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Microsoft Corporate Political Contributions H2 2012 July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Microsoft Corporate Political Contributions H2 2012 July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 Name State Amount Apple for Kansas Senate KS $ 250 Armstrong Campaign Committee WA $ 700 Barbara Bailey for State Senate WA $ 600 Bob Hasegawa for State Senate WA $ 400 Brad Owen for Lt. Governor WA $ 500 Breaux for Indiana IN $ 250 Brownback for Governor KS $ 1,000 Bruce Chandler Campaign Committee WA $ 700 Bruce for Kansas Senate KS $ 250 Burgess for Kansas House KS $ 250 Burroughs for Kansas House KS $ 200 Campaign of Doug Holder FL $ 500 Carlin Yoder 2008 IN $ 250 Carlson for Kansas House KS $ 200 Cathy Dahlquist Campaign Committee WA $ 500 Chris Dorworth for State House District 29 FL $ 500 Citizens for Andy Hill (2014) WA $ 400 Citizens for Christopher Hurst WA $ 500 Citizens for Jim McIntire WA $ 500 Citizens for Karen Fraser WA $ 400 Citizens for Kevin Ranker WA $ 500 Citizens for Kim Wyman WA $ 1,000 Citizens for Marcie Maxwell WA $ 400 Citizens for Merritt IN $ 250 Citizens for Mike Carrell WA $ 700 Citizens for Ruth Kagi WA $ 400 Citizens for Steve Litzow WA $ 700 Citizens to Elect Larry Seaquist WA $ 500 Citizens to Re-Elect Lt. Governor Brad Owen WA $ 500 Colgan for Senate VA $ 500 Committee to Elect Brian C. Bosma IN $ 500 Committee to Elect Bruce Dammeier WA $ 500 Committee to Elect Cary Condotta WA $ 500 Committee to Elect Charles Ross WA $ 400 Committee to Elect Heath VanNatter IN $ 250 Committee to Elect Jim Hargrove WA $ 400 Committee to Elect Katrina Asay WA $ 400 Committee to Elect Linda Lawson IN $ 250 Committee to Elect Tim Lanane -
Support Keeps Building Beers with Bill - Oktoberfest Tour
(R) Campaign Update October 2015 THE BRIEF Support keeps building Beers with Bill - Oktoberfest Tour And our support is getting In September, supporters voted on Facebook for their favorite noticed: in late September, I was microbrewery or pub in Washington. Those votes built our invited to attend a Republican Oktoberfest Beers with Bill statewide tour. No speeches; just governors’ dinner in Indianapolis. an opportunity for people to drop by, have a beer, and ask me Gov. Susana Martinez (New whatever they want. The tour has touched down in Spokane, Mexico) generously shared her Richland, Issaquah, Bellingham, Bellevue, Georgetown, time and counsel, talking with me Edmonds, Gig Harbor, Maple Valley, Olympia, Centralia, about how to run a campaign in Longview, Puyallup, Ellensburg, and Leavenworth. More on the a Western state that tends to elect tour in November’s Bryant Brief. Democrats. Several leaders have stepped forward to endorse my candidacy. Charter School Tours Notably, Gov. Dan Evans and Sen. Slade Gorton cut videos strongly supporting me and my campaign. Many state legislators and local government officials have since climbed aboard. 37 port commissioners from across the state signed a letter expressing their commitment to get me elected. County GOP organizations from Pend Oreille to San Juan to Kitsap have endorsed me. Across Washington, across the political spectrum, people are In September, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that state stepping forward, endorsing my candidacy and pledging their funding for publicly chartered schools is unconstitutional. support and assistance. Gov. Inslee agreed. Since then, I’ve toured publicly chartered schools from Seattle to Spokane, and have come to admire With the primary field now cleared, our campaign is building on the innovation that’s meeting the diverse needs of many kids. -
Washington State Senate
Washington State Senate Chair Fitzgibbon, Thank you for your dedication to pursuing the Low Carbon Fuel Standard for our state. While we sometimes disagree on the methods, we all share a commitment to ensuring our state does its part in reducing our carbon footprint to address climate change. As you know, HB 1091 passed the Senate Thursday night on a vote of 27-20. Our five votes represent more than the margin of passage and it is crucial that you know the changes made to the legislation in the Senate were integral to our support for the bill. We worked closely with our partners in the Building Trades to make sure all voices were heard. As we likely head to conference, these are the Senate changes to the legislation that must stay in the final bill to earn our support: • Ensure that this policy does not dramatically increase the cost of fuel, which is a burden that will likely fall on consumers and disproportionately impact those who can least afford it. • Ensure that Washington State benefits from the jobs created by the additional money that will be spent by consumers on low carbon fuels. This includes new biofuel facilities in Washington and an assurance that some of the crops used to make those fuels come from our state. • The bill must maintain a link to the transportation package. • Maintain the legislative review beyond the 10% threshold so that elected officials can weigh the efficiency of the policy after implementation. Addressing our climate impacts doesn’t have to be just a bitter pill. -
State of Washington Agenda
STATE OF WASHINGTON AGENDA JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE (JLARC) September 18, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. John L. O'Brien Building House Hearing Room C Olympia, Washington 1. Committee Business A. Action Item: Approval of February 20, 2013, and August 14, 2013, JLARC Meeting Minutes COMMITTEE MEMBERS Senators 2. Scope and Objectives: Randi Becker John Braun, Vice Chair A. Forensic Accounting Audit of The Columbia River Annette Cleveland Crossing Project David Frockt Janéa Holmquist Newbry B. Review of How the Washington State Department of Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Secretary Transportation Assesses Highway Preservation and Mark Mullet Maintenance Needs Ann Rivers 3. Preliminary Report: Representatives Local Infrastructure Financing Tool (LIFT): Lack of Gary Alexander Data Hinders Evaluation and Administration of the Cathy Dahlquist, Assistant Secretary Program - Preliminary Report Tami Green Kathy Haigh, Chair Ed Orcutt Gerry Pollet Derek Stanford Hans Zeiger Legislative Auditor Keenan Konopaski Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee 1300 Quince Street SE PO Box 40910 Olympia, WA 98504-0910 (360) 786-5171 (360) 786-5180 Fax Website: www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov State of Washington Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Keenan Konopaski Randi Becker Gary Alexander 1300 Quince St SE John Braun, Vice Chair Cathy Dahlquist, Assistant Secretary PO Box 40910 Annette Cleveland Tami Green Olympia, WA 98504-0910 David Frockt Kathy Haigh, Chair Janéa Holmquist Newbry Ed Orcutt Phone: 360-786-5171 Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Secretary Gerry Pollet FAX: 360-786-5180 Mark Mullet Derek Stanford E-mail: [email protected] TDD: 1-800-635-9993 Ann Rivers Hans Zeiger Web site: www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov February 20, 2013 JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES COMMITTEE BUSINESS • Gary Alexander, JLARC Vice-Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. -
King County Official Local Voters' Pamphlet
August 7, 2018 Primary and Special Election King County Official Local Voters’ Pamphlet Your ballot ballot will will arrive arrive by Julyby July 16 23 206-296-VOTE(8683)206-296-VOTE (8683) | | kincounty.gov/elections kingcounty.gov/elections Reading the local From the voters’ pamphlet Director Why are there measures in the local voters’ pamphlet that are not on my ballot? The measures on your ballot refl ect the Dear Friends, districts in which you are registered to One of the joys of being the Director of Elections is vote. The local voters’ pamphlet may cover that it allows me to travel throughout King County multiple districts and include measures to listen and learn from voters and residents in our outside of your districts. community. I speak with school groups, professional What is the order of candidates in the local associations, community-based organizations and voters’ pamphlet? many others. Every community is as unique as the voters it includes, which is why my highest priority is Candidates in the local voters’ pamphlet to increase access to voting for all. appear in the order they will appear on the ballot. Here are just a few ways we have removed barriers to voting this year: Are candidate statements fact checked before they are published? • You no longer need a stamp to vote! That’s right - now you can return your ballot through No. King County Elections is not responsible the mail without using a stamp. for the content or accuracy of the statements, and we print them exactly as • We have also been busy adding more ballot they are received (including any potential drop boxes across the county for a total of 66, errors). -
2019 U.S. Political Contribution and Expenditure Policy and Statement
2019 U.S. Political Contribution and Expenditure Policy and Statement The Company’s policy is to participate in public policymaking by informing government officials about our positions on issues significant to the Company and our customers. These issues are discussed in the context of existing and proposed laws, legislation, regulations, and policy initiatives, and include, for example, commerce, intellectual property, trade, data privacy, transportation, and web services. Relatedly, the Company constructively and responsibly participates in the U.S. political process. The goal of the Company’s political contributions and expenditures is to promote the interests of the Company and our customers, and the Company makes such decisions in accordance with the processes described in this political contribution and expenditure policy and statement, without regard to the personal political preferences of the Company’s directors, officers, or employees. Click here for archives of previous statements. Approval Process The Company’s Vice President of Public Policy reviews and approves each political contribution and expenditure made with Company funds or resources to, or in support of, any political candidate, political campaign, political party, political committee, or public official in any country, or to any other organization for use in making political expenditures, to ensure that it is lawful and consistent with the Company’s business objectives and public policy priorities. The Company’s Senior Vice President for Global Corporate Affairs and the Senior Vice President and General Counsel review all political expenditures. In addition, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors annually reviews this political contribution and expenditure policy and statement and a report on all of the Company’s political contributions and expenditures, including any contributions made to trade associations or 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. -
May 12Th, 2015 Senator Jim Honeyford Senator Karen Keiser
Coastal Conservation Association TEXAS • LOUISIANA • MISSISSIPPI • ALABAMA • FLORIDA • GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA • NORTH CAROLINA • VIRGINIA • MARYLAND • NEW YORK CONNECTICUT • MASSACHUSETTS • NEW HAMPSHIRE • MAINE • OREGON • WASHINGTON May 12th , 2015 Senator Jim Honeyford Senator Karen Keiser Senator Bruce Dammeier Senator Steve Conway Representative Hans Dunshee Representative Richard Debolt Representative Derek Stanford Representative Norma Smith Dear Capital Budget Writers, I am writing to you today on behalf of the Coastal Conservation Association Washington (CCA) to request your support for $10 million in funding in the 2015-2017 Capital Budget to continue construction of the Deschutes River Hatchery at Pioneer Park in Tumwater. Funding for the Deschutes River Hatchery project was initiated in the 2013-2015 Capital Budget for preliminary site work, well development, pumps and piping. A $10 million investment this biennium will allow us to enter into the second phase of construction on this much needed hatchery in South Puget Sound. Recreational fishing is an important part of our economy. There are over 900,000 anglers in Washington who spend $1.2 billion annually and directly support 16,200 jobs. Recreational anglers are the single largest source of license fee and tax revenue to the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Increasing recreational fishing opportunity in South Puget Sound supports local business and will generate more tax revenue to the State and to WDFW through increased license sales. Current salmon production on the Deschutes River is outdated and inefficient because of space constraints and limited infrastructure. As a result, fish must be reared outside the watershed at four offsite hatchery locations as far north as Everett. -
May 6, 2015 2 May 6, 2015 the Honorable Mark Schoesler, Senate
May 6, 2015 2 May 6, 2015 The Honorable Mark Schoesler, Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Frank Chopp, Speaker of the House The Honorable Sharon Nelson, Senate Democratic Leader The Honorable Pat Sullivan, House Majority Leader The Honorable Andy Hill, Ways & Means Chair The Honorable Dan Kristiansen, House Minority Leader The Honorable Jim Hargrove, Ways & Means Ranking Member The Honorable Ross Hunter, Appropriations Chair The Honorable John Braun, Ways & Means Vice Chair The Honorable Bruce Chandler, Appropriations Ranking Member The Honorable Ann Rivers, Majority Whip The Honorable Reuven Carlyle, Finance Chair The Honorable Mark Mullet, Democratic Assistant Whip The Honorable Eileen Cody, Health Care & Wellness Chair Dear Legislators; On behalf of Washington’s 281 cities, we are writing to urge your quick action on HB 2136. This proposal includes numerous important provisions that will provide greater clarity to cities and assist the State’s emerging legal marijuana market. In particular, cities ask for your assistance with the following provisions in the bill: • Local Flexibility: Cities support the provisions in Section 301 for local flexibility to adjust the 1,000 foot buffer between retailers and certain sensitive uses. This flexibility will help cities better site business, while still meeting the public safety needs for their communities. • Opposition to pre-emption: Cities strongly oppose the inclusion of a public vote requirement prior to enacting a prohibition on marijuana businesses. This is a clear pre-emption of existing local regulatory authority. It is also inconsistent with the language of I-502 and at odds with recent court decisions and the state’s Attorney General Opinion. -
Washington State
Washington State EARLY ENDORSEMENTS June 3, 2014 The political action committee for Washington state’s largest group of employers and leading generator of jobs today announced its endorsement of 48 legislators seeking re-election to the state Senate and House of Representatives and to one representative running for a senate seat. The Washington SAFE Trust (Save America’s Free Enterprise) of the National Federation of Independent Business, which has 8,250 small business members in the state, based its endorsement on a legislator’s having an 80 percent or better pro-small-business voting record for their most recent term in office. A brief description of the 2013-14 bills or amendments and how each lawmaker voted on them can be found by clicking here. http://www.nfib.com/washington/voting-record/ STATE SENATE Incumbent Four-year Vote Record Sen. Michael Baumgartner (LD-06) 100% Sen. Brian Dansel (LD-07) 100% Sen. Sharon Brown (LD-08) 100% Sen. Jim Honeyford (LD-15) 100% Sen. Jan Angel (LD-26) 100% Sen. Steve O’Ban (LD-28) 88% Sen. Tim Sheldon (LD-35) 95% Sen. Doug Ericksen (LD-42) 95% Sen. Andy Hill (LD-45) 85% Sen. Joe Fain (LD-47) 90% STATE HOUSE Incumbent Two-Year Vote Record Rep. Graham Hunt (LD-02) 100% Rep. JT Wilcox (LD-02) 100% Rep. Leonard Christian (LD-04) 100% Rep. Matt Shea (LD-04) 100% Rep. Jay Rodne (LD-05) 89% Rep. Chad Magendanz (LD-05) 90% Rep. Kevin Parker (LD-06) 100% Rep. Jeff Holy (LD-06) 90% NFIB/Washington | 711 Capitol Way South | Suite 505 | Olympia, WA 98501 | P 360.786.8675 | F 360.943.2456 Rep. -
2012 Political Contributions
2012 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS 2012 Lilly Political Contributions 2 Public Policy As a biopharmaceutical company that treats serious diseases, Lilly plays an important role in public health and its related policy debates. It is important that our company shapes global public policy debates on issues specific to the people we serve and to our other key stakeholders including shareholders and employees. Our engagement in the political arena helps address the most pressing issues related to ensuring that patients have access to needed medications—leading to improved patient outcomes. Through public policy engagement, we provide a way for all of our locations globally to shape the public policy environment in a manner that supports access to innovative medicines. We engage on issues specific to local business environments (corporate tax, for example). Based on our company’s strategy and the most recent trends in the policy environment, our company has decided to focus on three key areas: innovation, health care delivery, and pricing and reimbursement. More detailed information on key issues can be found in our 2011/12 Corporate Responsibility update: http://www.lilly.com/Documents/Lilly_2011_2012_CRupdate.pdf Through our policy research, development, and stakeholder dialogue activities, Lilly develops positions and advocates on these key issues. U.S. Political Engagement Government actions such as price controls, pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates, and access to Lilly medicines affect our ability to invest in innovation. Lilly has a comprehensive government relations operation to have a voice in the public policymaking process at the federal, state, and local levels. Lilly is committed to participating in the political process as a responsible corporate citizen to help inform the U.S. -
Child Care in COVID-19 Economic Relief
Legislative Building Washington State Legislature Olympia, WA 98504-0600 March 23, 2020 The Honorable Patty Murray, U.S. Senator The Honorable Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator The Honorable Suzan DelBene, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Derek Kilmer, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Rick Larsen, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Jaime Herrera Beutler, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Kim Schrier, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Dan Newhouse, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Adam Smith, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Rep. The Honorable Denny Heck, U.S. Rep. United States Senate House of Representatives U.S. Capitol U.S. Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 Dear Colleagues in Washington State’s Congressional Delegation: Thank you for all you are doing in this unprecedented time. As you consider any additional COVID-19 economic relief packages, we, the undersigned elected leaders of Washington State, write to respectfully request significant investments in and attention to the challenges facing child care. Here in Washington State and across the country, the child care industry is providing critical services enabling medical professionals, first responders, and other essential workers to provide for communities in our time of greatest need. And yet, the infrastructure of this critical system is crumbling in front of us and threatening our ability to recover from COVID-19 now and in the future. According to Child Care Aware of Washington, our state has already lost 143 child care centers, 105 family child care homes, and 19 school-age-only child care programs to COVID-19 related closures -- totaling a loss of 12,000 child care slots. -
WOMEN in STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP 2019 in 2019, 2,129, Or 28.8% of the 7,383 State Legislators in the United States Are Women
WOMEN IN STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP 2019 In 2019, 2,129, or 28.8% of the 7,383 state legislators in the United States are women. Women currently hold 510, or 25.9%, of the 1,972 state senate seats and 1,619, or 29.9%, of the 5,411 state house or assembly seats. Since 1971, the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled. In 2019, of the 352 state legislators holding leadership positions1 nationwide, 77, or 21.9%, are women. Women hold 38, or 23.6%, of the 161 leadership positions in state senates and 39, or 20.4%, of the 191 leadership positions in state houses. Women hold leadership positions in 29 state senates and in 28 state houses; in 12 states, women do not hold leadership positions in either chamber. The party breakdown for women serving in state legislative leadership positions is: Total Legislature State Senate State House Total Total Percent Total Total Percent Total Total Percent Women Leadership Women Women Leadership Women Women Leadership Women Total 77 352 21.9 38 161 23.6 39 191 20.4 D 58 163 35.6 28 72 38.9 30 91 33.0 R 19 187 10.2 10 88 11.4 9 99 9.1 I/NP 2 0 2 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 -- In 2019, five women serve as senate presidents and twelve women serve as senate presidents pro tempore; seven women serve as speakers, and eleven serve as speakers pro tempore of state houses. Fourteen women of color hold leadership positions.