Rating Group: Association of Washington Business
2017 Lifetime Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Pike | 84% | |||
| Dick Muri | 83% | |||
| Bob McCaslin, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Matt Shea | 82% | |||
| Luanne Van Werven | 82% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 17 | Paul Harris | Republican | 81% |
| Paul Graves | 80% | |||
| Dino Rossi | 80% | |||
| Melanie Stambaugh | 80% | |||
| WA | State House - 12 Position 2 | Mike Steele | Republican | 80% |
| David Taylor | 80% | |||
| John Koster | 78% | |||
| WA | State House - 35 Position 1 | Dan Griffey | Republican | 77% |
| Mark Harmsworth | 77% | |||
| Jesse Young | 75% | |||
| WA | State House - 26 Position 2 | Michelle Valdez | Republican | 73% |
| Bill Jenkin | 70% | |||
| WA | State House - 6 Position 1 | Mike Volz | Republican | 70% |
| Morgan Irwin | 67% | |||
| Mark Mullet | 67% | |||
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | Democratic | 63% |
| Jacquelin Maycumber | 60% | |||
| Joyce McDonald | 60% | |||
| WA | State House - 19 Position 1 | Jim Walsh | Republican | 60% |
| Vicki Kraft | 50% | |||
| Dean Takko | 49% | |||
| Brian Blake | 46% | |||
| Andy Billig | 45% | |||
| David Frockt | 45% | |||
| WA | State House - 45 Position 2 | Larry Springer | Democratic | 45% |
| Kristine Lytton | 44% | |||
| WA | State House - 24 Position 2 | Steve Tharinger | Democratic | 44% |
| Judy Clibborn | 43% | |||
| Jeff Morris | 43% | |||
| WA | Commissioner - 1 | Christine Rolfes | Democratic | 43% |
| WA | State Senate - 49 | Annette Cleveland | Democratic | 42% |
| WA | State Senate - 21 | Marko Liias | Democratic | 42% |
| Pat Sullivan | 42% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 33 | Tina Orwall | Democratic | 41% |
| Reuven Carlyle | 40% | |||
| Laurie Dolan | 40% | |||
| WA | State House - 34 Position 2 | Joe Fitzgibbon | Democratic | 40% |
| Eric Pettigrew | 40% | |||
| Kevin Ranker | 40% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 46 | Javier Valdez | Democratic | 40% |
| WA | State House - 27 Position 1 | Laurie Jinkins | Democratic | 39% |
| Christine Kilduff | 39% | |||
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democratic | 39% |
| Gael Tarleton | 39% | |||
| WA | State House - 49 Position 1 | Sharon Wylie | Democratic | 39% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Pike | 84% | |||
| Dick Muri | 83% | |||
| Bob McCaslin, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Matt Shea | 82% | |||
| Luanne Van Werven | 82% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 17 | Paul Harris | R | 81% |
| Paul Graves | 80% | |||
| Dino Rossi | 80% | |||
| Melanie Stambaugh | 80% | |||
| WA | State House - 12 Position 2 | Mike Steele | R | 80% |
| David Taylor | 80% | |||
| John Koster | 78% | |||
| WA | State House - 35 Position 1 | Dan Griffey | R | 77% |
| Mark Harmsworth | 77% | |||
| Jesse Young | 75% | |||
| WA | State House - 26 Position 2 | Michelle Valdez | R | 73% |
| Bill Jenkin | 70% | |||
| WA | State House - 6 Position 1 | Mike Volz | R | 70% |
| Morgan Irwin | 67% | |||
| Mark Mullet | 67% | |||
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | D | 63% |
| Jacquelin Maycumber | 60% | |||
| Joyce McDonald | 60% | |||
| WA | State House - 19 Position 1 | Jim Walsh | R | 60% |
| Vicki Kraft | 50% | |||
| Dean Takko | 49% | |||
| Brian Blake | 46% | |||
| Andy Billig | 45% | |||
| David Frockt | 45% | |||
| WA | State House - 45 Position 2 | Larry Springer | D | 45% |
| Kristine Lytton | 44% | |||
| WA | State House - 24 Position 2 | Steve Tharinger | D | 44% |
| Judy Clibborn | 43% | |||
| Jeff Morris | 43% | |||
| WA | Commissioner - 1 | Christine Rolfes | D | 43% |
| WA | State Senate - 49 | Annette Cleveland | D | 42% |
| WA | State Senate - 21 | Marko Liias | D | 42% |
| Pat Sullivan | 42% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 33 | Tina Orwall | D | 41% |
| Reuven Carlyle | 40% | |||
| Laurie Dolan | 40% | |||
| WA | State House - 34 Position 2 | Joe Fitzgibbon | D | 40% |
| Eric Pettigrew | 40% | |||
| Kevin Ranker | 40% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 46 | Javier Valdez | D | 40% |
| WA | State House - 27 Position 1 | Laurie Jinkins | D | 39% |
| Christine Kilduff | 39% | |||
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | D | 39% |
| Gael Tarleton | 39% | |||
| WA | State House - 49 Position 1 | Sharon Wylie | D | 39% |