http://wcvoters.org These are the press clips from 2007 daily 1 2008-03-04T21:54:13Z http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/natural-resources-divide-donors-in-state-race The contest for state commissioner of public lands is shaping up as Democrats against forest-product companies, environmentalists against forest-product companies, and Seattleites against forest-product companies. Incumbent Republican Doug Sutherland draws heavily from forest-products, construction, development and mining interests; 126 of his 200 biggest donations come from companies and people in those industries — with the vast majority from forest-product companies. Those 126 donations account for more than one-third of his total $468,000 in campaign cash. No publisher nsudha 2008-09-05T22:22:22Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/rossis-gas-tax-rant-detours-from-the-facts Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi is running radio and TV ads that lambaste Gov. Christine Gregoire for doing precisely what our state needed to do. Raise the gas tax. Get a few transportation projects done. Help businesses and motorists get moving. No publisher nsudha 2008-08-21T18:21:03Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/18th-district-race-catches-parties2019-attention A lively race is shaping up in the 18th District between Republican Jaime Herrera, the appointed incumbent in House Position 1, and Democrat VaNessa Duplessie, the public relations manager who is challenging her. No publisher intern 2008-08-08T19:15:52Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/carlyle-in-the-36th-white-in-the-46th Two open seats in solid Democratic Seattle neighborhoods have produced several good candidates for the Legislature this year, an election that provides the first test of the state's new top-two primary. Reuven Carlyle, Democrat, is the strongest candidate to fill the 36th District seat in north and northwest Seattle vacated by the Legislature's long-serving Rep. Helen Sommers. No publisher intern 2008-08-08T18:36:00Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/ranker-stresses-his-experience-in-40th-district Try to keep track of how many local-, state- and federally sanctioned committees San Juan County Councilman Kevin Ranker is on. Double-dog dare you. And good luck. Ranker, an ardent environmentalist who thinks local economies can thrive while still being green, is on so many organizations it'll make your head spin. No publisher intern 2008-08-08T23:02:46Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/pricey-election-fight-pits-2-dems John Burbank, a candidate for state representative, took a break from his campaign recently for an interview at a Starbucks in the 36th Legislative District. The Democrat took a sip from his strawberries and cream frappuccino before making a simple pledge: "I will not take corporate contributions." No publisher intern 2008-08-08T19:02:14Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/ranker-maintains-money-lead-henderson-second-van To start it off, I must tell you that the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission has updated their campaign contribution and expenditures database Web site and it is awesome. Very user friendly and easy to use. No publisher intern 2008-08-08T18:50:52Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/state-race-for-public-lands-chief-could-get-rough Peter Goldmark is a cattle rancher from Okanogan County with strong ties to the state's agricultural industry -- not the most obvious poster boy for environmental activism. No publisher nsudha Endorsed Candidate Press 2008-07-30T22:25:28Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/in-our-view-jim-jacks-in-49th-district Just because the 49th Legislative District (south Hazel Dell and Vancouver west of Interstate 205) is predominantly Democratic, and even though outgoing 49th District state Rep. Bill Fromhold is a Democrat, Fromhold’s replacement should not automatically be a Democrat. No publisher intern 2008-07-30T22:22:52Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/hanging-with-pierce-county-greenies The occasion was a sort of pep rally for Pierce Conservation Voters, the local division of Washington Conservation Voters – the coalition of environmental groups that bestows the official "green" endorsement for candidates in Washington. No publisher intern 2008-07-30T22:32:42Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/moms-make-climate-change-top-priority My 3-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter can't vote. Nor can a million other kids across the state. So when we grownups cast our votes this fall, we're voting for our kids, too. That's why I'm interested in where candidates in Washington stand on a top priority for me as a mom and for our children's future: climate change. This summer and fall, as state legislative candidates are out knocking on doors, holding forums and participating in debates, I'll be letting them know how important action on climate change is to my family and me. I'll be taking my kids to those forums and debates to ask candidates where they stand on strengthening state policies to combat global warming. No publisher intern 2008-08-27T19:17:48Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/a-special-interest-tarnishes-governors-race THE BUILDING INDUSTRY Association of Washington is a political equivalent of the Oakland Raiders in their roughhouse days: The BIAW delivers more and dirtier blind-side hits than a Raider cornerback. One difference: The Raiders were skilled and successful. The BIAW is living evidence that dirty play does not deliver success. If you've listened to drive-time radio in recent weeks, you've doubtless heard an anti-Gov. Chris Gregoire radio spot sponsored by an outfit called "ChangePAC." It's really the BIAW in disguise. No publisher intern 2008-08-27T19:17:08Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/maury-island-glacier-fray-back-as-election-issue Peter Goldmark is running for lands commissioner as someone who can relate to the struggles and sensibility of the eastern side of the state. And he fits the part. Goldmark's a rancher, rugged and mustachioed; more comfortable in jeans and boots than slacks and loafers. His campaign Web site displays him on horseback, comfortably sporting a cowboy hat. And if elected this fall, Goldmark would be the first in this statewide position to have cut his teeth on the drier side of the Cascades. No publisher intern Endorsed Candidate Press 2008-07-24T17:25:40Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/roundup-guvs-race-goes-nasty-green Gregoire won the endorsement of the Washington Conservation Voters for her work on global warming and other top environmental issues. But Rossi touts his transportation plan that includes tax incentives for buying hybrid cars, and he has traded in his traditional SUV for a hybrid version that gets 27 miles per gallon. No publisher intern 2008-06-13T21:27:53Z Press Clip http://wcvoters.org/press-room/press-clips/washington-conservation-voters-endorse-peter The campaign of Okanogan rancher Peter Goldmark for Commissioner of Public Lands gained more momentum yesterday with the endorsement of the Washington Conservation Voters, the political voice for the environment. No publisher intern 2008-07-18T19:13:41Z Press Clip