| Full Name: | Ken G. Jacobsen |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Rachel; 2 Children, Sonja, Kiri |
| Birth Place: | Dannebrog, NE |
| Home City: | Seattle, WA |
Key Votes
Ken G. Jacobsen's Voting Records
Issue
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- 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
Washington Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2010 | SB 6143 | Tax Law Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 21) |
Yea |
| April 12, 2010 | SB 6444 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 21) |
Yea |
| April 12, 2010 | HB 2493 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17) |
Yea |
| April 12, 2010 | HB 2836 | 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
Yea |
| March 22, 2010 | HB 2782 | Limiting Disability Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 16) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2010 | SB 6364 | 2009 - 2011 Biennium Capital Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
Yea |
| Feb. 27, 2010 | SB 6444 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19) |
Yea |
| Feb. 22, 2010 | SB 6130 | Initiative 960 (Tax Increase Restrictions) Suspension | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
Yea |
| Feb. 15, 2010 | SB 6562 | Expanding State University Tuition Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| Feb. 9, 2010 | SB 6382 | Extending State Employee Salary Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
Yea |
| Feb. 9, 2010 | SB 6843 | Suspension of Tax Increase Vote Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Yea |
| April 25, 2009 | SB 5288 | Probation Time Reductions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Yea |
| April 25, 2009 | HB 2344 | Allowing Tuition Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Yea |
| April 25, 2009 | HB 1244 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget and 2007-2009 Supplemental Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Nay |
| April 24, 2009 | SB 5768 | Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
Yea |
| April 22, 2009 | HB 1709 | Payday Lending Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Nay |
| April 16, 2009 | HB 2261 | Education Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Nay |
| April 15, 2009 | HB 1517 | Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| March 12, 2009 | SB 6035 | Retrospective Ratings Program Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
Yea |
| March 12, 2009 | SB 5599 | National Popular Vote Act | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2009 | SB 5895 | Housing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2009 | SB 5688 | Expanding Domestic Partnership Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | HB 2687 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 18) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2008 | SB 6809 | Working Family Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2008 | SB 5751 | Beer and Wine Tasting in Grocery Stores | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
Yea |
| March 7, 2008 | HB 2476 | Tribal Police Jurisdiction | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
Yea |
| March 5, 2008 | HB 2815 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| March 4, 2008 | HB 2438 | Permitting Dogs in Cougar Hunting | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
Yea |
| March 4, 2008 | HB 3104 | Domestic Partnership Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Yea |
| Feb. 19, 2008 | SB 6809 | Working Family Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
Yea |
| Feb. 18, 2008 | SB 5628 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
Yea |
| Feb. 18, 2008 | SB 6777 | Halting Mining on Maury Island | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
Yea |
| Feb. 18, 2008 | SB 6305 | Use of Federal Sex Education Grants | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2008 | SB 5278 | Public Financing of Local Campaigns | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Yea |
| Feb. 12, 2008 | SB 5751 | Beer and Wine Tasting in Grocery Stores | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
Yea |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | SB 6381 | Good Faith Duties of Mortgage Brokers | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | SB 6794 | New Ferry Vessels | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8) |
Yea |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | SB 6452 | Yield Spread Premium Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
Yea |
| Jan. 30, 2008 | SB 5261 | Health Insurance Rate Oversight | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
Yea |
| Nov. 29, 2007 | Sub SB 6178 | Property Tax Deferral | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
Yea |
| Nov. 29, 2007 | HB 2416 | Adjusting the Property Tax Cap | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
Nay |
| April 9, 2007 | HB 1528 | Electronic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
Yea |
| April 3, 2007 | HB 1024 | Prohibition of PBDEs | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
Yea |
| March 7, 2007 | Sub SB 5297 | Sexual Health Education | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
Yea |
| March 1, 2007 | Sub SB 5336 | Legal Benefits for Domestic Partners | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19) |
Yea |
| March 8, 2006 | 2nd Sub HB 2572 | Health Insurance for Small Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
Yea |
| March 8, 2006 | Sub SB 6386 | 2005-2007 Supplemental Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| Feb. 10, 2006 | Sub SB 6475 | Certificate of Academic Achievement Alternative Methods | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10) |
Did Not Vote |
| Jan. 27, 2006 | Sub HB 2661 | Expanding the Jurisdiction of the Human Rights Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
Yea |
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