| Full Name: | Joe McDermott |
|---|---|
| Office: | Councilmember (King County, WA) - District 8, Democratic |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Partner: Michael |
| Birth Place: | West Seattle, WA |
| Home City: | West Seattle, WA |
Key Votes
Joe McDermott's Voting Records
Business and Consumers
Issue
- Business and Consumers 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
(clear issue)
Washington Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2010 | HB 2493 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17) |
Yea |
| April 22, 2009 | HB 1709 | Payday Lending Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Yea |
| March 12, 2009 | SB 6035 | Retrospective Ratings Program Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2009 | SB 5895 | Housing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2008 | SB 5751 | Beer and Wine Tasting in Grocery Stores | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
Yea |
| March 5, 2008 | HB 2815 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| Feb. 18, 2008 | SB 6777 | Halting Mining on Maury Island | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
Yea |
| Feb. 12, 2008 | SB 5751 | Beer and Wine Tasting in Grocery Stores | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
Yea |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | SB 6452 | Yield Spread Premium Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
Yea |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | SB 6381 | Good Faith Duties of Mortgage Brokers | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| Jan. 30, 2008 | SB 5261 | Health Insurance Rate Oversight | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
Yea |
| April 12, 2007 | Sub SB 6001 | Greenhouse Gas Reduction | Bill Passed - House (84 - 14) |
Yea |
| Feb. 16, 2007 | HB 1024 | Prohibition of PBDEs | Bill Passed - House (71 - 24) |
Yea |
| Feb. 10, 2006 | Sub HB 2738 | Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements | Bill Passed - House (70 - 28) |
Yea |
| Feb. 8, 2006 | 2nd Sub HB 2572 | Health Insurance for Small Businesses | Bill Passed - House (57 - 41) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
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