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Jay Inslee for Governor of Washington State
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Elected Experience: Washington State House of Representatives – 1989-1992 representing Yakima Valley; U.S. House of Representatives 1993-1994 representing Eastern Washington; U.S. House of Representatives 1999-2012 representing Kitsap, King and Snohomish counties.
Other Professional Experience: Attorney, author of Apollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean Energy Economy.
Education: Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA; graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in economics in 1972; graduated Magna Cum Laude from Willamette University Law School in 1976.
Community Service: Charter member of Hoopaholics to raise money for Childhaven; coached youth sports; served as an honorary board member of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition.
Statement: My mission as governor is this – to create a stronger and growing economy for Washington. We invent, we create, and we build. It was our innovations that led the revolution in aerospace, then software. Today we are on the cusp of new revolutions in health sciences and clean energy technology. This is our moment to grow our economy and create jobs. We need to seize it.
Having lived, worked, and represented both sides of the Cascades, I understand how our economy works. Making Washington a hub for clean energy will launch small businesses across the state, allowing wind and biofuels from the east to power skyscrapers in the west.
To build this stronger economy and ensure every child has an opportunity for a successful future, we must adopt a no-excuses approach to education. I’ll implement proven reforms that produce more innovative schools and insist on high quality teachers in every classroom. We will prioritize our investments in: early childhood education; science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); and make college more accessible and affordable. No excuses.
I will bring this forward-thinking to our state by implementing lean management techniques to improve government services and efficiency and deliver health care at lower cost. In order to create change we need a leader who is willing to buck the status quo. I am one of the few who voted against the bank bailout and the deregulation of Wall Street.
We need a leader who is willing to protect senior citizens’ health care and pensions. I am the only candidate in this race who will stand up to protect a woman’s right to choose, which is why I’ve been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest.
We can build a working Washington. I would be honored to have your vote.
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Three Days In Charlotte
The First Lady walking through her convention speech rehearsal. President Obama watching offstage as President Clinton delivers his address. Kal Penn talking Twitter with Vice President Biden backstage.
These are all incredible moments none of us would normally get the chance to see — except our cameras got them for you.
Sep 14, 2012 by BarackObamadotcom
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A behind-the-scenes look at the best moments from the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
the Progress Report : VAWA !
Happy 18th Birthday, VAWA!
GOP Continues to Block Violence Against Women Act
Today is the 18th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, a law originally drafted by then-Sen. Joe Biden and signed by President Bill Clinton back in 1994. ThinkProgress’ Annie-Rose Strasser rounds up the law’s many successes:
- Victims can call for help. The National Domestic Violence Hotline was established as part of VAWA. It currently serves over 22,000 victims a month and has taken a total of 3 million calls.
- Law enforcement officers are trained to help victims. 500,000 law enforcement officials, judges, and prosecutors a year are trained with VAWA funding to help domestic abuse victims.
- Partner violence and homicides fell. From the year before VAWA’s passage until 2008, the number of women being killed by partners dropped 43 percent, and partner violence against women fell 53 percent.
- Stalking became illegal. Before VAWA, stalking was not a federal crime. The law established stalking as a felony offense.
- Rape is rape, no exceptions. Since the passage of VAWA, each state in the United States has updated its laws so that rape by a partner is treated equally to rape by a stranger.
Unfortunately, the law is a year past due for reauthorization and Republicans in the House of Representatives continue to hold it hostage. This stands in marked contrast to every single other reauthorization, each of which sailed through Congress.
The Senate passed a modernized version of the law that expanded protects for LGBT people, immigrants, and Native Americans by an overwhelming, bipartisan 68-31 margin. Rather than even take up that bill, the House instead passed a partisan bill that excludes important protections for the aforementioned groups and other improvements to landmark law.
BOTTOM LINE: There’s no excuse for House Republicans to keep holding up a law that has successfully protected women for nearly two decades.
Evening Brief: Important Stories That You May Have Missed
Kanye’s latest single gets political: “Mitt Romney don’t pay no tax.”
Romney’s billionaire energy adviser complains that his oil company’s taxes are too high. Its tax rate: 2.2 percent.
Reagan, Bush refused to politicize Iran hostage crisis during the 1980 election.
Choose your own Mitt Romney tax adventure.
Romney campaign pushing the lie that “apologies” led to Libya attack.
The Fed finally announced major new steps to boost the economy.
Mitt’s major meltdown.
The latest on the court battle over Pennsylvania’s voter suppression law.
How Congress left our embassies exposed. (Spoiler alert: budget cuts.)
Media Matters for America : Reality Check
This week is about reality checks: those who are providing them and those who need them. Economic reporters provide a reality check, while CBS may want to take a closer look at their newest business partner. All that and more.John Whitehouse Twitter: @existentialfish
Economic Reporters: We’re Better Off Now
CBS Hires Fox’s Republican Strategist Who Plotted Against Obama
It’s Almost Like The Right-Wing Never Really Loved Bill Clinton At All
To Fox, Social Security And Medicare Are “Handouts”
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This Week’s Top 3 On ThinkProgress: The DNC Edition
Now that both parties have wrapped up their conventions, the presidential election is just two months away. ThinkProgress will make sure you don’t miss a thing. Here are three important posts from this week:
1. ‘It’s Arithmetic’: The Best Of Bill Clinton’s DNC Speech, In One Infographic
2. CHARTS: Yes, We’re Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago
3. Tens Of Thousands Of Feminists Call On CNN To Fire Sexist Contributor
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The Choice is Clear
Aug 23, 2012 by BarackObamadotcom
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President Bill Clinton: “This election to me is about which candidate is more likely to return us to full employment.”
“This is a clear choice. The Republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper income people and go back to deregulation. That’s what got us in trouble in the first place.”
“President Obama has a plan to rebuild America from the ground up, investing in innovation, education, and job training. It only works if there is a strong middle class.”
“That’s what happened when I was President. We need to keep going with his plan.”
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Aug 11, 2012 by whitehouse
President Obama discussed the Administration’s all-hands-on-deck approach to one of the worst droughts in more than fifty years.
Aug 10, 2012 by whitehouse
President Obama hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan in the State Dining Room. This is the fourth Iftar that President Obama has hosted, continuing the tradition of hosting Iftars that began annually under President Clinton and was continued by President George W. Bush. The invited guests include elected officials, religious and grassroots leaders in the Muslim American community, and leaders of diverse faiths and members of the diplomatic corps. August 10, 2012.
