State Representative Steve Conway has been with America In Solidarity since the beginning, advising us from the start and being the original pledge signer in 2003. "Labor's" representative in Olympia, Conway has served Washington's 29th District for 14 years.
Tami has been a Registered Nurse for nearly 25 years including twelve years of practice at Western State Hospital and the Child Treatment Center in Steilacoom.
Tami signed the America In Solidarity pledge in 2006 and spoke at our May Day event earlier this year.
State Senator Derek Kilmer
Washington's 26th District
Representing the Gig Harbor, Port Orchard and Bremerton areas of Washington, Derek was elected State Senator in 2006. He had previously served as State Representative, having been elected in 2004. America In Solidarity was happy to help his campaigns as Derek has been a strong advocate for working families in Olympia. He secured funding for a needed new hospital in Gig Harbor.
Derek signed our pledge in 2004 and is shown with AIS co-founder Mike Jagielski in the photo.
Rosa Franklin
State Senator, Washington's 29th District
Rosa Franklin, President Pro Tem of the Washington State Senate, has been representing the people of the 29th District as Srate Senator since 1993. She previously served one term as state legislator before that. A registered nurse, Rosa spent 42 years in the health care field after earning a nursing degree. She serves on four committees including health care and labor.
Rosa signed the America In Solidarity pledge at our kickoff in 2003.
Senator Franklin's legislative page
State Representative Pat Lantz
Washington's 26th District
Serving her fifth term, Pat Lantz has been a state representative since 1997. A big proponent of educational issues, Pat is also chair of the House Judiciary Committee. She signed our pledge in 2004 and America In Solidarity directed many volunteers into the 26th District in support of her the last two elections.
State Representative Steve Kirby
Washington's 29th District
Serving his third term, Steve Kirby has been a strong advocate for working families in Olympia for Tacoma residents. Prior to being a state representative, Steve was a Tacoma City Council member. He is the chair of the House committee on Insurance, Financial Services and Consumer Protection and has been pushing a bill this session that would limit the amount charged by payday lenders.
Steve signed our pledge to support working families in 2004.
Troy Kelley
28th Legislative District, Position #1
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Troy signed the America In Solidarity pledge in 2006.
Zack Hudgins
Washington State House of Representatives District #11
Serving Washington's 11th District (Tukwila, Renton, South Seattle) since 2003, Zack signed our pledge in 2004. The three-term legislator lists affordable health care and job creation as his legislative priorities.
Representative Bob Hasegawa, Washington's 11th DistrictBob Hasegawa is a lifelong resident of Beacon Hill and is living in the house he
grew up in. He is retired from the Teamsters Union where he was a member and union
leader for over 32 years. Bob is a longtime labor and social justice activist from
Seattle. He was the elected head of the largest Teamsters trucking local workers
union in the Pacific Northwest (Teamsters Local 174) for three terms (9 yrs.), and
was also a leader in the national Teamsters pro-union democracy reform movement, TDU (Teamsters for a Democratic Union).
Bob has long sought to build bridges between social justice organizations,
particularly those serving the labor, environmental and Asian Pacific Islander
communities. He serves on the national executive board of the Asian Pacific
American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA) as well as on the APALA Seattle Chapter
Executive Board, and has served on numerous other boards of community based
organizations.
Bob graduated from Antioch University with areas of concentration in Labor
Relations and Organizational and Social Change, and also holds an AA degr
ee in Labor Studies from Shoreline Community College.
Bob signed the America In Solidarity pledge in 2004.
Representative Dawn Morrell has lived in Puyallup for 22 years with
her husband Jim, a retired Air Force pilot. After retirement, Jim
received his teaching certificate from Pacific Lutheran University and
taught at Clover Park Technical College for 10 years. He is now a math
and science tutor. Dawn and Jim have been married for 38 years and have
two children and four grandchildren. Their two children, Jereme and
Jameson, attended Puyallup public schools and graduated from Rogers
High School.
Dawn was elected to represent the 25th Legislative District in the Washington State House of Representatives in November of 2002. Her legislative priorities include building a strong economy by investing in education, creating good paying jobs with benefits, property tax relief, and ensuring that affordable quality health care is available to every Washingtonian.
Dawn is a certified critical care Registered Nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.
She was one of the original AIS pledge signers in 2003 and had participated at many of our events.
Washington State House of Representatives
District #27
Dennis Flannigan has served his district well since 2003, receiving a 100 percent labor voting record from the Washington State Labor Council in 2004 and 2005. He is always willing to talk because he cares about his constituents. Check out his website and let him know what you think about the issues.
Dennis serves the 27th District which comprises the northern and west parts of Tacoma.
Dennis signed the America In Solidarity pledge at our kickoff in 2003
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Olympia Office: 429 John L. O'Brien Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 (360) 786-7974 |
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Washington's 26th District
Rep. Larry Seaquist entered electoral politics in 2006 as he won election to Washington's House of Representatives. A former US naval officer, Captain Seaquist commanded a number of warships including the bat-tleship USS IOWA during his 32 year career. After leaving th Navy, Larry has been heavily involved in a variety of political endeavors which you can learn more about on his website. He signed our pledge in 2006 and participated in our forum on health care.
Here is Larry's answers to our questionaire:
1. Why are you seeking office? After a lifetime of public
service am deeply concerned about the path down which our country and our
communities are now being led. We are
leaving too many people and too many businesses behind. I wish to help get us
back on course – asap! We need to restore the American promise that, with hard
work and an education, everyone – everyone! – is due the opportunity to find
meaningful work and make a comfortable life.
2. What qualifies you to represent working families? I
began life in a very hard working family and have continued to live in one
every day. As a Navy ship captain I have
been responsible for helping thousands of hard-working young Americans begin
their careers, form strong families, and take leading roles in their
communities.
3. What are the main issues affecting the people you would represent? The
single most important issue is bad politics – the divisive, hot-button campaign
politics of extremists that has left most of our citizen-voters angry and our
major problems unaddressed. The specific
issues heading the “must fix now” list of most voters in the 26th LD
include: 1) improving government accountability, especially regarding property
taxes and fiscal discipline; 2) continuing education reform; 3) rapidly
attacking our health care emergency; 4) making sure there are good, living wage
jobs growing in the district so people can commute less and so their children
will be able to live here, too; 5) taking better care of our environment; 6)
and solving our energy dependency problems.
4. What is your position on the “Right to Work” issue? Opposed.
5. Do you feel government entities should change zoning laws to
accommodate big block retailers like Wal-Mart? No.
6. Do you support initiatives like the “Fair Share Health Care” Bill that
would force large companies to either provide health insurance for their
employees or pay into the state’s health care system? Yes.
7. What is your position on living wage ordinances? As a first-time candidate, I am not familiar with the specific legislative history behind this idea. But I certainly favor the principle that workers must be able to earn a living wage from meaningful work
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Rep. Maralyn Chase |
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Olympia Office: 433 John L. O'Brien Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 (360) 786-7880 |
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Rep. Tom Campbell
State House, Washington's 2nd District
Ever heard the saying "There are some good republicans and some bad democrats"? Well, Tom is definitely one of the good republicans when it comes to standing up for working families. He has voted over 80% of the time with the Washington State Labor Council's recommendations. Endorsed by unions, Tom makes finding affordable health care solutions one of his top priorities.
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Rep. Geoff Simpson |
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Olympia Office: 426 John L. O'Brien Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 (360) 786-7918 |
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Rep. Pat Sullivan |
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Olympia Office: 122G Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 (360) 786-7858 |
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