| 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 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 (Nay)
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 (Nay)
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: 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 ($24,435.00) |
| 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
