| Full Name: | Sharon Nelson |
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| Office: | State Senate (WA) - District 34, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/02/2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | Husband: John; 2 Children: Amy, Lyssa Ann |
| Home City: | Maury Island, WA |
Summary
Senator Sharon Nelson
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HB 1517 - Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights
Legislation (Yea)
April 22, 2009 - -Authorizes the sentencing court to revoke the provisional restoration of their voting rights if the court determines that the individual has willfully failed to comply ...
SB 5288 - Probation Time Reductions
Legislation (Yea)
April 21, 2009 - -Reduces the categories of offenders and length of time they are supervised by the department of corrections depending on the type of crime (Sec. 1). ...
HB 2476 - Tribal Police Jurisdiction
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
March 10, 2008 - - Gives tribal police officers the authority to enforce state laws, including the ability to arrest anyone in violation of state laws [sec. 2(1)]. - ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: Education
As a mother of two grown daughters, I am committed to making our state's public education system one of the best in the United States. ...
Issue Position: Transportation
We must invest in transit and roads now. Every community in the 34th District is impacted by traffic congestion and the lack of sufficient transit ...
Issue Position: The Environment
More Public Statements
Ten years ago I organized my neighbors and founded an organization to protect Puget Sound from a multinational mining operation. I am passionate about protecting ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Miscellaneous Manufacturing & Distributing ($1,800.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Sharon Nelson refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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Contact Information
Capitol Email
sharon.nelson@leg.wa.gov
Capitol Webmail
https://dlr.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/mailform.aspx?chamber=s&district=34
District Website
http://www.senatedemocrats.wa.gov/senators/nelson
Capitol Website
http://www.leg.wa.gov/senate/senators/pages/nelson.aspx
Capitol
Post Office Box 40434
Olympia, WA 98504-0434
Phone: 360-786-7667
