Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: 3 Children: Shylar, T.J., Tye
Birth date: 09/17/1950
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
Home City: Graham WA
Religion:

Profession

Board Member, Copper River/Prince William Sound Marketing Association, 2005-present Small Business Owner, Copper River Salmon Products Board Member, Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation

Education

Diploma, Highline High School

Committees

General Government Appropriations and Oversight
Public Infrastructure Programs and Funding Structures
Technology, Energy and Communications
Transportation
Veterans' and Military Affairs

HB 2565 Requirements for Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Machine Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6455 Increases Transportation Fees
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 5895 Authorizes the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2330 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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HB 2565 Requirements for Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Machine Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6455 Increases Transportation Fees
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 5895 Authorizes the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2330 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6239 Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5942 State Liquor Sales
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1382 Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 5073 Medical Use of Cannabis
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1166 Preventing Alcohol Poisoning Deaths
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1382 Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1489 Anti-Phosphorus Fertilizer Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1086 2011-2012 Supplemental Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6444 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2836 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2493 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 6143 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 6503 State Employee Furlough Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2782 Limiting Disability Benefits
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 6130 Initiative 960 (Tax Increase Restrictions) Suspension
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2793 Legalizing Paid Surrogacy
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1956 Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2561 Energy Efficiency Improvement Bonds
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1614 Oil Importation Fee for Storm Water Pollution Cleanup
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1244 2009-2011 Biennium Budget and 2007-2009 Supplemental Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5768 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1517 Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2344 Allowing Tuition Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5768 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 5288 Probation Time Reductions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 5599 National Popular Vote Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5688 Expanding Domestic Partnership Rights
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1709 Payday Lending Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1329 Child Care Center Unionization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1956 Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2687 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2476 Tribal Police Jurisdiction
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 5751 Beer and Wine Tasting in Grocery Stores
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 6809 Working Family Tax Exemption
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 5278 Public Financing of Local Campaigns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5261 Health Insurance Rate Oversight
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2687 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2438 Permitting Dogs in Cougar Hunting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2815 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2713 Convicted Criminal DNA Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2476 Tribal Police Jurisdiction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2713 Convicted Criminal DNA Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2476 Tribal Police Jurisdiction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3104 Domestic Partnership Rights
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6794 New Ferry Vessels
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1551 Allowing Public Funding for Local Office Campaigns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Sub SB 6178 Property Tax Deferral
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2416 Adjusting the Property Tax Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Sub SB 6178 Property Tax Deferral
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2416 Adjusting the Property Tax Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Sub SB 6178 Property Tax Deferral
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Sub SB 6001 Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Sub SB 5037 Cell Phone Driving Ban
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

Sub SB 5336 Legal Benefits for Domestic Partners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Sub HB 1128 2007-2009 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

2nd Sub SB 5093 Affordable Health Care Coverage for Children
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1024 Prohibition of PBDEs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Sub SB 6386 2005-2007 Supplemental Biennium Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

Sub HB 2738 Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

3rd Sub HB 1484 Taxation for School Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

2nd Sub HB 2572 Health Insurance for Small Businesses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Sub HB 2661 Expanding the Jurisdiction of the Human Rights Commission
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

2nd Sub HB 2292 Addressing Health Care Liability Reform
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Sub HB 2661 Expanding the Jurisdiction of the Human Rights Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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