| 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 and Entertainment
- 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 2782 - Limiting Disability Benefits
Legislation (Yea)
March 22, 2010 - -Establishes the Disability Lifeline Program, with the purpose of (Sec. 4):-Providing assistance to individuals that are not eligible for federal aid assistance and who are ...
HB 1956 - Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 10, 2010 - -Prohibits local governments from establishing an ordinance that does one of the following (Secs. 2-4):-"Unreasonably" interferes with the decisions or actions of a church with ...
HB 1709 - Payday Lending Regulations
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
March 9, 2009 - - Limits the maximum principal amount of any payday loan to 30 percent of the borrower's gross monthly income or $700, whichever is less (Sec. ...
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
