Rating Group: Association of Washington Business
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Klippert | 85% | |||
| Joel Kretz | 85% | |||
| Dan Kristiansen | 85% | |||
| Bob McCaslin, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Dick Muri | 85% | |||
| Kirk Pearson | 85% | |||
| Liz Pike | 85% | |||
| Matt Shea | 85% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 7 | Shelly Short | Republican | 85% |
| Norma Smith | 85% | |||
| WA | State House - 26 Position 2 | Michelle Valdez | Republican | 85% |
| Luanne Van Werven | 85% | |||
| Lynda Wilson | 85% | |||
| Hans Zeiger | 85% | |||
| WA | State House - 35 Position 1 | Dan Griffey | Republican | 77% |
| Larry Haler | 77% | |||
| Mark Harmsworth | 77% | |||
| Teri Hickel | 77% | |||
| Linda Kochmar | 77% | |||
| WA | State House - 20 Position 2 | Ed Orcutt | Republican | 77% |
| WA | Commissioner - 1 | Christine Rolfes | Democratic | 77% |
| Melanie Stambaugh | 77% | |||
| David Taylor | 77% | |||
| Maureen Walsh | 77% | |||
| Jesse Young | 77% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 35 | Drew MacEwen | Republican | 73% |
| Elizabeth Scott | 73% | |||
| Jim Hargrove | 69% | |||
| Kevin Ranker | 69% | |||
| Dean Takko | 69% | |||
| Andy Billig | 62% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 49 | Annette Cleveland | Democratic | 62% |
| WA | State Senate - 29 | Steve Conway | Democratic | 62% |
| WA | State Senate - 21 | Marko Liias | Democratic | 62% |
| Sharon Nelson | 62% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 43 | Jamie Pedersen | Democratic | 62% |
| Maralyn Chase | 54% | |||
| Judy Clibborn | 54% | |||
| Karen Fraser | 54% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 11 | Bob Hasegawa | Democratic | 54% |
| Christopher Hurst | 54% | |||
| Ruth Kagi | 54% | |||
| Karen Keiser | 54% | |||
| Kristine Lytton | 54% | |||
| Rosemary McAuliffe | 54% | |||
| Jeff Morris | 54% | |||
| Eric Pettigrew | 54% | |||
| WA | State House - 45 Position 2 | Larry Springer | Democratic | 54% |
| Pat Sullivan | 54% | |||
| Reuven Carlyle | 50% |