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Sherry Appleton
Democrat
State House 23
Candidate did not complete the survey.


Drew Hansen
Democrat
State House 23
Candidate did not complete the survey.


Mr. James Olsen
Republican
State House 23


Tony Stephens
Republican
State House 23
Candidate did not complete the survey.

Questions and Responses

Below are the candidate questions and responses to the Washington Voters Guide Survey.

1. Energy: Do you support or oppose exploration and development of domestic sources of energy including oil and natural gas.
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US has more potential energy than entire OPEC reserves. US has total ability for self-reliance on domestic energy and we must move in that direction.
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2. Taxes: Do you support or oppose requiring a 2/3 vote in both houses of the Washington Legislature for tax increases?
Oppose. Candidate did not return survey. Answer taken from vote on bill ESSB 6130 on 2/17/2010.
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Support
Initiative 1085 must be passed to insure WA legislators are held to 2/3 super-majority on new taxes. The current majority has placed the killing of the 2/3 super-majority as #1 priority.
Candidate did not answer this question.
3. Immigration: Do you support or oppose granting health care benefits and taxpayer funded assistance to illegal immigrants?
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Oppose
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4. Education: Do you support or oppose granting the Department of Early Learning the authority to oversee programs and education for children from birth to age three?
Support. Candidate did not answer question. This position is based on his/her vote on 2SHB 2867 on 2/15/2010.
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Oppose
Family unit is the most important early-learning environment for young children.
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5. Insurance: Do you support or oppose a state mandate requiring all insurance policies to cover abortion?
Support. Candidate did not answer question. This position is based on his/her vote on ESHB 2330 on 2/13/2012.
Support. Candidate did not answer question. This position is based on his/her vote on ESHB 2330 on 2/13/2012.
Oppose
I believe this mandate is a slap against Religious Freedom by requiring those religiously or philosophically opposed to abortion. WA legislators had passing this mandate as very high importance but the law went to the cutting-room floor.
Candidate did not answer this question.
6. Family: Do you support or oppose legislation allowing payment for surrogacy services?
Support. Candidate did not respond to question. This position is taken from vote on E2SHB 1267 on 2/28/2011.
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Oppose
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7. Marriage: Do you support or oppose redefining marriage to include same-sex couples?
Support. Candidate did not respond to question. This position is taken from his/her vote on ESSB 6239 on 2/8/2012.
Support. Candidate did not respond to question. This position is taken from his/her vote on ESSB 6239 on 2/8/2012.
Oppose
Referendum 74 will put this matte to the vote of the People. I wholeheartedly oppose the "gay-marriage" law passed by WA legislature.
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8. Abortion: Do you support or oppose the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion?
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Oppose
The worst legal ruling of all.
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