Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family:
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Home City: WA
Religion:

Education

MA, Social Work Administration, University of Washington, 1991 BS, Psychology, University of Washington, 1988

Profession

Washington State Taking Health Care Home Coordinator, City of Seattle, Office of Housing

Committees

Early Learning and Human Services
Education Appropriations and Oversight
Human Services
Judiciary
Rules

HB 2565 Requirements for Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Machine Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6455 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5895 Authorizes the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2330 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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HB 2565 Requirements for Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Machine Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6455 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5895 Authorizes the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2330 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6239 Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5942 State Liquor Sales
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1382 Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: -

SB 5073 Medical Use of Cannabis
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1166 Preventing Alcohol Poisoning Deaths
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1382 Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1489 Anti-Phosphorus Fertilizer Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1086 2011-2012 Supplemental Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6444 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2836 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2493 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 6143 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 6503 State Employee Furlough Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2782 Limiting Disability Benefits
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 6130 Initiative 960 (Tax Increase Restrictions) Suspension
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2793 Legalizing Paid Surrogacy
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1956 Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2561 Energy Efficiency Improvement Bonds
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1614 Oil Importation Fee for Storm Water Pollution Cleanup
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1244 2009-2011 Biennium Budget and 2007-2009 Supplemental Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5768 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1517 Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2344 Allowing Tuition Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5768 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 5288 Probation Time Reductions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5599 National Popular Vote Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5688 Expanding Domestic Partnership Rights
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1709 Payday Lending Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1329 Child Care Center Unionization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1956 Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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