Governor Jay Robert Inslee

Biographical

Full Name: Jay Robert Inslee
Current Office: Governor, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Trudi; 3 Children: Joe, Connor, Jack
Birth Date: 02/09/1951
Birth Place: Seattle, WA
Home City: Bainbridge Island, WA
Religion: Protestant
Issue Category

Recent Key Votes

HR 1837 - Water Resources in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley
Legislation (Nay)

Feb. 29, 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to allocate water for irrigation purposes to existing Central Valley Project water service contractors within the Sacramento River ...

HR 2117 - Repeals Department of Education Regulations
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 28, 2012 - Repeals the requirement that states authorize institutions of postsecondary education (Sec. 2). Repeals the definition of credit hour, which was previously defined ...

HR 3630 - Extends Payroll Tax Cut
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 17, 2012 - Extends the temporary employee payroll tax rate of 4.2 percent through February 29, 2012 (Sec. 101). Exempts self-employment income in excess of ...

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Recent Public Statements

Governor Inslee Signs Executive Order Promoting Hiring of People with Disabilities

May 22, 2013 - Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an executive order to help promote hiring of people with disabilities within state government and the private sector. Currently, only ...

Governor Inslee Statement on KC-46A Tanker Decision

May 22, 2013 - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued this statement about today's news that the Air Force had selected McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas as the main ...

From Coding to Creating Cool Apps: Governor Inslee Signs Bill to Promote Computer Science in Schools

May 14, 2013 - With a group of students, teachers, education leaders, and top executives from Microsoft and code.org, by his side, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill today ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 National Electrical Contractors Association Positions 40%
2011-2012 American Civil Liberties Union Positions 53%
2012 TechCrunch/CrunchGov Positions on Technology Industry 50%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $477,055.23
Total Spent $971,501.71
Cash On Hand $700,153.08
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 09/30/2011
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jay Inslee refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp

Capitol Website
http://www.governor.wa.gov/

General Website
http://www.flickr.com/photos/govinslee/

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/GovInslee

General Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WaStateGov

Capitol
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-902-4111
Fax: 360-753-4110

Key Staff
David Postman
Executive Director of Communications

Phone: 360-902-4136
E-mail: David.Postman@gov.wa.gov

Key Staff
Jaime Smith
Director of Media Relations

E-mail: Jaime.Smith@gov.wa.gov