| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Anderson | 100% | ||||
| David Anderson | 44% | ||||
| Marlin Applewick | 11% | ||||
| Bill Backlund | 100% | ||||
| Clyde Ballard | 100% | ||||
| Ida Ballasiotes | 100% | ||||
| Albert Bauer | 44% | ||||
| Brad Benson | 100% | ||||
| Rod Blalock | 25% | ||||
| WA | Commissioner | 2 | Marc Boldt | 100% | |
| Lisa Brown | 25% | ||||
| Jim Buck | 100% | ||||
| WA | County Council | 3 | Roger Bush | 100% | |
| Patty Butler | 33% | ||||
| Jack Cairnes | 94% | ||||
| Don Carlson | 94% | ||||
| Gary Chandler | 100% | ||||
| Jim Clements | 100% | ||||
| Grace Cole | 17% | ||||
| Dow Constantine | 28% | ||||
| WA | Mayor | Suzette Cooke | 100% | ||
| Mike Cooper | 28% | ||||
| Jeralita Costa | 33% | ||||
| Alex Deccio | 100% | ||||
| Jerome Delvin | 100% | ||||
| Mary Lou Dickerson | 24% | ||||
| Mark Doumit | 44% | ||||
| James Dunn | 94% | ||||
| Philip Dyer | 100% | ||||
| William Eickmeyer | 33% | ||||
| Darlene Fairley | 25% | ||||
| Bill Finkbeiner | 100% | ||||
| Ruth Fisher | 17% | ||||
| Rosa Franklin | 31% | ||||
| Georgia Anne Gardner | 28% | ||||
| Calvin Goings | 69% | ||||
| Jeffrey Gombosky | 22% | ||||
| Bill Grant | 77% | ||||
| Patricia Hale | 100% | ||||
| Shirley Hankins | 100% | ||||
| Mary Haugen | 81% | ||||
| Michael Heavey | 47% | ||||
| Timothy Hickel | 83% | ||||
| Harold Hochstatter | 100% | ||||
| James Horn | 94% | ||||
| Tom Huff | 100% | ||||
| Ken Jacobsen | 33% | ||||
| Peggy Johnson | 100% | ||||
| Stephen Johnson | 100% | ||||
| Jim Kastama | 53% | ||||
| Phyllis Kenney | 24% | ||||
| Lynn Kessler | 65% | ||||
| WA | County Council | 1 | John Koster | 100% | |
| Patricia Lantz | 39% | ||||
| Kelli Linville | 66% | ||||
| Barbara Lisk | 100% | ||||
| Jeanine Long | 100% | ||||
| Valoria Loveland | 38% | ||||
| Dawn Mason | 22% | ||||
| Dave Mastin | 94% | ||||
| Robert McCaslin | 100% | ||||
| James McCune | 100% | ||||
| Dan McDonald | 100% | ||||
| Maryann Mitchell | 94% | ||||
| Bob Morton | 100% | ||||
| Joyce Mulliken | 100% | ||||
| Irv Newhouse | 100% | ||||
| Al O'Brien | 33% | ||||
| Valeria Ogden | 31% | ||||
| Robert Oke | 94% | ||||
| John Pennington, Jr. | 94% | ||||
| Erik Poulsen | 47% | ||||
| Margarita Prentice | 25% | ||||
| Eugene Prince | 100% | ||||
| Dave Quall | 61% | ||||
| Renee Radcliff | 94% | ||||
| Marilyn Rasmussen | 81% | ||||
| Bill Reams | 94% | ||||
| Debbie Regala | 11% | ||||
| Eric Robertson | 100% | ||||
| Dino Rossi | 100% | ||||
| Dave Schmidt | 100% | ||||
| Karen Schmidt | 100% | ||||
| Ray Schow | 100% | ||||
| Patricia Scott | 33% | ||||
| Barry Sehlin | 100% | ||||
| George Sellar | 100% | ||||
| Larry Sheahan | 100% | ||||
| Betti Sheldon | 31% | ||||
| Mike Sherstad | 100% | ||||
| Mary Skinner | 100% | ||||
| Scott Smith | 94% | ||||
| Sid Snyder | 27% | ||||
| Duane Sommers | 100% | ||||
| Helen Sommers | 11% | ||||
| Harriet Spanel | 20% | ||||
| Mark Sterk | 94% | ||||
| Val Stevens | 100% | ||||
| Gary Strannigan | 100% | ||||
| Bob Sump | 100% | ||||
| Lena Swanson | 27% | ||||
| Dan Swecker | 100% | ||||
| Georganne Talcott | 100% | ||||
| Patricia Thibaudeau | 13% | ||||
| Brian Thomas | 100% | ||||
| Les Thomas | 100% | ||||
| William Thompson | 100% | ||||
| Kip Tokuda | 17% | ||||
| Steve Van Luven | 93% | ||||
| Velma Veloria | 11% | ||||
| Mike Wensman | 94% | ||||
| James West | 100% | ||||
| Shirley Winsley | 69% | ||||
| R. Lorraine Wojahn | 25% | ||||
| WA | Commissioner | 1 | Cathy Wolfe | 28% | |
| Alex Wood | 11% | ||||
| Jeannette Wood | 100% | ||||
| Joseph Zarelli | 100% | ||||
| WA | State House | 43 Position 2 | Frank Chopp | Democratic | 17% |
| WA | State House | 34 Position 1 | Eileen Cody | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State Senate | 29 | Steve Conway | Democratic | 22% |
| WA | State House | 44 Position 1 | Hans Dunshee | Democratic | 28% |
| WA | State Senate | 22 | Karen Fraser | Democratic | 31% |
| WA | State Senate | 24 | Jim Hargrove | Democratic | 69% |
| WA | State Senate | 19 | Brian Hatfield | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | State Senate | 33 | Karen Keiser | Democratic | 31% |
| WA | State Senate | 37 | Adam Kline | Democratic | 25% |
| WA | State Senate | 36 | Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Democratic | 25% |
| WA | State Senate | 1 | Rosemary McAuliffe | Democratic | 27% |
| WA | State House | 40 Position 2 | Jeff Morris | Democratic | 56% |
| WA | State Senate | 43 | Edward Murray | Democratic | 18% |
| WA | Councilmember | 5 | Julia Patterson | Democratic | 29% |
| WA | Commissioner | 2 | Sandra Singery Romero | Democratic | 22% |
| WA | State Senate | 35 | Timothy Sheldon | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | County Council | 2 | Brian Sullivan | Democratic | 44% |
| WA | State House | 2 Position 1 | Gary Alexander | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State Senate | 17 | Donald Benton | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State Senate | 28 | Michael Carrell | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State House | 4 Position 1 | Larry Crouse | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State House | 20 Position 1 | Richard DeBolt | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State Senate | 12 | Linda Evans Parlette | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State Senate | 15 | Jim Honeyford | Republican | 100% |
| WA | Councilmember | 3 | Kathy Lambert | Republican | 100% |
| WA | County Council | 2 | Joyce McDonald | Republican | 94% |
| WA | U.S. House | 5 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | 100% |
| WA | Commissioner | 1 | Tom Mielke | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State Senate | 31 | Pam Roach | Republican | 100% |
| WA | State Senate | 9 | Mark Schoesler | Republican | 100% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: Washington National Federation of Independent Business
1997-1998 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
