| 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
SB 6239 - Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 1, 2012 - Defines marriage as a civil contract between 2 individuals that have reached the age of 18 years (Sec. 1). Specifies that where ...
SB 5688 - Expanding Domestic Partnership Rights
Legislation (Yea)
April 15, 2009 - -Requires the terms "spouse," "marriage," "marital," "husband," "wife," "next of kin," "widow," "widower," and "family," when specified in the state code, be interpreted as applying ...
HB 3104 - Domestic Partnership Rights
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 15, 2008 - -Extends many of the same rights and responsibilities to domestic partners as currently apply to spouses regarding:- recognition as immediate family members - the right ...
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
