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A UNION GUIDE TO THE OREGON bAllOT
The Oregon AFL-CIO, representing 274 union locals and
100,000 Oregon workers, is making the following
recommendations, each approved by a 2/3 majority of
members of its Committee On Political Education (COPE)
U.S. cONGRESS
Fourth Congressional District: Peter Defazio .
STATEWIDE RAcES
Governor: Kate brown
Secretary of State: brad Avakian
Attorney General: Ellen Rosenblum
State Treasurer: Tobias Read
lEGISlATURE
Senate
District 3: Tonia Moro (D)
District 5: Arnie Roblan (D)
District 21: Kathleen Taylor (D)
District 25: laurie Monnes Anderson (D)
District 22: lew frederick (D)
District 18: Ginny burdick (D)
District 23: Michael Dembrow (D)
House
District 5: Pam Marsh (D)
District 8: Paul Holvey (D)
District 10: David Gomberg (D)
District 11: Phil barnhart (D)
District 13: Nancy Nathanson (D)
District 14: Julie fahey (D)
District 16: Dan Rayfield (D)
District 20: Paul Evans (D)
District 21: brian clem (D)
District 22: Teresa Alonso leon (D)
District 23: Jim Thompson (I)
District 24: Ken Moore (D)
District 26: Ray lister (D)
District 27: Sheri Malstrom (D)
District 29: Susan Mclain (D)
District 30: Janeen Sollman (D)
District 31: brad Witt (D)
District 34: Ken Helm (D)
District 35: Margaret Doherty (D)
District 36: Jennifer Williamson (D)
District 37: Paul Southwick (D)
District 38: Ann lininger (D)
District 40: Mark Meek (D)
District 41: Karin Power (D)
District 42: Rob Nosse (D)
District 43: Tawna Sanchez (D)
District 44: Tina Kotek (D)
District 45: barbara Smith Warner (D)
District 46: Alissa Keny-Guyer (D)
District 47: Diego Hernandez (D)
District 48: Jeff Reardon (D)
District 49: chris Gorsek (D)
District 50: carla Piluso (D)
District 51: Janelle bynum (D)
District 52: Mark Reynolds (D)
District 54: Gena Goodman-campbell (D)
District 57: Greg Smith (R)
STATEWIDE bAllOT MEASURES
yes on Measure 97 to raise $3 billion a year for K-12
schools, health care and senior services by levying a 2.5
percent gross receipts tax on corporate sales over $25 mil-
lion. Only the top one quarter percent of corporations
would pay it.
yes on Measure 98 to mandate funding increases for
dropout-prevention, career technical education, and col-
lege readiness programs in Oregon high schools.
A UNION GUIDE TO THE WASHINGTON bAllOT
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO,
representing 600 local unions and 400,000
Washington workers, is making the following
recommendations, each approved by a 2/3
majority of delegates.
U.S. cONGRESS
Third Congressional District: Jim Moeller
STATEWIDE RAcES
Governor: Jay Inslee
Lt. Governor: cyrus Habib
Insurance Comm.: Mike Kreidler
Attorney General: bob ferguson
Lands Commission: Hilary franz
Secretary of State: Tina Podlodowski
State Auditor: Pat Mccarthy
State Treasurer: Duane Davidson
Supt. of Public Instruction: chris Reykdal
STATE SUPREME cOURT
STATEWIDE bAllOT MEASURES
Pos. 1: Mary yu
Pos. 5: barbara Madsen
Pos. 6: charles Wiggins
YES on I-1433 for minimum wage
increase and sick leave: I-1433 would
gradually raise the state minimum wage
from $9.47 to $13.50 by 2020, and provide
up to seven paid safe and sick leave days for
all workers in Washington state.
Yes on I-1501 to protect homecare
workers and seniors: Sponsored by SEIU
775, the union that represents state-paid
homecare workers, I-501 would exempt from
public disclosure the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of in-home caregivers
and the clients they serve. It would also
increase civil penalties on those who defraud
senior citizens and other vulnerable people.
lEGISlATURE, SW WASHINGTON
17th legislative District
Senate: Tim Probst
House 1: Sam Kim
19th legislative District
Senate: Dean Takko
House 1: Teresa Purcell
House 2: brian blake
49th legislative District
Senate: Annette cleveland
House 1: Sharon Wylie
House 2: Monica Stonier
THOMAS, COON,
NEWTON & FROST
THOMAS, COON,
NEWTON & FROST
NO on I-732 carbon tax: I-732 would put
a carbon emission tax on the sale or use of
fossil fuels and fossil-fuel-generated
electricity, but rather than use the funds to
build clean energy infrastructure and increase
conservation, it lowers other taxes. The
carbon tax would start at $15 per metric ton
of emissions in July 2017, rising to $25 in July
2018, and then annually by 3.5 percent plus
inflation until it reaches $100 per metric ton.
Meanwhile, the measure would lower the
state sales tax from 6.5 to 5.5 percent,
increase a tax credit for low-income families,
and reduce the business and occupation tax
rate on manufacturers from 0.484 to almost
nothing – 0.001 percent. Measure sponsors
wanted I-732 to be revenue neutral, but they
miscalculated, and it actually would result in
a cut in state funding for schools and services
of over $100 million a year.
YES on I-735 to repeal Citizens United:
In its 2010 Citizens United decision, the U.S.
Supreme Court eliminated limits on corporate
expenditures for political candidates. I-735
would urge the Washington state
congressional delegation to propose a federal
constitutional amendment that constitutional
rights belong only to individuals, not
corporations.
The national AFL-CIO has en-
dorsed Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine
for President and Vice President
of the United States.