. system. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. 35 Commissioner of Public Lands (Partisan Office) Candidate Statement Peter J. Goldmark A lifelong Okanogan Rancher, former WSU Regent, volunteer (Prefers Democratic Party) firefighter and rural school board director, Peter Goldmark will restore balance and trust to the management of our public lands. Goldmark for Public Lands Commissioner Sustainable Forest Management PO Box 12917 Every year we lose valuable forest— along with jobs and public Seattle, WA 98111 access—to sprawl development and unsustainable logging Telephone: (206) 447-4169 practices. Peter will protect forests and jobs by enforcing rules that Email: [email protected] protect neighbors from steep-slope logging and reforming policies Website: www.votepetergoldmark.com that sell public forest to developers for one-time gain. Clean Rivers and Puget Sound Biographical Information Lack of leadership undermines the Puget Sound cleanup efforts. Peter will provide needed leadership to protect farms and fish and Current Occupation/Employer: Second generation Okanogan help restore the Puget Sound. wheat and cattle rancher for over 35 years. Healthy Schools and Communities Education: Peter graduated from Okanogan High School and Proceeds from timber sales benefit rural school construction and received a PhD in molecular biology. communities depend on public land for jobs and recreation. A Elected Experience: Two-term Okanogan School Board rancher and outdoorsman whose five kids attended rural schools, Member Peter Goldmark will defend our rural way of life. Family: Together, Peter and his wife Georgia raised their five Addressing Climate Change children on the family ranch. All of his children attended Okanogan Peter will manage forests and water to address climate change. This High School. Sadly, Georgia succumbed to cancer in 2003. Peter is an opportunity to create green jobs, improve state revenue, and remarried in 2004 and is hopeful that one or more of his children protect our children’s future. will continue the family’s legacy on the ranch. ENDORSED: Washington Education Association, Washington Significant Career Experience:Former Director of the Washington State Labor Council, Washington Conservation Voters, farmers Department of Agriculture, molecular biologist and wheat breeder, and ranchers, Senators Cantwell and Murray, and community volunteer wildland firefighter, and WSU Regent. leaders statewide.

President, Western States Lands Commissioner Association, 2004-05; Current board member, Mountains to Sound Greenway

Doug Sutherland Candidate Statement (Prefers Republican Party) Doug Sutherland grew up in Eastern Washington working on farms Committee to Re-Elect Doug Sutherland and fighting forest fires as a smokejumper, so taking care of the PO Box 2375 land comes naturally. Olympia, WA 98507 Doug knows how important forest jobs are to rural communities. He Telephone: (360) 628-8372 replaced outdated forest policies that had previously led to massive Email: [email protected] fires and habitat destruction. Coming from a union household, he Website: www.dougsutherland.org stands beside workers, instituting new fitness rules for firefighter safety – and meeting them himself. Biographical Information A former small business owner, Doug runs government Current Occupation/Employer: Public Lands Commissioner like a business because good business and environmentally responsible stewardship go hand in hand. He created projects Education: B.A. in History, Central Washington University, 2001 offering wind power to thousands of Washington homes, removing “Distinguished Alumni” Award contaminants from Puget Sound and encouraging responsible Elected Experience: Tacoma Mayor, 1982-1990; Pierce County forestry so family forest landowners can leave a legacy for their Executive, 1993-2000 children. His sustainable forestry plan is the first to protect old Family: Doug and Grace have six grown children and seven growth, dramatically improve forest health and open thousands of grandchildren miles of salmon habitat in forest streams. Significant Career Experience:Owner, Tacoma Tent and Awning, A collaborative approach and diverse background earned Doug 1971-92; Chair, Puget Sound Air Quality Authority, 1982-89; support from leaders of both parties like Governor Dan Evans and Board member, Tacoma Urban League, 1992-2000; Co-Chair, Democratic House Speaker Brian Ebersole. Commencement Bay Cleanup Action Committee, 1994-95; Co- Doug is proud of Washington’s success, protecting forests and Chair, Salmon Task Force, 1995-2000; James Ellis Regional creating jobs. They are the priorities he learned growing up and Leadership Award, 1999; US County Executive of the Year, 2000; are his priorities as Lands Commissioner. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 36 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Superintendent of Public Instruction (Page 1 of 3) (Nonpartisan Office)

for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2004, finished rd3 of 6 John Patterson Blair candidates, 92,000 votes, 9% of the vote statewide. Candidate Statement Every family should have the right, the opportunity and funds to John Blair for SPI individualize the public education for each of their own children. 26410 Vashon Highway SW Therefore, I propose a Public Education System, parallel to the Vashon, WA 98070-8321 existing Public School System, consisting of: Telephone: (206) 391-8780 Voluntary Individual Student Trust Accounts, created and funded Email: [email protected] annually using each student’s existing $9000 state education Website: www.JohnBlair2008.org voucher. With approval, each student’s parents may spend these ac- cumulating funds at the registered Public Education Program(s) of Biographical Information their choice. A registered Public Education Program would be any educational program, regardless of ownership, which: accepts only Current Occupation/Employer: Owner, Thermal Control Inc. trust funds as tuition, i.e. “free”; fills at least 80% of its openings (HVAC&R Service Company) without admission qualification, i.e. “open enrollment”; permits no Education: Haverford College, BA Sociology; Temple University, organized devotional instruction or activities; and publishes measur- Masters Science Education able educational and behavioral goals for its students, students not Elected Experience: Vashon School Board 2000-04 achieving these goals may be dismissed by the program. Family: Married 38 years, two daughters, and two granddaughters Neighborhood Education Districts, staffed by three locally elected trustees, who oversee the public educational progress of 50 to 200 Significant Career Experience: High School Science Teacher participating students. The trustees must approve parental Education 1969-77; Developed and taught a high school Special Education to Program choices for students passing applicable WASL tests. mainstream Science transition curriculum 1970 –72; Union negotia- tor 1970-72; A founding and participating teacher, Cinnaminson Community Facility Districts which own, operate and maintain (NJ) Alternative High School (170 students) 1972-76 ; A founding public buildings. Life cycle maintenance funds will be included and participating parent, Vashon (WA) Parent Involvement Program in the original bond funding. Alternative Elementary School (40 students) 1983-90; Candidate If you agree, vote for John Blair.

Don Hansler Candidate Statement Hansler for SPI I have the characteristics that are essential for a Superintendent 22711 66th Avenue Court E of Public Instruction who can lead this state into becoming a Spanaway, WA 98387 place where everyone has the opportunity for a good education. I Telephone: (253) 846-3354 recognize the need for significant changes in our state educational Email: [email protected] system in order to make it more “user-friendly” – for students, teachers, and parents. Some of the major changes that I will advocate during my term in office are the following: 1. Bonuses for teachers who are rated to be outstanding by parents of students. Biographical Information 2. Full state funding of K-12 education, accompanied by a ban on Current Occupation/Employer: Retired; volunteer teacher for special levies for operations. 3. Establishment of a two-level high 16 classes in 7 different schools each week. school diploma system: basic and advanced. 4. Revision of the Education: B.S. in Fisheries, M.S. in Fisheries, and Teaching WASL program, in order to eliminate some important flaws that Certificate, all from the University of Washington. it has. 5. Promotion of the methods of teaching that will improve Family: Married to Marge Keister Hansler since 1958. Three students’ thinking skills. Details of these changes and others daughters and 6 grandchildren. that I will pursue are presented in my 3-page official campaign statement, which can be obtained by e-mailing me your US mail Significant Career Experience: Teacher of science and math address at: [email protected] . for 13 years. Supervisor of the science program for 32 Bellevue schools for 12 years. Adjunct instructor for Seattle Pacific University since 1986. Published a 417-page college textbook on methods of teaching thinking skills. Served on numerous advisory boards in Issaquah Schools and served as district levy chairman.

• President’s Award – Association of Washington School Principals • Golden Gavel Award – Washington Association of Randy Dorn School Administrators Candidate Statement People for Randy Dorn Terry Bergeson has had 12 years to bring reform and change to our PO Box 906 schools. Where are we after 12 years? Still studying how to fund Auburn, WA 98071 basic education. Still arguing about how to implement education Telephone: (253) 833-9253 reform. It’s time for a change! Email: [email protected] The Superintendent of Public Instruction needs to be an Website: www.randydorn2008.com experienced educator and a political leader. Randy Dorn is both. Randy was an elementary and middle school teacher and, for 10 years, an elementary and high school principal. Randy Dorn Biographical Information knows the classroom. Current Occupation/Employer: Executive Director, Public But Randy Dorn also knows how to get things done in Olympia. School Employees of Washington Randy served seven years in the House of Representatives and was Education: M.A. Education, Pacific Lutheran University, 1980; Chairman of the Education Committee. Today, he is the Executive B.A. Education, University of Idaho, 1975 Director of Public School Employees of Washington, the state’s Elected Experience: Seven years in State House of Representa- second largest educational employee organization. tives; Chairman of House Education Committee Randy Dorn will be a forceful advocate for school funding, Family: Lives in Eatonville with his wife, Kate, a public school reminding the legislature it is their paramount duty to fully fund a librarian. They are the parents of three grown sons, one is a public basic education rather than relying on local levies. school teacher, while another is studying to be a teacher. And Randy Dorn will replace the WASL with a testing system that Significant Career Experience: Elementary and Middle School is more fair, more understandable, and takes less time, so testing teacher; Elementary and High School principal; Recipient: doesn’t dominate curriculum and the school calendar. • National Service Award – American Vocational Association It’s time for Randy Dorn. Leadership… for a change.

David Blomstrom Candidate Statement Blomstrom vs The Seattle Mafia Viva Chavez! No, I haven’t lost my mind - just my profession 5011 Brooklyn NE Apt 3 (teaching) and students.* Disgusted by voter apathy, I’m trying Seattle, WA 98105 to tap into the energy generated by Venezuela’s president. Hugo Website: www.seattle-mafia.org/ Chavez has some good ideas, too - like holding corrupt corporations accountable and nationalizing strategic industries. In fact, public education’s biggest problem is corporate corruption, the de facto privatization of our schools. Yet the media have once again turned this race into a forum on the WASL - which I’ve fought for over a Biographical Information decade. So why do the media ignore and even lie about me? This race has also been dominated by corrupt teachers unions, another Education: Western Washington University/Huxley and University scourge I’ve been attacking for over a decade. This isn’t a tea party, of Alaska at Fairbanks; BS in Ecology folks. We’re at war with our own government, with Corporate Significant Career Experience: Worked for the Seattle School America, and we’re getting our butts kicked, liberals, conservatives District for 16 years (mostly teaching), followed by political activ- and independents alike. Well, I’m not afraid to fight. I’m even at- ism, including two previous bids for this office tacking Bill Gates, right in his home town. I don’t respect software terrorists who exploit children. How can we take back America if we can’t even rescue our local schools? *www.seattle-mafia.org - Information, blogs, forums, polls, news.

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Enid Duncan Candidate Statement Committee to Elect Enid Duncan State I am running because I believe the original goals of education Superintendent of Public Instruction reform have been abandoned by the current superintendent. I am 900 Meridian Avenue E #19-427 committed to restoring the original goals of improving student Milton, WA 98354 performance and supporting quality instruction for all students. Telephone: (253) 334-0296 Each student is unique. I will uphold the standards and demand Email: [email protected] accountability for teaching and learning but will also work to include a variety of appropriate tools and opportunities for graduating students to demonstrate their abilities to pursue their Biographical Information life goals. I will go to Olympia to free us from the WASL obsession Current Occupation/Employer: CEO, Higrade Company, of the incumbent. I will work hard for all students in our state to Edgewood, WA insure every learning opportunity is afforded to them. Addressing learning differences (learning disabilities) are a priority for me. I Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pacific Lutheran University and will always be a champion for the rights of parents to be involved Masters of Education, Goddard College, Vermont in every aspect of their child’s education. I believe very strongly Elected Experience: City Council Member, City of Edgewood in fiscal responsibility and have a reputation for maximizing Family: Married with three children taxpayer’s value. I want teachers to get the training and tools to provide the best education possible for all students. If you feel we Significant Career Experience: Worked to help define and can do better than we are in providing education to the children of pass Dyslexia Pilot Program bill, former Pierce County Arts Washington, please support me. Commissioner, taught ECEAP/AVANZA early intervention program, featured in 1994 Washington CEO Magazine, worked for former First Lady of Costa Rica

Candidate Statement Dr. Teresa “Terry” Bergeson is a lifelong educator who has devoted Teresa (Terry) Bergeson her career to helping students achieve academic excellence. She cares deeply about our children and has worked tirelessly to ensure Dr. Teresa “Terry” Bergeson our public schools work for our students. PO Box 11910 Today Washington leads the nation in accountability with some of Olympia, WA 98508 the most rigorous academic standards in the U.S. Terry Bergeson Telephone: (360) 539-4792 led the effort to adopt these standards, and continues to strongly Email: [email protected] support them. Website: www.TerryBergeson2008.com We know that high standards are working. In June, more than 91% of the Class of 2008 met new graduation requirements in reading and writing. Washington leads the nation in SAT scores. Biographical Information Academic achievement for students in all ethnic groups has Current Occupation/Employer: State Superintendent of Public improved significantly. More career and technical opportunities Instruction are available. Education: B.A. in English from Emmanuel College, Master’s Just as important, Terry’s courageous leadership has helped create Degree in Counseling and Guidance from Western Michigan schools that pay more personal attention to every single student. University, Doctorate in Education from the University of She believes every child can meet high expectations with the right Washington. amount of support, and she’s a partner with our schools to make Significant Career Experience: Dr. Bergeson is a former that happen. classroom teacher, school counselor, school district administrator Vote for Terry Bergeson to protect Washington’s high standards, and and Executive Director of the Washington State Commission on help all of our children build strong foundations for their future. Student Learning. Terry Bergeson for Superintendent of Public Instruction: for students, for teachers, for the future.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. 39 (Page 1 of 2) Insurance Commissioner (Partisan Office) business. Commissioner Kreidler is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. Mike Kreidler Candidate Statement (Prefers Democratic Party) Mike Kreidler is a strong and independent voice who has stood Friends of Mike Kreidler up to powerful interests as the state’s top advocate for insurance PO Box 7485 consumers. Olympia, WA 98507-7485 In his first two terms, Mike Kreidler saved consumers more Telephone: (360) 704-8313 than $200 million in auto and homeowners’ insurance by cutting Email: [email protected] excessive premium rates proposed by insurance companies. Website: www.mikekreidler.com His free consumer advocacy program helped consumers recover more than $107 million for policyholders in wrongfully delayed Biographical Information or denied insurance claims. Current Occupation/Employer: Insurance Commissioner, State Mike Kreidler is eager to continue championing and defending the of Washington rights of insurance consumers to receive fair treatment at a fair price. Education: Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Optometry; Pacific The people of our state deserve affordable health insurance and University • Masters Degree, Public Health; UCLA Mike Kreidler has a specific proposal to cover every Washington resident, preserve choice and reduce costs. His plan will provide Elected Experience: Mike Kreidler was elected Insurance peace of mind with a guaranteed level of financial security in the Commissioner in 2000. He was re-elected in 2004. He also served event of a personal health crisis. as a school board member, state representative, state senator, and in the U.S. Congress. Mike Kreidler is a proven leader who has served the people of Washington with dedication, fairness and hard work. That’s why Family: Mike Kreidler and his wife Lela have been married he’s consistently earned endorsements from consumer, labor, for more than 40 years and have three children and three business, retiree, educational, and health care organizations and grandchildren. individuals across our state. Significant Career Experience: Mike worked as an optometrist Please join them by retaining Mike Kreidler as your State in the private sector for 20 years. He also owned a successful small Insurance Commissioner.

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John R. Adams Your Insurance Commissioner must be more than an (Prefers Republican Party) administrator. 1715 W Nickerson Street The Commissioner should be both an advocate for consumers and Seattle, WA 98119 a regulator/protector of the insurance industry and possess a good Telephone: (206) 283-0212 working knowledge of the applicable laws. Email: [email protected] Let’s face it; one of the reasons for higher insurance costs and fewer Website: options is a lack of consumer choice and resistance to change when johnadams2008.seattlegeneralagency.com change is needed. Extreme judgments contribute to the rising insurance costs that have driven insurance companies from our state and doctors from Biographical Information their practices. Average families and many businesses cannot afford Current Occupation/Employer: Owner Seattle General medical coverage/benefits. Agency We have all heard “If it isn’t broke – don’t fix it.” It’s time to wake Education: Graduated from University of Washington / BA up! The system is broke – it does need fixing – we need a level Business Administration. Many specialty industry schools playing field. Elected Experience: Eight years as director; Lake Washington Let’s work for common sense and creative solutions. John is a School Dist. 414 Viet Nam veteran with very broad life experience and sense of Family: My wife Starr of 39 years, two children and three fairness. grandchildren Help John Adams bring 38 years of professional experience in the Significant Career Experience: Hartford Careen program 1970; insurance business to the Commissioner’s office. Give him a chance Marne underwriter 70-75; Broker at Marsh Mclennan 75-79; to begin to fix a broken system. Wholesale Underwriting 79-89; Own independent agency since Vote John Adams for Insurance Commissioner!! 1989.

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Candidate Statement Curtis Fackler The people of Washington deserve better than we’ve gotten from (States No Party Preference) the incumbent Insurance Commissioner. We need a regulator who Citizens for Curt Fackler will hold the insurance industry accountable, without party politics 3327 W Indian Trail Road #165 and elites of Olympia calling the shots. Spokane, WA 99208 Telephone: (509) 467-7392 That’s why I am running as a non-partisan for the office that over- Email: [email protected] sees an industry that takes more money out of your pocket than Website: www.curtfackler.com any other. When you add it all up, insurance premiums amount to over $15,000 for every Washingtonian. Unlike my opponent, I have professional credentials (MBA in Biographical Information Finance and past insurance and securities licenses) plus the occu- Significant Career Experience: I have an MBA in Finance with pational experience (ran a payroll and employee benefits business) over 20 years experience in the insurance and employee benefit to do the job. My record on the issues of health insurer surpluses industry. After opening multiple insurance offices in multiple states, and rates, credit scoring in underwriting, and unreasonable fees to I saw the need for legislative changes pertaining to insurance. Testi- consultants is clear. fying in Olympia on issues affecting small business, earned me the Re-elect my opponent and you will continue to be ripped-off. 2007 NFIB Washington State Small Business Champion Award. I serve on the Washington Department of Labor & Industries COHE Elect me and $1.4 billion in excess premiums will be refunded to committee. My volunteer experience includes being a foster parent, health insurance customers. Credit scoring will be stopped. Fackler Boy Scout Master, and Boys and Girls Club Board Member. I spent believes if you are overcharged by your health insurer you should eight years as a navigator in the Air Force. get the money back not the state, as a new law now requires. To find out more, see CurtFackler.com .

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Candidate Statement Elections are not supposed to be won by party bureaucracy, but according to the worker who understands the people. All mankind can be categorized into one of two groups: Those who demand the ability to control others, and those not wanting to be controlled.

Significant Career Experience: Former Associate Professor of Economics at Eastern Washington University Lisa Brown Candidate Statement (Prefers Democratic Party) Senator Lisa Brown gets things done in Olympia. Respected for Campaign for Lisa Brown th her integrity and effective leadership, she has been chosen as the 1428 W 14 Avenue Senate Majority Leader. She uses her position to fight for people Spokane, WA 99204 who don’t have high-paid lobbyists in Olympia. She represents the Telephone: (509) 475-3448 interests of Spokane and Eastern Washington. Email: [email protected] Lisa’s legislative work is bringing us good jobs. She successfully Website: www.votelisabrown.org led efforts to create medical research facilities here and to provide incentives for regional aerospace manufacturers and the film industry. She helped revitalize downtown Spokane by securing Biographical Information funds for the Fox Theater, affordable housing, and the renovated Current Occupation/Employer: Associate Professor, YMCA/YWCA. Organizational Leadership, Gonzaga University Lisa believes in the power of education to strengthen our Education: Ph. D. Economics, The University of Colorado. B.A. communities. She took the initiative to expand the Riverpoint Economics, The University of Illinois. campus, increasing nursing and physical therapy programs and bringing first-year medical and dental education to Spokane. She Elected Experience: WA State House of Representatives, increased funds for our school libraries, trade apprenticeships, and 1993-1997. WA State Senate, 1997 - present. Former Chair of the for the College Bound scholarship program. Energy and Technology Committee. Former Chair of the Ways and Means Committee. Currently serving as the Senate Majority Lisa works hard to make Washington healthier, safer, and cleaner. Leader. From the Cooper Jones bike safety bill to the Lance Morehouse Jr. developmental disability services bill, Lisa turns Spokane Family: Teenage son, Lucas, and big dog, Maverick! Lisa and priorities into Washington priorities. Visit her website at www. Lucas enjoy music and year-round outdoor activities in the Inland votelisabrown.org . Please vote to return Lisa Brown to Olympia Northwest. to work for us! Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 42 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Legislative District 3 (Page 1 of 2) State Representative Position 1 (Partisan Office)

Alex Wood (Prefers Democratic Party)

Candidate Statement It’s been an honor to represent Spokane in the State Legislature the past 12 years, and now I ask for your support to continue that work. Lisa Brown, Timm Ormsby and I have formed a great Legislative team. Now, with Chris Marr and Don Barlow added to Biographical Information the mix we are that much stronger. From leading the state in job creation last year, to the Riverpoint campus, the Fox Theater, first Current Occupation/Employer: State Legislator (3rd District, phase of the North-South Freeway, and so many more success Spokane) 1997 – present stories, our city is on the move. Let’s all work together to keep it Education: Washington State Univ (Broadcast Journalism) that way! (Minors – History, English) 1973 – 1977. Significant Career Experience: U.S. Navy Submarine Service (1966 – 1970) Vietnam Service Medal (twice); Reporter, Anchor – Spokane (KREM, KHQ, KXLY) 1977 – 1989; Talk Show Host – KXLY (1990 – 1996)

Laura Carder Elected Experience: Precinct Committee Officer; Republican (Prefers Republican Party) State Convention delegate Citizens for Laura Carder Family: I was born in Washington DC where my father was 2211 E Rich Avenue a seismologist, grew up in Arlington VA., then we moved to Spokane, WA 99207 California. I now live in Spokane and my brother lives near Telephone: (509) 487-3216 Arlington, WA. Email: [email protected] Website: www.lcarder.com Significant Career Experience: I was a Computer Programmer and Graphics expert for McDonnell Douglas. Candidate Statement American citizens of all ethnicities should have priority over non- Biographical Information citizens in obtaining jobs and benefits. Job outsourcing should be minimized. Spokane should get its fair share of tax revenue, Current Occupation/Employer: Violist for Gonzaga Symphony benefiting those here legally. Rather than raise taxes, our state and Project Joy orchestras; Community Volunteer for Hillyard, government needs to operate within its means so that you can Bloomsday, and assisted in Math and Music. Worked for Spokane better live within yours. I believe in less government intrusion and County Fair, and delivered telephone directories. regulation, affordable health care emphasizing healthy life style, Education: CSULB, BA in Math/Computer Science; SFSU, BM quality education, not indoctrination, and protection of life and in Music; Cypress College, CA, GIS Certificate your constitutional rights. If elected, I hope to represent and serve you with the dedication you deserve.

Chris Bowen No (Prefers Republican Party) Chris Bowen Significant Career Experience: I made sure to hit every step of Photo 2328 E Joseph the political experience ladder. I initiated a Spokane City Council Submitted Spokane, WA 99208 internship program. This experience allowed for me to see first-hand Telephone: (509) 217-7297 how the City of Spokane functions and how to best communicate Email: [email protected] with them when we need to work together. I have also been involved with the Spokane neighborhood Committees. Candidate Statement Biographical Information I was born in 1978 to a nuclear engineer and one of the sweetest Current Occupation/Employer: Small business owner ladies you could ever meet. I have worked with two Spokane neighborhood committees. While at Eastern Washington University Education: I went to Eastern Washington University as a I initiated a Spokane City Council Internship program that gave Government major. me valuable insight on how the city functions and how to best Elected Experience: I have been elected twice, first as a PCO, communicate with them. I was elected twice at the state level (PCO then I was elected as a vice Chair of a district. and Vice Chair of a district). Understanding the needs of the citizens is why I obtained so much experience; I believe an elected official Family: A loving and supportive group! must know the needs before they can represent the citizens.

John Waite Family: Family from Washington state, mostly living in Spokane, (Prefers Independent Party) Washington. John Waite for 3rd District House 19 W Main Significant Career Experience:Local business owner, Commercial Spokane, WA 99201 property owner, former teacher and coach, Current radio show host Telephone: (509) 475-8383 on KYRS (community radio in Spokane), Currently Vice Chair Email: [email protected] Cable advisory board in Spokane. Political and social commentator Website: www.votejohnwaite.com on www.makegovwork.org, a local website dealing with local, state and national issues. Candidate Statement Washington State and America are facing a difficult future saddled Biographical Information with rising costs outgaining tax revenues. We need real leadership Current Occupation/Employer: Self Employed Business owner to face these challenges. With the two Major parties locked in for 15 years, former Teacher and Coach. Current radio show host war for power, with no regard for the people, it is time to find on KYRS (community radio in Spokane). qualified candidates outside the current parties. I bring a practical, economically responsible outlook to government, with an eye on Education: Degrees from Eastern Washington University in “quality of life.” Balance and common sense are needed to address Humanities, and Education (Social Studies, History and Econ). our problems, not party politics. We need quality roads, education Elected Experience: Ran for City Council in 2007, Endorsed by and health care - and real leadership to achieve these goals. See Spokesman-Review. www.votejohnwaite.com for more info.

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Timm Ormsby (Prefers Democratic Party) Significant Career Experience:30 years in construction, primarily People For Timm Ormsby as a concrete finisher. Current legislative committee assignments: PO Box 2177 Capital Budget – Vice Chair, Housing, State Government & Tribal Spokane, WA 99210-2177 Affairs, Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Rules. Task- Telephone: (509) 981-6678 forces: Joint Legislative-Executive Columbia River Partnership, Email: [email protected] Infrastructure Study Committee. Community activities: President, Website: www.timmormsby.com Spokane Regional Labor Council. Member of the Boards of: SNAP, United Way of Spokane County, and Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture. Biographical Information Candidate Statement Current Occupation/Employer: Business Representative, North- It’s been a privilege and honor to serve the good folks of Spokane eastern Washington – Northern Idaho Building & Construction for the last five years in the State Legislature. We’ve accomplished a Trades Council lot of great things for the region and there is more yet to be done. Education: St. Aloysius Catholic School, North Central High My own experiences as a husband, father, son and construction School worker have taught me the value of teamwork to find common Elected Experience: State Representative since 2003 PCO inter- sense solutions. Born and raised in Spokane, I know firsthand the mittently 1992-2006 challenges we face. I will continue working for you to focus on the issues that matter most to all of us. Family: Married to Kim; Three children; Expecting first grandchild in November I humbly ask for your vote.

Mike Novak (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Significant Career Experience: I was honorably discharged Committee to Elect Michael A. Novak after 12 years in the U.S. Army. I’ve volunteered as a Teacher’s 2402 E First Assistant for a local elementary school. I’ve also worked for a Spokane, WA 99202 Fortune 500 Company. I’ve personally seen the struggles that Telephone: (509) 217-0389 both small and big business face here in Washington. Email: [email protected] Candidate Statement Website: www.michaelanovak.org We need somebody in Olympia that will fight for Eastern Washington. I am not asking for a political career. I am asking for you to give me a chance to represent you for 2 years. If I fail, Biographical Information I will fire myself. But I will not fail you the people. I have many Current Occupation/Employer: I’m employed as Sales Account ideas I feel will benefit the people of Eastern Washington. Here Manager for a Certified Woman Owned Small Business. are just a few of my ideas: A College Student Loan Repayment Incentive, Our Tax dollars staying in Spokane, and a Tax Break Education: High School Graduate, Police Science Graduate, for Small Businesses. Northwest Interactive Training Center Graduate, and Primary Leadership Development Training—US Army. For more information go to www.michaelanovak.org . Elected Experience: Elected PCO in 2004 and 2006. Elected Thanks for your support. District Leader in 2006 for District 3C. Family: Married with two daughters.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. 45 Legislative District 4 State Senator (Partisan Office) Liberty Lake Kiwanis Club – Charter Member and Currently serving on Board of Directors Judi Owens Candidate Statement (Prefers Democratic Party) th Committee to Elect Judi Owens The 4 District deserves better representation in Olympia. PO Box 823 Our region needs a moderate, effective leader who knows what it takes Liberty Lake, WA 99019 to get results. I have the energy and desire to get the job done. Telephone: (509) 928-5834 As a seven-year council member for the City of Liberty Lake, I Email: [email protected] worked to place the priorities of the community over personal Website: www.judiowens.com politics. Additionally, as a member of the Finance Committee, I fought to lower taxes three out of the last five years. My record of support for strong economic development has proven that I am an Biographical Information effective, pragmatic leader who delivers real results for our com- Current Occupation/Employer: Head Secretary, Maintenance munity. With nearly 19 years of experience working in the Central Department for Central Valley School District Valley School District, I understand firsthand we need to make our public schools a top priority. Education: Thompson Falls High School, Thompson Falls, Mon- tana; Kinman Business University, Spokane, Washington When elected, I will apply the same energy to our state government that I have demonstrated throughout my career. I will work every Elected Experience: Founding member of the City Council in day to provide more leadership on the key challenges in Eastern City of Liberty Lake; 2001, currently serving 3rd Term. State Vice Washington; ensuring quality public schools, making health care President of Public School Employees of WA; 2nd Term affordable, improving fiscal accountability, and creating jobs. I Family: Married to Charles Owens, USAF Retired; four children, will work every day in Olympia to achieve these goals, and make four grandchildren a difference for families and businesses across the state. Significant Career Experience: Employee Retirement Benefits Sincerely, Board – 3rd Term (appointed by Governors Locke and Gregoire) Judi Owens Valley School District; United Crusade Loaned Executive; Fire Commissioner, District 1, 6 years; Real Estate Broker, 17 years; Bob McCaslin and Legislative Chair, Valley Chamber of Commerce. (Prefers Republican Party) Candidate Statement Committee to Reelect Bob McCaslin As a fifty-six year resident of the Spokane Valley, Senator Bob PO Box 1384 McCaslin is in touch with the hopes, the concerns and the needs Veradale, WA 99037 of the people of the 4th legislative district. No legislator works Telephone: (509) 928-5060 harder to reduce the growth of taxes and government regulation; to toughen laws against crime; or to assure quality education. Senator McCaslin strongly believes that government should work for the people, not the other way around. He has been one Biographical Information of the most consistent opponents to unnecessary new taxes and government intrusion into our daily lives. Current Occupation/Employer: Retired; State Senator As ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Education: BA, Sociology & Economics; Washington State McCaslin believes our laws should serve as a deterrent to criminal College; Graduate work in Sociology & Economics behavior and that our courts’ first priority should be to protect law Elected Experience: State Senate Committee Chair: Agriculture, abiding citizens. He will continue to work to keep our communities Government Operations, Judiciary; State Senate Committee safe. Member: Financial Institutions, Health & Human Services, Senator McCaslin believes providing a quality education in a safe Commerce & Labor, Consumer Protection, and Housing. environment is the paramount duty of the legislature. Providing Family: Two children, and two grandchildren excellent pay for our teachers and smaller class sizes are two Significant Career Experience: WWII veteran, 27 months, US important ways to help accomplish that. Navy; Kaiser Aluminum employee 17 years; Production Advisor Senator Bob McCaslin represents just one special interest group – Comalco Proprietary Ltd., Sydney, Australia; Production Advisor the people of the 4th legislative district. Let’s keep this dedicated Hindustan Aluminum Corp., India; PTA President, Central conservative voice working for us. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 46 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Legislative District 4 State Representative Position 1 (Partisan Office)

Linda J. Thompson (Prefers Democratic Party) Yes for Linda Thompson! Significant Career Experience: Career and community service PO Box 13434 experiences include 15 years of non-profit management • 14 years Spokane Valley, WA 99213-3434 of banking/financial services/insurance • 20 years of volunteering Telephone: (509) 926-7041 including Central Valley Schools, Scouting and School Based Email: [email protected] Mentoring Website: www.voteLindaThompson.org Candidate Statement My lifework remains dedication to strengthening families, Biographical Information supporting education, protecting our environment and advocating Current Occupation/Employer: Executive Director, Greater for public safety. I value investing in the economic development and Spokane Substance Abuse Council since July 1993 transportation needs of our region; as well as, access to health care for every citizen. Meaningful communication is the cornerstone of Education: Master of Organizational Leadership, Gonzaga all vibrant and successful communities. I am committed to listening • Bachelor of Arts in General Studies, Eastern Washington University to you, learning your issues and leading with integrity. Under my • 1971 Graduate of Central Valley High School leadership every citizen in our district can count on being treated Elected Experience: Gubernatorial appointment to the Washington with the utmost regard and respect. I promise to honor you, your Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse 2000 to 2006 vote and our communities. Family: Husband Richard Thompson • Daughter and Son-in-law Katee and Jack Claros • Son Nate Thompson • Parents Ron and Hazel Hatcher

Larry Crouse (Prefers Republican Party)

Candidate Statement Larry Crouse has proven his commitment to his family, his community and to those with whom he works. During the last Fourteen years, he has faithfully served as your Representative. A man of character, values, and dedication, he will always listen to your ideas and place your needs first as opposed to special interests outside our district. Larry believes that the state must be accountable to its citizens and justify every dollar it spends. He also demands that individuals must be responsible for their actions and pay the price if they break the law.

Matt Shea (Prefers Republican Party) Significant Career Experience:Matt Shea has served his country Committee to Elect Matt Shea in the United States Army with two combat tours overseas, 816 W Francis, PMB 322 including eight months in Bosnia as a platoon leader, and eleven Spokane, WA 99205 months in Baghdad, Iraq, as a company commander. Telephone: (509) 217-6992 Email: [email protected] Candidate Statement Website: www.voteshea.com My motto is less tax, less government, more freedom. Returning home after serving a combat tour in Iraq, I was amazed at how much state government had grown and how property taxes had Biographical Information risen. People, quite literally, are being taxed out of the American Education: Prior to graduating “Cum Laude” from Gonzaga Law Dream. This must stop. School, Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political When legislation comes before me creating or renewing government Science from Gonzaga University while completing ROTC. programs it will have to pass three tests: First, is it needed? Second, Family: Matt’s family has lived in Eastern Washington for four can it be done more efficiently in the private sector? Finally, will its generations and ran the first stagecoach, as the story goes, from funding come from existing revenues, rather than new taxes? Walla Walla to Colville, Washington. Matt grew up in Spokane I would be honored to have your vote. Valley attending both Pasadena and Ponderosa elementary schools.

Tim Hattenburg Family: Married to Becky Hattenburg, three children and two grandchildren. (Prefers Democratic Party) 511 N Skipworth Significant Career Experience: Teacher, Athletic Director, Spokane Valley, WA 99206-5037 Coach, and acting Administrator. Worked in the orchards of Telephone: (509) 927-7485 East Wenatchee. Field work in the Spokane Valley, Spokane Email: [email protected] County Library Board Trustee. Current member of Committee Website: VoteTimHattenburg.com on the history of the Spokane Police Department. Nominated for Washington State Teacher of the Year 1990. Candidate Statement As a lifelong resident of the 4th district I have seen tremendous Biographical Information growth. Management of that growth and ensuring family wage jobs are what This election is about. Current Occupation/Employer: Retired teacher Central Valley School District. Researcher/writer Tornado Creek Publications. A quality education is the cornerstone for our financial future. As a former teacher, I know that smaller class sizes and competitive Education: Graduate Central Valley High 1971, Associate wages for our teachers are extremely important. Affordable health in Arts Spokane Falls 1973, B.A. in Education Washington care and public safety are also priorities. State University 1975, two years post graduate work at Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University and Whitworth You need a representative who will listen to you, and who brings College. experienced and effective leadership to Olympia to deliver on those goals. I am that person. I ask for your vote.

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Ray Deonier (Prefers Republican Party) Committee to Elect Ray Deonier 9116 E Sprague Avenue #103 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 Telephone: (509) 953-7253 Email: [email protected] Significant Career Experience: I’ve worked as a logger, as well as in agriculture. I am a veteran of the United States Army and the Washington Army National Guard. I am a practicing Attorney in Spokane. Biographical Information Candidate Statement Current Occupation/Employer: I am an attorney practicing in I am running for State Representative because I want to ensure we a Spokane law firm. face our problems today, so our children will have a better future. As a parent myself, I believe we must take action now so our legacy Education: A.A. Spokane Falls Comm. College; B.A. Eastern Wash. Univ.; J.D. Gonzaga Law School to our children is not a government overburdened by debt and excessive regulations. It is my goal as a representative to take a long Family: I am Married to Shannon Deonier, who is an associate at hard look at the state budget and ensure that we are not wasting the another Law Firm in Spokane. We have three Children ages 9, 7, funds we have and bankrupting the future. Now is the time to plan and 5. Most of my extended family lives in the 4th District. for our future and I believe I am the best candidate for the job.

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Diana Wilhite (Prefers Republican Party) Significant Career Experience: • 2008 National Federation of Citizens to Elect Diana Wilhite Independent Business “Small Business Champion” Award • 2007 4th Dist. State Rep Greater Spokane Valley Chamber Harry E. Nelson “Citizen of the PO Box 14932 Spokane Valley, WA 99214-0932 Year” Award • Leadership Spokane graduate • NFIB Leadership Telephone: (509) 991-6634 Council • Founder and First President, NAWBO • Inland Power Email: [email protected] Board of Trustees • Washington State 4-H Foundation Board Website: www.votewilhite.com • Spokane County Republican PCO – 20 years Candidate Statement Biographical Information Diana Wilhite has lived in the 4th District for over thirty years. As a teacher, business owner, community leader, and former Current Occupation/Employer: Owner, Safeguard Business Mayor of Spokane Valley, she brings a conservative, reasoned Printing, 26 years. approach to state government. Married over 40 years to Rick, Education: College graduate, with post graduate studies in a Navy Veteran, Diana is a mother and grandmother whose Political Science priorities include improving education, transportation in Eastern Washington and the business climate in Washington State. Diana Elected Experience: Elected 2002 & 2005 to the Spokane Valley embodies the four Cs of an effective legislator; Courage, as a City Council • Mayor, Spokane Valley, 2005-2007 candidate and public servant; Competency, in private and public Family: Proud mother, grandmother, married 40 years to husband life; Conviction, of family values; and Compassion, for those she and best friend, Rick. serves. Please vote!

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Marcos James Ruiz Jr. (Prefers Independent Party) Marcos James Ruiz Jr. Significant Career Experience: Over three years of living abroad W 4018 Broad and becoming immersed in different cultures, two years living Spokane, WA 99205 in Japan, thirteen months living in Guantanamo Bay, four years Telephone: (509) 326-0261 active duty service in the Marine Corps, altar boy at Saint Charles, Email: [email protected] grew up and went to school in Spokane, three years helping others Website: aREALindependent.org as an in-home care provider. Candidate Statement

Biographical Information Greetings, I am running for the simple reason that I have served this great country as a Marine in the hope that I could come back to Current Occupation/Employer: In-Home Care Provider Spokane in order to achieve the American Dream. Unfortunately, Education: Kubasaki High School (Japan) I no longer believe that neither I nor my fellow Americans can or will reach this dream with the current political parties in office Family: James Ruiz (Father, USMC, MstGySgt E-9, Retired, because of all their infighting and bickering. Thus, I am running Postal Clerk), Bienvelina Ruiz (Mother, In-Home Care Provider), as an independent candidate in the hope that I will be able to bring Ricardo Ruiz (Brother, Amtrak Railroad), Adelicia Carabajal the parties back together in order that Americans can once again (Sister, Dental Assistant), Raul Ruiz (Brother, USAF, SRA E-4, enjoy the American Dream. Active Duty)

Mel Lindauer (Prefers Republican Party) Elect Mel Lindauer 2008 525 E Hastings Road Family: Married 22 years to wife, Carolyn, with two young Spokane, WA 99218 sons. Telephone: (509) 468-2327 Significant Career Experience: 15 years serving the people of Email: [email protected] Spokane; 38-year Eastern Washington resident; active volunteer Website: www.ElectMel.com in the community. Candidate Statement Spokane is a wonderful place to live. Let’s make it even better! Biographical Information To move our state forward in a positive direction there are Current Occupation/Employer: Optometric Physician; President challenges to address: Affordable healthcare; quality education; and owner of Optic One Eye Care Centers. business and economic growth; support for seniors and veterans; transportation funding; fiscal responsibility; and tax reform so our Education: Doctor of Optometry; BA in Business from Washington people can keep more of their hard-earned dollars. I prefer smaller State University; AA in General Studies from Wenatchee Valley government, responsible spending and lower taxes. I believe we College. can find a balance between what our citizens need and what our Elected Experience: Many leadership positions, including state can afford. Together, we can find bipartisan solutions for a President of Lions Low Vision Clinic. better future for all Spokane families.

Significant Career Experience: Don worked in mental health, Don A. Barlow corrections, public education, state employment and higher (Prefers Democratic Party) education. He served on many boards and commissions including the Chase Youth Commission, United Way, KSPS Board of Citizens for Don Barlow Directors, Police Advisory Committee, Spokane Community PO Box 30536 Network, and Communities that Care. Don is a member of the Spokane, WA 99223 Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. Telephone: (509) 838-0839 Email: [email protected] Candidate Statement Website: www.reelectdonbarlow.org A licensed mental health counselor, educator and former school board president, National Guard Veteran, and widowed, single dad, Don Barlow is a positive voice for Spokane families. Biographical Information Don brings Democrats, Republicans, and Independents together Current Occupation/Employer: Don is the Democratic State to solve our common problems. Representative from the 6th district, Vice Chair of the Education committee and member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on In his first term, Don delivered: a new Veterans’ Cemetery; Education, Health Care and Wellness. assistance with Medicare Part D co-payments; lower tax rates to help new small businesses; and a package of public safety reforms Education: M.Ed. University of Idaho, Ed.D. from Penn State to make our streets, schools, and homes safer. University That’s why we need Don Barlow back in Olympia working for Elected Experience: Spokane Public School Board, 2 terms as us. President. Don Barlow: quality representation for Spokane and Spokane Family: Single father; one daughter. families!

Kevin Parker (Prefers Republican Party) Committee to elect Kevin Parker Significant Career Experience: YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, PO Box 198 SNAP, Young Life, Meth Action Team, Operation Spokane Heroes, Spokane, WA 99210 Greater Spokane Incorporated, GSI Armed Services Committee. Telephone: (509) 251-1052 Area Director for Young Life in Littleton, CO; President of Parker Email: [email protected] and Associates a financial services company; real estate investor. Website: www.votekevinparker.com Candidate Statement I have visited over 10,000 homes and heard your perspective. It’s time for a NEW DIRECTION in Washington. I will work with Biographical Information tireless energy to provide new solutions and make Spokane a Current Occupation/Employer: President/Owner of Dutch great place to live and to work. Bros. Coffee in Spokane. My top priorities are building a first class education system by Education: Whitworth University – BA in Political Science; funding the fundamentals first; encouraging economic growth George Fox University – Master of Business Administration; by decreasing the tax burden on hard-working families and Harvard University Kennedy School of Government – Leadership businesses; fighting for a fair transportation plan to finance the Certificate eventual completion of the North-South corridor. Family: Married 12 years to Whitworth College sweetheart Kerry, I am ready to be Spokane’s voice in Olympia, working with you with two daughters, Emelia and Eve. to chart a NEW DIRECTION for Washington.

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John F. Driscoll Significant Career Experience: 25 years helping people gain access to healthcare; working with physicians, hospitals and clinics (Prefers Democratic Party) in practice management and business development. Community: Citizens for John Driscoll • Washington State School For The Blind, board member • Ronald th 2525 E 29 Avenue Ste 10B, PMB 344 McDonald House, past president • Greater Spokane, Inc, Public Spokane, WA 99223 Policy Committee • Rotary 21, Disabilities Committee Telephone: (509) 220-8764 Email: [email protected] Candidate Statement Website: votejohndriscoll.org John Driscoll will listen to voters and provide dynamic representation in the 6th District. With family roots dating back over 100 years in Spokane, John is a native who knows local Biographical Information issues and opportunities firsthand. Current Occupation/Employer: Nonprofit Healthcare Manage- John’s career and community involvement have prepared him ment/Spokane County Medical Society to work hard on the issues we care about- our environment, education, transportation, family wage jobs and accessible quality Education: Gonzaga Prep, 1975; Washington State University, healthcare. B.S. Psychology 1979; Whitworth College, M.S. Healthcare Administration 1985 He respects the power of community and knows how to work with local and state leaders to achieve a better quality of life and Family: Youngest daughter, college junior; Middle daughter, standard of living for Spokane. newlywed and a teacher; Oldest son, married with 3 kids, financial services worker Elect John Driscoll!

John E. Ahern (Prefers Republican Party) Candidate Statement Citizens for John Ahern PO Box 8504 – Manito Station As a member of the Judiciary Committee, John passed a felony Spokane, WA 99203 DUI bill which gained him recognition to receive a National Telephone: (509) 838-1380 Traffic Safety award. Email: [email protected] He was also instrumental in establishing a Veteran’s Home in Spokane which currently houses 99 veterans and located at the former St. Luke’s Hospital site. John is most interested in tougher laws for felons and property Biographical Information taxes reduced across the board. As a small business owner, he is Current Occupation/Employer: Representative of Sixth District, also anxious to see that the State of Washington becomes the best Position 2; Owner of Janco Products, an office supply business state in the union to do business. Education: Graduate of University of Denver School of Business Family: Father of three children and four grandchildren Significant Career Experience: Board of Right to Life, Board of Museum Northwest Of Arts and Culture

Sue Lani Madsen (Prefers Republican Party) Significant Career Experience: Successful business and ranch owner. Served as President, American Institute of Architects Campaign to Elect Sue Lani Madsen Spokane Chapter; President, Washington Rural Health Association; PO Box 107 Secretary/Treasurer, Lincoln County Farm Bureau; Executive Edwall, WA 99008-0107 Secretary/Treasurer, 7th District Republican Committee; Chairman, Telephone: (509) 236-2311 Spokane County Disaster Council; and 20 years rural volunteer Email: [email protected] EMT/firefighter. Website: www.suelanimadsen.com Candidate Statement Sue Lani Madsen is a proven leader in business, community and political organizations. Madsen is a successful business owner who Biographical Information understands firsthand the demands of government regulation on Current Occupation/Employer: Architect and founding partner, small business and family farms. Madsen will be a strong advocate Madsen Mitchell Evenson & Conrad – Architecture, Interior for northeast Washington, building common sense solutions to our Design, Construction Management; co-founder Healing Hooves common problems. Madsen will reach out to the entire district and LLC using prescribed grazing for vegetation management tackle key issues of health care and health insurance affordability, protecting private property rights, creating a healthy business Education: Bachelor of Architecture, Washington State University; climate, supporting basic education and reining in the growth of Bachelor of Science, Washington State University; Washington state government. Madsen represents proven leadership, common AgForestry Leadership Graduate sense and integrity. Family: Married to Craig Madsen; one daughter & son-in-law, one grandson

Shelly Short solve their problems with state and federal agencies. Prior to her (Prefers Republican Party) legislative and congressional assignments, Shelly spent ten years Shelly For State as a paralegal in family law and real estate law practices. PO Box 37 Candidate Statement Addy, WA 99101 Telephone: (509) 935-4085 EXPERIENCE WE CAN TRUST Email: [email protected] For 14 years, Shelly has been a tireless advocate for folks in the Website: www.vote4shelly.com Seventh District, working with former Congressman George Nethercutt, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and Representative Joel Kretz. Shelly is the person your neighbors turn to for help resolving government problems. Biographical Information Shelly’s priorities are protecting access to health care, holding Family: A life-long Washingtonian, Shelly and her husband government accountable, and reducing taxes and regulatory of eighteen years, Mitch, are raising their two children, Trevor burdens. and Brianna, in Addy. Shelly’s commitment to her community includes mentoring local youth as a 4-H and horse camp leader As our Representative, Shelly Short will fight for our families, and volunteering with the local swim team. small businesses, farms, and rural communities. Significant Career Experience: Over the last fourteen years, Shelly’s leadership, knowledge of the district and proven track record Shelly has devoted herself to helping families, small businesses will allow her to hit the ground running as our Representative. and communities in the Seventh District create opportunities and

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Mike Davis (Prefers Republican Party) Significant Career Experience: 25 years of farming, a former business owner of sporting goods store and automotive & industrial Committee to Elect Mike Davis friction material remanufacturing facility District 7 State Rep. Pos. 1 7911 W Ridgeway Candidate Statement Deer Park, WA 99006 We are living in the greatest country in the world and I want to Telephone: (509) 276-6170 see it maintain its superiority and freedoms, for the sake of our Email: [email protected] children and their future. As your state representative my goal will be to take care of today’s needs, while continually planning for tomorrow. I will maintain a sense of honor and integrity as I Biographical Information represent the residents of this district. We must plan for our future, Current Occupation/Employer: Farmer Wild Rose Farms and we cannot allow the needs of our district to be overlooked at the state level. Education: AA Degree Spokane Falls Community College 2 years at Eastern Washington University towards a degree in economics Elected Experience: Appointed by the Governor to the State Rehabilitation Council Family: Wife - Sueann 4 Children - Chris 24, Raeann 22, Chad 20 and Nick 19. I have lived in north eastern Washington for nearly 40 years, and appreciate the quiet lifestyle as a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Elected Experience: Member, Harrington City Council Peter Davenport Family: Single. (Prefers Republican Party) Significant Career Experience: Founding president of Seattle- Davenport Legislative Campaign based biotechnology company. Instructor at University of PO Box 644 Washington, International Business. Former Russian translator, Harrington, WA 99134-0644 U. S. Department of State. Commercial pilot, former flight Telephone: (509) 348-0080 instructor. NRA member; Home Firearm Safety instructor. Member Email: [email protected] of Washington Arms Collectors; avid target shooter, and strong Website: www.DavenportCampaign.com advocate of 2nd Amendment rights. U. S. Army veteran (Russian translator). Candidate Statement Biographical Information As an elected public official, and as a former employee of the Washington House Republican caucus, I am well aware of the many Current Occupation/Employer: Retired from business, teaching, very important issues that come before public officials, and which and public service. play a major role in the lives of all of us. Some of the issues that Education: Stanford University, BS/BA degrees, biology/Russian. I believe are most important include limiting taxation, improving Defense Language Institute, Translator Certificate (Russian). education, ensuring availability of health care, defending all University of Washington, College of Fisheries, M.S. (genetics/ Constitutionally-guaranteed rights, supporting local control of biochemistry). University of Washington, Graduate School of property and water issues, and protecting the most vulnerable Business, M.B.A. in international business and principles of members of our society. It would be an honor to serve the residents finance. of the 7th Legislative District. I would welcome your vote!

Kelly White (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Kelly White Campaign Committee Family: Father of two, grandfather of two. PO Box 335 Significant Career Experience: Serving as a Fish and Wildlife Kettle Falls, WA 99141 Commissioner for the state of Washington from 1993-2003 helped Telephone: (509) 738-4790 develop my skills in working on statewide issues. My work Email: [email protected] experience in the fields of agriculture, timber, and real estate have Website: www.white4district7.com provided me with a broad experience level in local issues. Candidate Statement Biographical Information I have been involved with farming all of my life and with timber Current Occupation/Employer: Self-Employed- Farming, Real management, real estate investing and fish and wildlife issues for Estate Investing, Timber Management over thirty years. These experiences, along with serving ten years dealing with statewide issues on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Education: Kettle Falls High School graduate, Spokane Commission, have prepared me well to represent the people of the Community College Applied Science Degree-Forestry 7th legislative district. My common sense approach and spirit of Elected Experience: Chairman, Washington State Fish and cooperation will allow me to be an effective Republican voice in Wildlife Commission. Past President: ASB, FFA, Spokane a Democratically controlled legislature. My stand to protect our Community Natural Resources Club, Kettle Falls Gun Club, property and second amendment rights will not be compromised. Kettle Falls Lions Club, Sherman Creek Archery Club.

State Representative Position 2 (Partisan Office)

Joel Kretz (Prefers Republican Party) Candidate Statement Committee to Elect Joel Kretz Lifelong Washingtonian Joel Kretz recently completed his second 1014 Toroda Creek Road term in the House of Representatives. Joel’s top priorities include Wauconda, WA 98859 restoring a healthy economic climate and jobs, reducing regulatory Telephone: (509) 779-4105 and tax burdens and protecting essential services such as hospitals, Website: www.JoelKretz.com schools and roads. Joel has risen quickly into leadership positions on key committees such as Appropriations and Ranking Member on Agriculture, Natural Resources. Joel has worked hard to Biographical Information build strong working relationships on both sides of the aisle and Elected Experience: Joel currently serves on the Appropriations, educate urban legislators on rural issues and believes that is a key State Government and General Government Audit Review to providing strong, effective leadership in Olympia. Committees and is the Ranking Member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and was recently appointed to the Farmland Preservation Committee. Family: Joel Kretz and his wife, Sara, and son Jed live on their family ranch in Okanogan County. Significant Career Experience: Joel has a long track record of community involvement on both local and statewide issues prior to being elected State Representative in 2004.

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problems. He also received numerous awards and commendations Mark G. Schoesler for his work on agriculture, education, economic development and business issues. (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Candidate Statement Senate Committee for Mark Schoesler 1588 E Rosenoff Road State Sen. Mark Schoesler has given us a strong, effective voice in Ritzville, WA 99169 the Legislature, and his record of accomplishment for the people Telephone: (509) 659-1909 of Eastern Washington reflects a well-deserved reputation for Email: [email protected] reliable leadership. Elected to the Senate in 2004 after 12 years in the House, Mark’s work in the state Capitol reflects the same principles of Biographical Information commitment and integrity that guide him as a successful farmer, Current Occupation/Employer: State Senator and self-employed husband and father. Mark is trusted and respected by Republicans farmer and rancher, raising cattle, wheat, hay, barley and canola. and Democrats alike for his honesty, a keen knowledge of the legislative process, and a willingness to put political differences Education: Graduate of Spokane Community College (A.A.S., aside to resolve the state’s tough issues. Agribusiness) As a fifth generation farmer in our community, he understands the Elected Experience: Elected to the Senate in 2004 after serving unique needs of the six counties comprising the 9th District. Mark 12 years in the House. has worked closely with counties, schools, hospitals, universities Family: Mark and his wife, Ginger, have two children – Veronica and public-safety officials to protect the services we depend on. and Cody. His effectiveness and achievements have earned him numerous awards and commendations from business associations, higher Significant Career Experience: In addition to a solid record education and agricultural groups. of achievement in Olympia, Mark has a proven reputation for integrity, principled leadership, and a willingness to put aside Experienced representation. Character we can trust. Let’s keep partisan concerns to find common ground on the state’s toughest Sen. Mark Schoesler working for us in Olympia.

Steve Hailey (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Board; served ten years as Franklin County Planning Commissioner; Committee to Re-Elect Steve Hailey former Franklin County Fire District 1 Commissioner; several PO Box 283 appointments to agriculture and livestock commissions by Mesa, WA 99343 Governors, Directors of Agriculture, and the US Secretary of Telephone: (509) 265-4282 Agriculture Email: [email protected] Candidate Statement It is my great honor to represent the voters of the 9th Legislative Biographical Information District. I have worked hard for better transportation systems, rural economic development for this great District, and agricultural Current Occupation/Employer: Farmer/Rancher legislation that makes sense. I serve you on the Agricultural Education: EWU; WSU; U.S. Army Helicopter Training, Natural Resources, Transportation, Environmental Health, and the graduate Joint Veterans Affairs Committees. It is important to continue our work on critical economic issues: sustainable education, property Elected Experience: Elected to State House of Representatives tax relief, health care in rural areas, reducing health care costs, 2006 transportation improvements, protecting property and water rights, Family: Married 38 years, two children, 1 granddaughter and working to defeat poor legislation. I look forward to continuing as your voice in Olympia. Significant Career Experience: Third generation farmer; Decorated Viet Nam Veteran; former President of Washington Cattlemen’s Association; Past National Chairman Cattlemen’s Beef

projects, serving on labor and union boards. Am presently serving Kenneth E. Caylor on Othello City Council, Museum Board, Habitat for Humanity. Representative to CBGWMA, Vice-chair of Coulee Corridor (Prefers Democratic Party) Scenic Byway, member Adams County LEOFF and Solid Waste Committee to elect Ken Caylor Board, Chair of 9th LD and Co-chair of the Platform & Resolutions 44 E Main Committee of WSDCC and Masonic Lodge member. Othello, WA 99344-1038 Candidate Statement Telephone: (509) 488-0550 Email: [email protected] ‘Working together for a better Washington.’ My background gives me a well-rounded approach to issues in the 9th LD, supporting agriculture, water issues, including the Odessa Aquifer, the Columbia Basin Project, Columbia and Snake Rivers, Biographical Information alternative energy and fuels, healthcare, education, tourism and Current Occupation/Employer: Co-owner of Caylor Bee environment. Enterprise; offering pollination to fruit and seed growers. I have worked with many building departments in solving Education: Attended Washington State University. problems and impacts of projects on communities. I have also worked on Adams County Citizens Advisory Committee and Family: Married to Barbara Caylor, three children, six Economic Development. grandchildren. I have been on Labor Council, Building and Construction Trades Significant Career Experience: Background in agriculture, and Union Apprenticeship Boards. construction, labor and tourism. Served as superintendent of a large construction company building commercial and industrial I intend to let my voice be your voice in the Legislature.

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Christopher Winter (Prefers Green Party) Significant Career Experience: Education • Environmental and Progressives for Winter Natural Resource Management • Social/Public Lands Activism PO Box 15 • U.S. Marine Corps Clarkston, WA 99403 Candidate Statement Telephone: (509) 552-9828 Email: [email protected] Students pay high tuition costs at state-supported colleges and Website: www.progressivesforwinter.org universities. Parents are concerned about unaffordable college, how it impacts their children, and their future. The unaffordable and high cost of education pushes college students to borrow Biographical Information money to pay college tuition. Many graduates are burdened with student loan debt which financially strains their existent or future Current Occupation/Employer: Sociology Instructor, marriages and robs their children of monetary resources. The Contractor current educational arrangement is not a family friendly or just Education: MS in Industrial Management, Northeastern State means to access education. My legislative plan is to reduce college University; BS in Wildlife Conservation, Southeastern Oklahoma tuition and chart a path to undergraduate tuition waivers for all State University. college students. Elected Experience: None. Family: I have lived in the Clearwater Valley for ten years with my wife Christine and children Carson, Bridger, and Hannah.

Tyana Kelley (Prefers Democratic Party) Significant Career Experience:My career has been in customer service and working with children. I am passionate about listening The Committee to Elect Tyana Kelley and working together to solve problems. PO Box 1088 Pullman, WA 99163 Candidate Statement Telephone: (509) 434-0125 I want to represent all the people of the 9th District. I promise to Email: [email protected] spend my campaign speaking to you, the voters, to discover what’s important to you. All students deserve access to the best education. College Biographical Information tuition rates need to be lower, and financial aid programs need to be increased. I believe the WASL should not be a high school Current Occupation/Employer: I currently sit on the Board of graduation requirement. Pullman Civic Theatre, and serve as the Volunteer Coordinator. I believe public health care should be expanded to include all Education: B.A. in English, Whitworth University, 2002 people. We need to stop rising deductibles and co-pays, so we can Elected Experience: I have no elected experience, which is exactly all afford to go to the doctor when we are sick. why I am running for office. I intend on bringing your issues to Olympia. Family: Married to Ryan Kelley

Joe Schmick (Prefers Republican Party) Candidate Statement People for Joe Schmick Joe Schmick has served the 9th Legislative District well in the PO Box 620 Legislature. He continues to focus on four key areas. Job creation- Colfax, WA 99111 We need a business climate that encourages job creation. Affordable Telephone: (509) 879-2078 health care- We need to bring competition back to our state and Email: [email protected] provide more affordable health insurance options. Education- Website: www.joeschmick.com Quality education is important to providing a ready workforce and creating opportunities for individuals. Protecting Property Rights- Government needs to work with property owners to achieve Biographical Information cooperative environmental benefits. Help bring 9th District values

Current Occupation/Employer: Self employed to the State Capitol. Education: BA Accounting Minor in Economics Family: Married to Kim 26 years

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What judicial candidates can say Two types of information are shown for each judicial candidate listed in this pamphlet: 1. A brief biography, supplied by the candidate, which includes the candidate’s background and professional experience. 2. A brief, unedited statement, written by the candidate, about why you should vote for that individual. Candidates’ statements are governed by Canon 7 of Washington’s Code of Judicial Conduct. The Code bars judicial candidates from making statements that appear to commit them on legal issues likely to come before them in court. The Canon also specifies that a candidate may not make misleading or untruthful statements. How we select judges in Washington State Nonpartisan Election: Originally, judges in Washington State were elected in partisan elections. This was changed in 1912 and since that time judges have been selected by nonpartisan election. Appointment: When a justice of the Washington State Supreme Court or a judge of the state Court of Appeals or a superior court resigns or dies during a term of office, the Governor appoints a new judge to fill that position. The appointed judge must run in the next election. All judges who complete their terms and wish to serve another must stand for a nonpartisan election. The importance of primary elections Candidates for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Superior Courts who are unopposed or who receive more than half of the votes in a primary election are thereby elected to the position. But if there are three or more candidates, and no one wins more than half the votes cast, the two with the most votes must face each other in the November general election. Supreme Court (The successful candidate may be determined in the primary): The state’s “court of last resort,” the Supreme Court hears appeals from the Court of Appeals and other lower courts. Through its rule-making authority, it also administers the state court system. Three of the court’s nine justices come up for election every two years. Justices serve six-year staggered terms. Court of Appeals (The successful candidate may be determined in the primary): Judicial Offices The Court of Appeals hears most of the appeals that come up from the county-level superior courts. A total of 22 judges serve the court in three, multi-county divisions headquartered in Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. Candidates run in one of three county groupings, or districts, within each division. Only voters registered within their districts can vote for them. Judges serve staggered, six-year terms. Here’s What You Should Know What You Here’s Superior Court (The successful candidate may be determined in the primary): Superior courts are the state’s courts of general jurisdiction. They hear felony criminal cases, civil matters, dissolutions (divorces), juvenile cases, and appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction. They are organized by county into 32 judicial districts. Candidates run in the county or counties within their district, and only voters within that district can cast ballots for them. Judges serve four-year terms.

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Legal Education, member; Washington State Bar Association, Mary Fairhurst President and Board of Governors; Washington Women Lawyers, President. Re-Elect Justice Mary Fairhurst Candidate Statement 6963 Littlerock Road SW Since you elected me to our Supreme Court six years ago, I have Tumwater, WA 98512 worked to improve our justice system, to make our courts efficient Telephone: (206) 898-9841 and responsive, to ensure access to justice for all, and to protect Email: [email protected] the rights of every person in Washington State. Website: www.JusticeMaryFairhurst.com I was raised in a loving family which placed great value on fairness, service and the dignity of every man, woman and child. Biographical Information Every day I go to work aware that my decisions affect thousands Current Occupation/Employer: Supreme Court Justice of lives. Since joining the court I have decided over 600 cases. To every case I have brought an open mind, fairness, common sense Education: Law degree with high honors in 1984; BA with honors and a commitment to uphold our Constitution. in Political Science in 1979, both from Gonzaga University. We are a diverse people united by a common law and Constitution. Legal/Judicial Experience: Supreme Court Justice, 6 years; As a Justice, I am obligated not to any group, but to respect the Washington Attorney General’s Office, 16 years, specializing in rule of law and uphold our Constitution. I am dedicated to ensuring revenue, transportation, criminal justice and personnel; Supreme that we have a legal system that treats people fairly, equally and Court judicial clerk, 2 years. Admitted to the Washington State Bar protects the rights of everyone. Association in 1984. Endorsed by Washington State Troopers Association, Washington Family: Oldest of 7, Aunt of 13, Godmother of many. State Council of Firefighters, Washington Federation of Teachers, Significant Career Experience: Judicial Information System Washington State Labor Council, Washington Conservation Voters, Committee, Chair; Board for Judicial Administration Public Women’s Political Caucus, Justices, Judges, attorneys, community Trust and Confidence Committee, Chair; Council on Public leaders, and people throughout Washington.

Significant Career Experience: Cases throughout Washington in 23 of our county courts, 3 federal courts, 9th Circuit Court of Michael J. Bond Appeals, 2 bankruptcy courts, administrative agencies, all three divisions of our Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Bond for Justice Candidate Statement PO Box 1572 Mercer Island, WA 98040 The courts are where our citizens go to seek justice. I have spent over 28 years in court helping people with real problems from all Telephone: (206) 953-2972 walks of life who seek justice. Since 1997 I’ve helped run my own Email: [email protected] small business, and we provide our employees a good place to work Website: www.bondforjustice.com with excellent benefits. Over the years, I’ve learned that the most important role of the courts is to protect the people from the power of government and Biographical Information the vested interests. To fulfill that responsibility, a judge should have a broad range of experience in and outside the law, clearly Current Occupation/Employer: Partner in Gardner Bond understand the difference between serving as judge and serving as Trabolsi, a firm of 8 lawyers. legislator, and possess the courage to speak truth to power. Education: Graduate of Gonzaga University Law School, 1978; Our State Constitution established a government of limited Masters in Law, Sustainable International Development, University power, but in too many opinions the incumbent voted to increase of Washington Law School, 2004. government power by approving government secrecy over public Legal/Judicial Experience: 28+ years experience in trials, records; and she voted in ways that trample on our constitutional arbitrations, and appellate work, starting as Judge Advocate in the rights, overruling property rights, reducing privacy rights, and United States Marine Corps; Fellow in the Chartered Institute of censoring free speech. Learn more about my views at www. Arbitrators. bondforjustice.com . Family: Happily married to Marianne Bond since 1976, two We elect our judges and they remain accountable to the people. teenage children. Preserve our liberty, vote Michael J. Bond for Justice.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 62 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Supreme Court Justice (Page 1 of 2) Position 4 (Nonpartisan Office) Candidate Statement Justice Charles Johnson has proven he understands and protects Charles W. Johnson our rights and freedoms. For 18 years, his record shows his commitment to protecting privacy rights and holding government Committee to Re-elect Justice Johnson accountable, coupled with his courage and ability to decide the 1110 Capitol Way Ste 225 difficult issues the Court faces. Olympia, WA 98501 Evaluated by lawyers groups, Justice Johnson rates “exceptionally Telephone: (253) 572-4500 well qualified.” His fairness, intellect, common sense and Email: [email protected] impartiality are reflected by groups supporting his re-election, Website: www.justicecharlesjohnson.com including: Washington State Labor Council, Association of Washington Business, Joint Council of Firefighters, American Federation of Teachers, Washington Conservation Voters, Biographical Information Washington State Young Democrats, Mainstream Republicans of Washington, Joint Council of Teamsters, and Rental Housing Current Occupation/Employer: Associate Chief Justice, Association of Puget Sound. Washington State Supreme Court The American Bar Association Council on Racial and Ethnic Education: Seattle University School of Law, J.D. 1976, Fairness has recognized Justice Johnson’s efforts to improve University of Washington, B.A. 1974, Curtis High School, justice for all persons. Tacoma. We need Supreme Court Justices like Justice Charles Johnson, Legal/Judicial Experience: Justice Charles Johnson, the most with proven experience, intelligence, integrity, fairness and senior member of the Washington State Supreme Court, has spent impartiality. Hard work and difficult challenges underscore his 18 years protecting individual rights, balancing the scales of entire life. He worked as a laborer to pay for his education and justice for those less privileged, and improving court efficiency. understands the value of our time and money. For 12 years he has taught the Washington State Constitution at Seattle University School of Law. Before joining the State A lifetime Washington resident, Justice Johnson and his wife, Supreme Court, Justice Johnson worked 14 years as a lawyer Dana, live in Gig Harbor. helping people with every-day needs. For more information please visit www.justicecharlesjohnson.com .

C. F. (Frank) Vulliet

Vulliet For Justice Candidate Statement 7900 28th Avenue SE Ste 200 I want to improve the quality and output of decisions coming from Mercer Island, WA 98040 the Supreme Court and increase efficiency in our judicial system. Telephone: (206) 789-0881 The first goal can be accomplished through intellectual honesty Email: [email protected] ensuring all decisions accurately describe the facts of the case and Website: www.Vulliet4Justice.org the issues of the parties present. A decision that does not meet these standards is not the case the parties brought, but one of the Court’s Biographical Information creation. When this occurs (and it has) justice is not been done. Unfortunately, only the parties and their lawyers usually realize Current Occupation/Employer: Third generation Washingto- this. I will work to implement a meaningful evaluation system of nian; self-employed, semi-retired lawyer closely following na- appellate judges so citizens can cast their votes intelligently and tional affairs and writing a book tentatively entitled “Taking Stock with understanding. . . .: What’s Still Right and What’s Gone Wrong in America: What YOU Can Do About It.” I will urge the Court to take up and decide more cases, particularly involving differences between Court of Appeals divisions. Leaving Education: BA, University of Washington; JD, University of such issues undecided leaves uncertainty as to the law and creates California Hastings College of the Law; continuing independent unnecessary and/or more costly litigation. The number of cases study of politics, history, and economics. decided by the Supreme Court today is far lower than in the past Legal/Judicial Experience: Over 30 years of varied, diverse trial when there were only seven Justices with less staff and without and appellate experience in federal and state courts representing the advantages of computer research and word processing. clients from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Frequent arbitration and mediation service. Served as a Military Magistrate in the 13th Naval District. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. 63 (Page 2 of 2) Supreme Court Justice Position 4 (Nonpartisan Office) Significant Career Experience: Before entering private practice served as a Prosecutor in the Seattle City Attorney’s Office and a James M. Beecher Senior Trial Lawyer in the Office of Attorney General. Candidate Statement James Beecher for Supreme Court From isolated chambers in Olympia, Supreme Court Justices affirm 1601 Fifth Avenue Ste 2200 or reverse decisions of other judges and dictate the operating rules Seattle, WA 98101-1651 for Washington’s Courts. Telephone: (206) 624-2200 Email: [email protected] Our court rules need to be modernized. Many pretrial procedures Website: www.beecher08.com are shamefully expensive and should be limited. Washington is a world leader in electronic technology but current rules do not allow the full benefit of that technology. After 18 years it is time to replace the incumbent with an attorney who has a broader and Biographical Information more current knowledge of actual litigation practices. Current Occupation/Employer: Attorney with Hackett, Beecher My experience has uniquely prepared me to understand the needs and concerns of litigants throughout Washington. I have & Hart. handled many hundreds of cases across our state representing Education: Graduate of Lewis & Clark High School (Spokane), governments, businesses and individuals in cases as diverse as University of Puget Sound, and University of Washington Law consumer protection, construction, civil rights, insurance and the School. environment. Legal/Judicial Experience: Admitted to practice: State and I have set verdict records in several counties and have consistently Federal Courts in Washington, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and received Martindale’s highest rating for legal ability and integrity. the U.S. Supreme Court. Served as Judge Pro Tem, Arbitrator, The American Board of Trial Advocates elected me to membership. Mediator. Extensive trial experience: Western and Eastern District I am included in the publication, The Best Lawyers In America, Federal Courts and 23 counties. Substantial appellate work. and Washington Law and Politics lists me as a Super Lawyer. Metropolitan Seattle Magazine identifies me as one of the Best Family: Married to Linda Beecher, 2 children, 1 grandchild. Lawyers in Seattle.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 64 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Supreme Court Justice Position 7 (Nonpartisan Office) director from 1996-2007. Former community college instructor and Assistant Dean of Admissions at Gonzaga. Debra L. Stephens Candidate Statement The first woman from Eastern Washington to serve on the State Citizens to Retain Justice Debra Stephens Supreme Court, Justice Debra Stephens brings unique experience PO Box 2734 as an attorney, constitutional law scholar, and Appeals Court judge Seattle, WA 98111 to the bench. Rated “Exceptionally Well Qualified” by five separate Telephone: (206) 898-9841 Bar Associations, she is committed to protecting the rights and Email: [email protected] liberties of all Washingtonians. Website: www.JusticeDebraStephens.com Justice Stephens raised her family in Spokane while maintaining a law practice specializing in serving victims of crimes and their families. Biographical Information On the Supreme Court, Justice Stephens is committed to upholding Current Occupation/Employer: Justice, Washington Supreme and respecting our laws and constitution free from bias, with a firm Court commitment to our shared values. Justice Stephens believes firmly Education: B.A. and J.D., Gonzaga University; West Valley High, that the law should be grounded in common sense, and address the Spokane. needs of real people. Legal/Judicial Experience: Extensive trial and appellate practice Active in her church and community, former chair of her local on both sides of Washington, including 120+ appearances before school board and a volunteer mentor to young women, Justice the Washington Supreme Court. Author and speaker at 100+ legal Debra Stephens brings real-world perspective and outstanding seminars. Appointed, then elected to Division Three of the Court legal qualifications to the Supreme Court. of Appeals before joining the Supreme Court. Endorsers include former Justices Richard Guy and Faith Ireland, Family: Married 19 years to Craig Stephens; two children. dozens more former and current judges; Washington State Patrol Troopers, State Labor Council, State Council of Firefighters, Significant Career Experience: Adjunct Professor at Gonzaga business leaders, teachers, Conservation Voters, legal peers, Law School since 1995, teaching state and federal Constitutional community leaders, and both Republicans and Democrats Law, Community Property and Appellate Advocacy. School board throughout Washington.

53 cases in the Washington Supreme Court, including two death Kevin M. Korsmo penalty cases. Candidate Statement Judge Korsmo Election Committee 1314 S Grand Boulevard #2, PMB 352 Judge Kevin Korsmo joined the Court of Appeals, Division Three, Spokane, WA 99202-1174 after a distinguished career as an appellate attorney in which he Telephone: (509) 280-2003 appeared before Division Three more often than any other attorney Email: [email protected] in history. Judge Kevin Korsmo is the only candidate rated “Excep- Website: www.JudgeKevinKorsmo.org tionally Well Qualified” by both the Washington Women Lawyers and the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. Prior to his service on the Court of Appeals, Kevin served as a se- Biographical Information nior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Spokane County from 1990 Current Occupation/Employer: Judge, Washington Court of to 2008. There Kevin managed or argued over 2000 cases in the Appeals Court of Appeals and Washington Supreme Court. Kevin’s vast Education: J.D. with honors, University of Washington School of experience has earned him the endorsements of law enforcement Law (1982); B.S. North Dakota State University (1979); Gonzaga agencies, the prosecuting attorneys of the six counties in his district, University (1975-1976). Bar groups, and people across the political spectrum. More than 30 justices and judges have endorsed him, including Chief Justice Legal/Judicial Experience: Judge since February, 2008. Private Gerry Alexander, Justice Debra Stephens, Judge John Cooney, practice 1982-1984. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Snohomish Judge Sam Cozza, Judge Tari Eitzen, and Judge Gregory Tripp. County (1984-1990) and Spokane County (1990-2008). Kevin met his wife, Barbara, at Gonzaga University in 1975. Family: Married to Barbara since 1980. Four children. Married 28 years, they have four children. You can find a list of Significant Career Experience: 20 years as appellate attorney; endorsements and other details on the campaign website, www. have argued several hundred cases in the Court of Appeals and JudgeKevinKorsmo.org .

Harvey Dunham

Committee to Elect Harvey Dunham Significant Career Experience:Harvey served a total of 24 years 5517 W Shawnee in the Army and Army Reserves. He is a member of the American Spokane, WA 99208 Legion, National Rifle Association, and Kiwanis. Telephone: (509) 324-8692 Candidate Statement Email: [email protected] I am running for Appeals Court Judge in order to serve the citizens of Eastern Washington, where I have spent the majority of my life. My commitment is to the people. I believe a judge should be fair Biographical Information and impartial, and I am. As a judge, I was a good listener and gave Current Occupation/Employer: Self-employed Attorney. all parties a chance to be heard before making a decision. I have Education: Shadle Park High School 1968; Washington State the judicial experience and background to serve in this position. I University 1972; Texas Tech School of Law. believe a person is innocent until proven guilty and there should be justice for all. As a former District Court Judge, I saw up to 100 Legal/Judicial Experience: Harvey has practiced law for over 20 people every day in court. It was always my goal to maintain the years and was a Pro Tem Judge for seven years before becoming integrity of the court. This I did in serving as District Court Judge a full-time District Court Judge in 2005. He has practiced law in and Pro-Tem Judge for a combined 9 years. Prior to my time as Texas, Arizona and Washington, passing the bar exam in those three a judge, I had nearly 20 years experience practicing law in three states on his first attempt. states. I am proud of my reputation for fairness and impartiality. Family: Harvey is married to Carla. Please honor me with your vote.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. 66 The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Spokane Superior Court (Page 1 of 2) Judge Position 1 (Nonpartisan Office) Significant Career Experience: Recipient of Wm O. Douglas Award by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Mark E. Vovos “for extraordinary courage and dedication to the practice of Committee to Elect Mark E. Vovos criminal law.” Superior Court Judge Position #1 Candidate Statement th Avenue East 111 17 Superior Court is where issues about the most important of Spokane, WA 99203 human relationships are decided. While District Court judges hear Telephone: (509) 747-0145 minor infractions and small claims, a Superior Court judge must Email: [email protected] have the wisdom, experience, and legal knowledge to resolve Website: www.vovosforjudge.com significant civil cases involving important matters like probate, injury claims, business and contract matters, and divorces and child custody matters, and serious criminal cases ranging from Biographical Information simple felonies to death penalty cases involving the most heinous Current Occupation/Employer: Lawyer, Mark E. Vovos, Attor- crimes. Experience handling these kinds of cases, and the wisdom ney at Law experience brings, are the greatest strengths of the best Superior Court Judges I’ve observed in four decades of practice. Education: Graduate Gonzaga School of Law, cum laude, Bach- elor of Arts Political Science St. Ambrose University. A Superior Court judge must listen, rule properly and fairly on law and evidence, and must have integrity. I believe that my 40 Legal/Judicial Experience: Admitted to Washington Bar Associ- years of experience in a great variety of civil and criminal cases ation in 1968. Experienced arbitrator and mediator. Adjunct pro- has prepared me for service as a Superior Court Judge. I have tried fessor of litigation and dispute resolution, Gonzaga Law School. over 100 civil and criminal cases in our county’s Superior Court, Elected to American College of Trial Lawyers (limited to top 1% in cases ranging from multi-million dollar claims to high-profile of lawyers in any state). criminal cases. I am experienced, knowledgeable, ready and eager Family: Father of Mark Jr. and Athena. Twenty years as Spokane to serve in the humble belief that my experience has best qualified youth sports volunteer football coach. me to do so.

Candidate Statement Judge Annette Plese has served in the Spokane District/Municipal Court for over ten years, first as a Court Commissioner then elected in 2002 to her current position as Judge. She has extensive Annette S. Plese court experience including DUI, and Domestic Violence as well as Civil and Small Claims. Judge Plese served three years on the Board of Governors for the District/Municipal Court Judges Association and is a faculty member for the State Judicial College. She is a recipient of the distinguished Myra Bradwell Award from Gonzaga University for her exceptional service to the community. As a volunteer for Saturday Kid’s Court, Judge Plese helps child witnesses Biographical Information understand the complex court system. Current Occupation/Employer: Judge for Spokane District/ Formerly as a senior attorney for Spokane County Prosecutor’s Municipal Court elected 2002 Office, she spent over seven years prosecuting cases and Education: Gonzaga School of Law Graduate and Gonzaga supervising others in the Domestic Violence and Burglary/Fraud University BA in Criminal Justice Units. Legal/Judicial Experience: Court Commissioner March 1998 Born and raised in Spokane, she attended both Eastern Washington – August 2002; Senior Attorney & Deputy Prosecutor Spokane and Gonzaga Universities. Judge Plese received her law degree County Prosecutor’s Office 1991 – 1998; Judicial Assistant – from GU School of Law. Married for 15 years, she and her husband Spokane Superior Court 1989 – 1991 are avid Harley Davidson riders and enjoy Gonzaga Basketball. Family: Married to Retired Spokane County Deputy Sheriff for Superior Court requires Judge Annette Plese’s exceptional 15 years and one son. qualifications and strong work ethic! Judge Plese appreciates your vote! Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. 67 (Page 2 of 2) Spokane Superior Court Judge Position 1 (Nonpartisan Office) commendations from the Attorney General for his outstanding work Greg D. Weber Candidate Statement Committee to Elect Greg Weber Superior Greg Weber was born and raised in Spokane, graduating from Court Judge Washington State University and magna cum laude from Gonzaga 10615 N Clatsop Court School of Law. His wife, Michelle Ressa Weber, is also from Spokane, WA 99208 Spokane, they have two boys. Telephone: (509) 993-4989 Greg Weber has successfully prosecuted many complex criminal Email: [email protected] cases. He has worked both as a county prosecutor and a leader in the Website: www.GregWeberforJudge.com Washington Attorney General’s office. Greg has prosecutedcomplex murder cases, sexually violent predators, and recaptured millions Biographical Information of taxpayer dollars from prosecutions as a leader of a special Current Occupation/Employer: Solo Practitioner Medicaid fraud unit. He received three special commendations from the Attorney General for his outstanding work. Greg Weber Education: - Washington State University Graduate - Gonzaga has prosecuted in nearly all 39 counties in Washington. School of Law Graduate, Magna Cum Laude Greg is endorsed by several elected Eastern Washington Prosecutors, Legal/Judicial Experience: - Over ten years of prosecutorial including Gary Reisen, Chelan County, Karl Sloan, Okanogan experience, both as a county prosecutor and a leader in the County and Tim O’neill, Klickitat County, as well as other attorneys, Washington Attorney General’s Office - Judge Pro Tem in Grant law enforcement officers and citizens’ state wide. County Superior Court and Pierce County District Court Greg believes a fair and consistent justice system is vital to Family: - Wife: Michelle Ressa Weber - Children: Conor and our nation and our local community. Greg has the knowledge, Ryan - Mother: Betty Weber experience and skills to competently decide complicated and Significant Career Experience: - Successfully prosecuted emotional issues and will treat all cases in the courtroom fairly, Sexually Violent Predators - Recaptured millions of taxpayer dollars consistently and firmly. Please join neighbors, friends, and leaders: as a leader of a special Medicaid fraud control unit - Three special Vote for Greg Weber.

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the bench, Washington State Transportation Commission Chair; Central Valley School Board President; Spokane Valley Chamber Linda G. Tompkins of Commerce President. Committee to Re-Elect Superior Court Candidate Statement Judge Linda Tompkins I’ve been honored to serve as one of your Spokane County Superior PO Box 2163 Court Judges since 1997. This position requires an abiding respect Spokane, WA 99210-2163 for the rule of law and those who come before our courts. Telephone: (509) 879-3725 Email: [email protected] My current work as Adult Felony Drug Court Judge involves tough expectations, but often the return of drug-addicted felons to the Website: www.judgelindatompkins.com health and safety of their families, jobs and education, and away from the revolving door of crime. Biographical Information My legal practice spanned diverse areas of the law: representing Current Occupation/Employer: Superior Court Judge employers and employees, plaintiff and defense personal injury litigation, education, collective bargaining, municipal and family Education: J.D. Gonzaga Law School; B.S. Political Science, law. I had the privilege of representing one of our largest and University of Idaho most successful civic districts and did pro bono work for parents Legal/Judicial Experience: Admitted to Washington State Bar defending state agency overpayment claims. Association 1984; Law Clerk Court of Appeals 1984-87; Associate/ As a judge, I’ve held leadership positions making sure courts are Principal Attorney Lukins & Annis 1987-97; Superior Court Judge accessible physically and technically to all our citizens, promoting appointed 1997, elected 1998, 2000, 2004. fair legal employment opportunities, ensuring civil rules are Family: Married to Tony Tompkins, two daughters Rachel and consistent with the law, and helping keep the justice system fair in Sarah. the areas of domestic violence and substance abuse crimes. Significant Career Experience: Currently Adult Felony Drug I was raised to value public service and that remains my personal Court Judge; Served as Presiding Judge and Chief Family Law commitment. Please visit www.judgelindatompkins.com . Thank Judge; Faculty Washington State Judicial College; Prior to taking you for your vote.

David Stevens

Committee to Elect Dave Stevens PO Box 10223 Spokane, WA 99209 Family: David, Pam, and their daughters attend the W.A.S.G. Telephone: (509) 869-4547 Lutheran Congregation. Email: [email protected] Significant Career Experience: After high school, David joined Website: www.DavidStevens.org the Navy serving four years aboard the USS Camden AOE-2. Before becoming a prosecutor, David was a Federal Civil Rights Investigator. Biographical Information Candidate Statement Current Occupation/Employer: Prosecuting Attorney, Spokane David works hard to protect Spokane County and ensure that County Prosecutor’s Office offenders are held accountable. He has a reputation for being tough yet reasonable and respectful to all. He believes the role of the courts Education: Law Degree and B.A., University of Washington is to protect not just the rights of the accused, but also the rights of Legal/Judicial Experience: Over the last eight years, David victims and the community. David has a passion for justice and the Stevens has prosecuted thousands of cases, arguing more than one record to prove it. Superior Court is easily the county’s toughest hundred jury trials. He works in the Spokane County Prosecutor’s legal arena. Superior Court judges hear hundreds of cases every Office prosecuting career criminals. David’s extensive trial year. As your judge, David will be firm, fair,and just. Learn more experience and appellate work have earned him the respect of at www.DavidStevens.org . opposing counsel, judges, and peers.

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 434-381-180. The secretary of state is not responsible for the content of arguments or statements. The secretary may correct obvious errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. 69 Political Party Precinct Committee Ofﬁ cers You may be eligible to vote for a political party Precinct Committee Ofﬁ cer.

What is a Precinct Committee Offi cer? [Know your election terms.] “Precinct” means a geographical subdivision for Precinct Committee Offi cer is a position within each major political party. voting purposes that is established by a county Washington State has two major political parties: the Democratic Party and legislative authority. (RCW 29A.04.121) the Republican Party. One Democratic Precinct Committee Offi cer and one Republican Precinct Committee Offi cer are elected from each precinct. The role of the Precinct Committee Offi cer is to represent the precinct in political party activities, and to represent the political party in the precinct.

Is each candidate a member of a political party? Unlike a candidate for public offi ce, a candidate for Precinct Committee Offi cer must be a member of a political party. Precinct Committee Offi cers participate in party activities and represent the party.

Who is eligible to vote for Precinct Committee Offi cers? Because Precinct Committee Offi cer is a party position, not a public offi ce, you must consider yourself a Democrat or Republican in order to vote for a Democratic or Republican candidate for Precinct Committee Offi cer. You may only vote for one candidate. You do not have to formally join the Democratic or Republican Party, you do not have to sign a party oath, and voting in this election will not put your name on any party lists. If you consider yourself a Democrat or Republican, you can vote for a Precinct Committee Offi cer candidate of that party.

How does a candidate for Precinct Committee Offi cer win? The election for Precinct Committee Offi cer occurs during the August Primary. The position does not appear on the ballot for the November General Election. Democratic candidates run against Democratic candidates, and Republican candidates run against Republican candidates. The candidate who receives the most votes wins. If there is no Democratic or Republican candidate on your ballot, then no candidate fi led.

Need more information? For more information about the role of Political Party Precinct Committee Ofﬁ cers, contact the Democratic or Republican Party. Washington State Democratic Party: (206) 583-0664, or www.wa-democrats.org Washington State Republican Party: (425) 460-0570, or www.wsrp.org 70 These numbers require County Elections Department Information special telephone equipment to operate.

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Adams 210 W Broadway, Ste 200 Ritzville 99169 (509) 659-3249 (509) 659-1122 Asotin PO Box 129 Asotin 99402 (509) 243-2084 (800) 855-1155 Benton PO Box 470 Prosser 99350 (509) 736-3085 (800) 833-6388 Chelan PO Box 400 Wenatchee 98807 (509) 667-6808 (800) 833-6388 Clallam 223 E Fourth St, Ste 1 Port Angeles 98362 (360) 417-2221 (800) 833-6388 Toll-free (866) 433-VOTE Clark PO Box 8815 Vancouver 98666-8815 (360) 397-2345 (800) 223-3131 Columbia 341 E Main St Dayton 99328-1361 (509) 382-4541 (800) 833-6388 Cowlitz 207 N Fourth Ave, Rm 107 Kelso 98626 (360) 577-3005 (360) 577-3061 Douglas 213 S Rainier St, PO Box 456 Waterville 98858 (509) 745-8527 (509) 745-8527, Ext 207 Ferry 350 E Delaware Ave #2 Republic 99166 (509) 775-5200 (800) 833-6388 Franklin PO Box 1451 Pasco 99301 (509) 545-3538 (800) 833-6388 Garfield PO Box 278 Pomeroy 99347 (509) 843-1411 (800) 833-6388 Grant PO Box 37 Ephrata 98823 (509) 754-2011 Ext 343 (800) 833-6388 Grays Harbor 100 W Broadway, Ste 2 Montesano 98563 (360) 249-4232 (360) 249-6575 Island PO Box 1410 Coupeville 98239 (360) 679-7366 (360) 679-7305 Jefferson PO Box 563 Port Townsend 98368 (360) 385-9119 (800) 833-6388 King 919 SW Grady Way Renton 98057 (206) 296-8683 (206) 296-0109 Kitsap 614 Division St Port Orchard 98366 (360) 337-7128 (800) 833-6388 Kittitas 205 W Fifth Ave, Ste 105 Ellensburg 98926 (509) 962-7503 (800) 833-6388 Klickitat 205 S Columbus Ave, Stop 2 Goldendale 98620 (509) 773-4001 (800) 833-6388 Lewis PO Box 29 Chehalis 98532-0029 (360) 740-1278 (360) 740-1480 Lincoln PO Box 28 Davenport 99122 (509) 725-4971 (800) 833-6388 Mason PO Box 400 Shelton 98584 (360) 427-9670 Ext 470 (800) 833-6388 Okanogan PO Box 1010 Okanogan 98840 (509) 422-7240 (800) 833-6388 Pacific PO Box 97 South Bend 98586-0097 (360) 875-9317 (360) 875-9400 Pend Oreille PO Box 5015 Newport 99156 (509) 447-6472 (509) 447-3186 Pierce 2501 S 35th St, Ste C Tacoma 98409 (253) 798-VOTE (8683) (800) 833-6388 San Juan PO Box 638 Friday Harbor 98250 (360) 378-3357 (360) 378-4151 Skagit 700 S Second St/PO Box 1306 Mount Vernon 98273 (360) 336-9305 (360) 336-9332 Skamania PO Box 790 Stevenson 98648 (509) 427-3730 (800) 833-6388 Snohomish 3000 Rockefeller Ave Everett 98201 (425) 388-3444 (425) 388-3700 MS 505 Spokane 1033 W Gardner Ave Spokane 99260 (509) 477-2320 (509) 477-2333 Stevens 215 S Oak St, Rm 106 Colville 99114 (509) 684-7514 (800) 833-6384 Toll-free (866) 307-9060 Thurston 2000 Lakeridge Dr SW Olympia 98502 (360) 786-5408 (360) 754-2933 Wahkiakum PO Box 543 Cathlamet 98612 (360) 795-3219 (800) 833-6388 Walla Walla PO Box 1856/315 W Main St Walla Walla 99362 (509) 524-2530 (800) 833-6388 Whatcom 311 Grand Ave, Ste 103 Bellingham 98225 (360) 676-6742 (360) 738-4555 Whitman N 400 Main St Colfax 99111 (509) 648-6353 (800) 833-6388 Yakima 128 N Second St, Rm 117 Yakima 98901 (509) 574-1340 (800) 833-6388

➢ Attention speech or hearing impaired Telecommunications Device for the Deaf users: If you are using an “800 number” from the list above for TDD/TTY service, you must be prepared to give the relay service operator the telephone number for your county elections department.

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Washington has a new Each candidate for partisan primary. You do not have office may state a political to pick a party. In each party that he or she prefers. Residential Customer race, you may vote for A candidate’s preference any one of the candidates does not imply that the listed. The two candidates candidate is nominated who receive the most or endorsed by the party, votes in the August or that the party approves Edition 29 Primary will advance to of or associates with that the November General candidate. Look inside Election. for more about the Top 2 Spokane County Primary.

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