| Full Name: | Joel Kretz |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (WA) - 7 Position 2, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/02/2004 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Sara; 1 Child: Jed |
| Birth Place: | WA |
| Home City: | Wauconda, WA |
Summary
Representative Joel Kretz
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 2565 - Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Tax Requirements
Legislation (Yea)
April 11, 2012 - Specifies that the definition of cigarette includes a roll-your-own cigarette (Sec. 1). Defines roll-your-own cigarettes as cigarettes produced by a commercial cigarette-making ...
SB 6455 - Increases Transportation Fees
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
March 5, 2012 - Establishes a fee of $10 for an original license plate for an automobile, whereas existing law did not specify a fee (Sec. 1). ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Uncoded ($11,871.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Joel Kretz 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 Email
joel.kretz@leg.wa.gov
Capitol Webmail
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=H&District=7&Position=2
Capitol Website
http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/kretz.aspx
District Website
http://www.houserepublicans.wa.gov/kretz
Capitol
335A Legislative Building
Post Office Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Phone: 360-786-7988
District
20 North Main Street
Post Office Box I
Omak, WA 98841
Phone: 509-826-7203
