| Full Name: | Steve Tharinger |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (WA) - 24 Position 2, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/02/2010 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Yvonne |
| Home City: | Dungeness, WA |
Summary
Representative Steve Tharinger
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 2330 - Requires Health Insurers to Cover Abortion
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 13, 2012 - -Requires health insurance plans issued or renewed after June 7, 2012, that provide coverage for maternity care or services to provide substantially equivalent coverage for ...
HB 1267 - Definition of Parenthood
Legislation (Yea)
April 21, 2011 - -Specifies that all statutes relating to the determination of parentage apply to domestic partners to the same extent that they apply to married partners, and ...
HB 1267 - Definition of Parenthood
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 28, 2011 - -Expands the provisions relating to determination of parentage to apply to persons in a domestic partnership and of the same sex who have children together ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: Access To Affordable Health Care Is Essential To Our Communities
Jan. 1, 2012 - I fought against proposed deep cuts to state Medicaid payments and worked across the aisle to maintain funding for rural hospitals. I supported legislation leveling ...
Issue Position: Our Region's Economic Recovery Is Top Priority
Jan. 1, 2012 - In my first term as a legislator I served on the Capital Budget Committee and worked to secure funding for capital projects to create jobs ...
Issue Position: Protecting Our Working Lands & Quality Of Life Is Vital To Our Economic Strength
More Public Statements
Jan. 1, 2012 - Working on the Local Government Committee and as Vice Chair of the Environment Committee, I've worked for practical solutions that balance the critical need for ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Uncoded ($16,374.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Steve Tharinger 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
steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov
Capitol Webmail
https://dlr.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/mailform.aspx?chamber=h&district=24&position=2
District Website
http://www.housedemocrats.wa.gov/roster/rep-Steve-Tharinger
Capitol Website
http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/tharinger.aspx
Capitol
368 John L. O'Brien Building
Post Office Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Phone: 360-786-7904
