Were seeds for Majority Coalition Caucus in state Senate sewn in Washington Redistricting Commission?

Peter Callaghan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:11:59 +0000

Well, yeah. Sort of.

The so-called coup by 23 formerly minority Republicans and two Democrats that broke in mid-December came just after the final undecided Senate race was decided.

Because it was so close, the race between GOP incumbent Don Benton and challenger Tim Probst wasn’t official until the election was certified. Benton won reelection by 78 votes out of just under 55,000 cast. Once he was in and the GOP total was up to 23 votes, the coalition with Democrats Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon could became a majority of 25.

Did Benton deliver the majority? …

Which Democrats are immune to tax ads?

Jordan Schrader — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:27:58 +0000

The answer: Not very many.

A number of freshmen and swing-district Democratic legislators were cut loose by their party to go their own way on tough tax or budget votes. But very few voted no across the board.

If the key bills are the main tax package, the tobacco taxes, and the operating budget that depends on both of those tax increases, the list of Democrats who opposed all three is small. I only see four: Rep. John Driscoll of Spokane, Rep. Tim Probst of Vancouver, Sen. Tim Sheldon of Potlatch, and just one from Pierce County: …

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Were seeds for Majority Coalition Caucus in state Senate sewn in Washington Redistricting Commission?

Which Democrats are immune to tax ads?