| Full Name: | Joe Schmick |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (WA) - 9 Position 2, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/26/2007 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Kim |
| Home City: | Colfax, WA |
Summary
Representative Joe Schmick
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 1166 - Preventing Alcohol Poisoning Deaths
Legislation (Nay)
March 7, 2011 - -Establishes that a person under the age of 21 assisting someone experiencing alcohol poisoning who seeks medical attention shall not be prosecuted or charged for ...
HB 1517 - Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights
Legislation (Nay)
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
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
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). ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: Agriculture
Jan. 1, 2012 - Agriculture is one of the most important industries to the 9th District and the state. As a second generation farmer, I deal with the challenges ...
Issue Position: Taxes
Jan. 1, 2012 - We don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. In an effort to make it more difficult to raise taxes, the voters enacted ...
Issue Position: Education
More Public Statements
Jan. 1, 2012 - The funding of education is of "paramount duty" according to our state constitution. It is the only item specifically singled out that the state must ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Uncoded ($24,185.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Joe Schmick 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
joe.schmick@leg.wa.gov
Capitol Webmail
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=H&District=9&Position=2
Capitol Website
http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/schmick.aspx
District Website
http://www.houserepublicans.wa.gov/members/Joe-schmick
Capitol
432 John L. O'Brien Building
Post Office Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Phone: 360-786-7844
