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Abbreviations     
Ab = Abortion RvW = Roe v. Wade Reversal PBA = Partial Birth Abortion
ESC = Embryonic Stem Cells MP = Marriage Preservation R/I = Rape / Incest Exception
FI = Family Involvement PAS = Physician Assisted Suicide TF = Taxpayer Funding of Abortion
HLA = Human Life Amendment HC = Human Cloning CP = Capital Punishment
PLP = Public Library Porn PP = Planned P'hood Contracts SOB = Sex Oriented Business
CC  =Conscience Clauses P = Poverty RA = Religious Affiliation
* = Incumbent CSE = Comprehensive Sex Ed = Winner

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Election Results
State / County

Election Pages
04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 09
08 Primes: Jan / Aug

Washington State Initiatives

I-1000
Physician Assisted Suicide
LifePac Opposed
Society's Selfish Sanction of Suicide Eight Articles, WSMA and AMA Statements Opposing PAS, Natural Death Act, Washington Coalition Against Assisted Suicide, Not Dead Yet Blog, Second Hand Smoke Blog, Euthanasia.com

United States President/Vice President

NRTL Presidential Comparison (PDF)     FRC Presidential Voter Guide
John McCain (R) /
Sarah Palin (R)
LifePac Recommended
Ab RvW R/I ESC CP
MP AS P TF PBA
         
2008: Roe v Wade Statement, McCain & Palin Convention Videos, NRTL's Strong Support, Rick Warren Interview Videos, 4 News Articles, Campaign Website, NRTL Scorecard, Poll Results, MIA Information
Barack Obama (D)/
Joe Biden (D)

Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab RvW R/I ESC
MP AS P CP
FI PBA TF  
2008: NRTL 0% Pro Life Voting Record, Rick Warren Interview Video, NARAL Endorsed, Planned Parenthood Endorsed, 7 News Articles, Video Portrait, News Article, Campaign Website

United States Congress, 3rd District

Columbian 7/20
Brian Baird (D) *
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab MP ESC FI
PBA TF HC  
 2008: Naral Endorsement, Project Vote Smart Info, Fetal Pain Bill I   2006: Candidate's Website, 3% National Right To Life Voting Record, Naral Endorsement, Four News Articles I 2004: Pro Abortion Statement on Candidate's Website, 0% National Right To Life Voting Record, NARAL Website Endorsement

Michael Delavar (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions

LifePac Recommended

Ab HLA RvW  
HC ESC PAS CP
MP   FI RA
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Project Vote Smart Info, Human Life PAC Endorsed, Campaign Website, Columbian 3/18

Washington State Supreme Court, Position 3

Current Judges

Code of Judicial Conduct  

Cannon 7: Political Activity

Mary Fairhurst *
Anti Life / Family Positions
Anti-Family Judicial Decisions 2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, 2 Anti Family Decisions Regarding Marriage and Parenthood, Campaign Website, Court Biography, Voting for Judges Info
Carol McCaulley, J.D.
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended Write In Candidate 2008: Website
Washington State Supreme Court, Position 4

Current Judges          judicial forum         

Charles Johnson *
Anti Life / Family Positions
Anti-Family Judicial Decision 2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Anti Family Decision Regarding Parenthood, Pro Family Decision Regarding Marriage, Campaign Website, Court Biography, Voting for Judges Info
Carol McCaulley, J.D.
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended Write In Candidate 2008: Website
Washington State Supreme Court, Position  7

Current Judges

Debra Stevens *
Anti Life / Family Positions
Endorsed by Naral 2008: Naral Endorsement, Campaign Website, Court Biography, Voting for Judges Info
Carol McCaulley, J.D.
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended Write In Candidate 2008: Website
Washington State Governor
Christine Gregoire (D)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab ESC AS CC
MP      
2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Stonewall Democrats Endorsement, News Article, Campaign Website, Pharmacist Conscience Clause I 2004: Pro Abortion Endorsements on Candidate's Website, National Right To Life Info, NARAL Website Endorsement, Endorsement by Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus, Women's Political Caucus Agenda, One News Article
Dino Rossi (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab R/I MP CC
  AS    
2008: Human Life PAC Statement, News Article, Pharmacist Conscience Clause, Project Vote Smart Info, Campaign Website,  I 2004: Pro Life Statements in Spokesman Review Voter Guide, Statement given to Human Life PAC

Washington State Lieutenant Governor

Brad Owens (D)*
Unknown Positions
LifePac Recommended
  2008: Progressive Majority Comment, Project Vote Smart Info I 2004: No Response
Marcia McCraw (R)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Naral 100% Pro Abortion Rating, Kitsap Human Life Info, Campaign Website

Washington Secretary Of State

Sam Reed (R)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Campaign Website, News Article I 2004: Naral Listing as 100% Pro Choice, but w/o endorsement, News Article
Jason Osgood (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab MP    
2008: Pro Abortion Answer On Third Party Survey, Stonewall Democrats Endorsement, Campaign Website

Washington State Attorney General

Rob McKenna (R)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab    
2008: Campaign Website, News Article I 2004: No Response, News Article
John Ladenberg (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab    
  2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Stonewall Democrats Endorsement, Campaign Website, News Article
Washington State Treasurer
Allan Martin (R)
Unknown Positions

LifePac Recommended
    2008: Campaign Website
Jim McIntire (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
  2008: Campaign Website  2008 Naral Endorsement

Washington State Auditor

Brian Sonntag (D)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Pro Abortion Answer On Third Party Survey, LifePac Survey Response, Wife's Employment, Campaign Website I 2004: Candidate's Pro Abortion Answer on Third Party Questionnaire
J. Richard McEntee (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions

LifePac Recommended
Ab SC PAS CP
PBA FI MP HC
RA      
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Campaign Website

Superintendent of Public Instruction (N)         Seattle PI 7/28         Survey USA          Columbian 4/14

Terry Bergeson*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008:Naral 100% Pro Abortion Rating, Campaign Website I 2004: Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus Endorsement on Candidate's Website, Candidate's Pro Abortion Answer on Third Party Questionnaire
Randy Dorn
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Naral 100% Pro Abortion Rating, Survey USA Data, Campaign Website
Commissioner Of Public Lands
Doug Sutherland (R)*
LifePac Recommended
Ab      
2008: Campaign Website I 2004: Naral Listing As 100% Pro Abortion
Peter Goldmark (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Pro Abortion Answers on a Third Party Questionnaire, Pro Abortion Progressive Majority Endorsed, Stonewall Democrats Endorsement, Campaign Website

Insurance Commissioner

Mike Kreidler (D)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Naral Endorsement, Campaign Website I 2004: Naral Endorsement on Candidate's Website, Endorsement by Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus
John Adams (R)
LifePac Recommended
Ab      
2008: Campaign Website  I  2004: Survey Response

District 15 - Washington State Representative, Position 1

Bruce Chandler (R)*
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab MP    
2008: Human Life PAC Endorsed, Campaign Website, Legislative Votes I 2006: Legislative Record, Human Life PAC Endorsed. Candidate's Website I 2004: Human Life PAC Endorsed
John Gotts (D)
Unknown Positions
  2008: Campaign Website

District 15 - Washington State Representative, Position 2

Daniel Newhouse (R)*
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
MP FI    
2008: Legislative Votes, Conservative Union Rating, Candidate's Legislative Website I 2006: Legislative Votes I 2004: No Information
Tao Berman (D)
Unknown Positions
  2008: Campaign Website

District 17 - Washington State Senate         Columbian 7/29

 
Don Benton (R)*
Pro Life / Family Positions

LifePac Recommended
Ab SC PAS CP
HC FI MP  
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Human Life PAC Endorsed, Legislative Votes, Project Vote Smart Info, Campaign Website I 2004: Endorsed by Human Life PAC, LifePac Survey Response
David Carrier (D)
Mixed Positions
Ab MP PAS RA
R/I FI   CP
  ESC CC  
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Project Vote Smart Info, Campaign Website
District 17 - Washington State Representative, Position 1          Columbian 6/8          Columbian 7/25  
Joseph James (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions

LifePac Recommended
Ab SC PAS CP
HC FI MP  
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Human Life Pac Statement, Campaign Website
Tim Probst (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab   RA  
2008: Planned Parenthood Recommended, Campaign Website
District 17 - Washington State Representative, Position 2    
Columbian 7/27
Deb Wallace (D)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab MP    
2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus Endorsement, Legislative Votes, Campaign Website I 2004: NARAL Website Endorsement, Endorsement by Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus, Women's Political Caucus Agenda, One Commentary, WPC EMail
Micheline Doan (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab SC PAS CP
HC FI MP  
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Human Life PAC Endorsed

District 18 - Washington State Senate

Columbian 8/3
Joseph Zarelli (R)*
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab RvW MP
2008: Human Life PAC Endorsed, Legislative Votes, Campaign Website I 2004: LifePac Survey Response. Pro-Life Statement on Candidate's Website, Legislative Votes, Endorsed by Human Life PAC, Pro-Life Endorsement on Candidate's Website, One News Article
Jon Haugen (D)
RA      
2008: Campaign Website

District 18 - Washington State Representative, Position 1

Jaime Herrera (R)*
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab MP  
2008: Human Life PAC Endorsed, Campaign and Legislative Websites
VaNessa Duplessie (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Campaign Website, Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus Endorsement, Columbian 3/13 I 2005: LifePac Survey Response, General Information

District 18 - Washington State Representative, Position 2           Columbian 8/9

Ed Orcutt (R)*
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab MP AS  
2008: Human Life PAC Endorsed, Legislative Votes, Candidate Forum Info, Campaign Website I 2006: Human Life PAC Endorsed, Legislative Record I 2004: LifePac Endorsed, LifePac Survey Response, Endorsed by Human Life PAC
Jonathan Fant (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab AS    
2008: Naral Pro Abortion Rating, Project Vote Smart Info, Candidate Forum Info, Campaign Website, Columbian 4/23 I 2006: None

District 19 - Washington State Senate     We need a qualified write-in candidate to list for this race

 
Brian Hatfield (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Naral Endorsement

District 19 - Washington State Rep, Position 1     We need a qualified write-in candidate to list for this race

Dean Takko (D) *
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Candidate's Page I 2006: 100% Naral Endorsement

District 19 - Washington State Rep, Position 2     We need a qualified write-in candidate to list for this race

Brian Blake (D) *
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Candidate's Page I 2006: 100% Naral Endorsement

District 20 - Washington State Senate

 
Dan Swecker (R) *
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab      
2008: Human Life PAC Endorsed, Campaign Website
Chuck Bojarski (D)   2004: US Vote Information

District 20 - Washington State Representative, Position 1

Richard DeBolt (R) *
Pro Life / Family Positions

LifePac Recommended
Ab MP    
2008: Family Policy Institute Info, Campaign Website, Legislative Website I 2006: Human Life PAC Endorsed
Mike Rechner (D)
Unknown Positions
  2008: Campaign Website

District 20 - Washington State Representative, Position 2

Gary Alexander (R) *
LifePac Recommended
MP ESC CSE  
2008: Family Policy Institute Info, Campaign Website I 2006: Legislative Votes, Candidate's Legislative Website I 1998: Project Vote Smart Info
Jim Cutler (D)
Unknown Positions
  2008: Campaign Website

District 49 - Washington State Senate               Columbian 8/10

 
Craig Pridemore (D)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab MP    
2008: Naral Endorsement, Legislative Votes, Project Vote Smart Info, Campaign Website I 2004: Pro Abortion Endorsements on Candidate's Website, NARAL Website Endorsement, Endorsement by Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus, Four Commentaries
Tom Langston (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab MP PAS RA
R/I CC ESC CP
  FI    
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Campaign Website, Candidate's Resume

District 49 - Washington State Representative, Position 1         Columbian 7/22 

Debra Peterson (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions

LifePac Recommended
Ab SC PAS CP
HC FI MP RA
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Human Life PAC Endorsed, Project Vote Smart Info, Campaign Website
Jim Jacks (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab      
2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Progressive Majority Endorsement, Campaign Website

District 49 - Washington State Representative, Position 2

Jim Moeller (D)*
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab MP    
2008: Naral Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Endorsement, Legislative Votes, Stonewall Democrats Endorsement, Project Vote Smart Info, Campaign Website, 2 Articles I 2006: Naral Listing as 100% Pro Abortion, Two News Articles, Legislative Record I 2004: Pro Abortion Endorsements On Candidate's Website, NARAL Wesite Endorsement, Endorsement by Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus, Two News Articles, Four Commentaries
Mike Bomar (I)
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab MP ESC CSE
2008: Family Policy Institute of Washington Info, Campaign Website

Clark County Commissioner, Position 1      Columbian 7/18

Tom Mielke (R)
Pro Life / Family Positions

LifePac Recommended
Ab PLP PP SOB
FI RA    
2008: LifePac Survey Response, Campaign Website I 2005: LifePac Survey Response, Reflector Debate, Past Election Information, Family Status, News Article I 2004: Survey Response, News Articles
Pam Brokaw (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab    
2008: Campaign Website, Pro Abortion Progressive Majority Endorsement, Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus Endorsement I 2004: NARAL Website Endorsement, Pro Homosexual Marriage Statement, Endorsement by Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus, Women's Political Caucus Agenda, One News Article

Clark County Commissioner, Position 2        Columbian 7/29      Columbian 7/18     

Mark Boldt (R)*
Pro Life / Family Positions
LifePac Recommended
Ab MP    
2008: Candidate's Page I 2004: LifePac Survey Response, Endorsed by Human Life PAC
Jeanne Harris (D)
Anti Life / Family Positions
Ab    
2008: Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus Endorsement, Campaign Website I 2005: News Article, Commentary I 2004: Endorsement by Pro Abortion Women's Political Caucus, Women's Political Caucus Agenda

Clark County Public Utilities Commissioner, District 1

Hanke*    
     
INFORMATION RESOURCE LINKS
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judicial forum judicial forum 2decide.com: candidate issue position chart
national right to life

Concerned Women For America PAC

national right to life national right to life
  NY Times Candidate Abortion Positions judicial forum judicial forum Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
judicial forum OpenSecrets.org  State Elections Office Salon Mag Gay Voter's Guide 

Statewide Election Results

Naral
CNN Politics

Democrats For Life

   
WASHINGTON STATE
washington votes Faith and Freedom Network Clark County Voters' Pamphlet

Christian Coalition of Washington

PDC Contribution Reports
Constitutional Law PAC State Voter's Guides Faith and Freedom Network   AbortionState.org
Naral Washington State   Family Policy Institute of Washington   Washington State's Voter's Guide for Republicans  
judicial forum National Institute on Money in State Politics Planned Parenthood PAC Washington State's Voter's Guide for Democrats Progressive Majority Mainstream Republicans
SoundPolitics.com   State Judicial Voter's Pamphlet Women's Political Caucus Washington Stonewall Democrats Clark County Election Results
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE
Republicans Democrats Clark County Politics Blog MoveOn.org Vancouver

Democracy For Vancouver

Columbian Watch Blog

  Lavender Donkeys Camas/Washougal Watch Women's Political Caucus    

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