| Full Name: | Claudia Kauffman |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | Husband: Larry Cordier; 3 Children: Joseph, Jessie, Zintkala |
| Home City: | Kent, WA |
Summary
Claudia Kauffman
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 2493 - Cigarette Tax Increase
Legislation (Yea)
April 12, 2010 - -Authorizes a tax of 12.125 cents per cigarette (Sec. 2). -Expands the meaning of "tobacco products" to include any other product, regardless of form, that ...
HB 1709 - Payday Lending Regulations
Legislation (Yea)
April 22, 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. ...
SB 6035 - Retrospective Ratings Program Regulations
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
March 12, 2009 - - Requires sponsoring entities to distribute retrospective rating refunds or adjustments to employers in the retrospective ratings group according to a distribution plan, except for ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: Early Learning
Claudia Kauffman is champion for early learning in the Senate and serves as the Vice Chair for early learning on the Senate Education Committee. Her ...
Issue Position: Small Business
Claudia Kauffman has successfully fought for microenterprises, the smallest of the small businesses. Her bill created the Microenterprise Development Program to provide training, capital, and ...
Issue Position: Flood Control and Insurance
More Public Statements
Claudia Kauffman successfully fought for $10 million in the 2009 capital budget to repair the Horseshoe Bend Levee along the Green River in Kent which ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Association of Washington Business Lifetime Score | 38% |
| 2010 | Association of Washington Business Positions | 54% |
| 2009 | Association of Washington Business Positions | 42% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Party Committees ($115,565.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Claudia Kauffman 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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