Legislative and Public Affairs Committee

Analyzes pending federal and state legislation and candidates' positions as they relate to SPEEA's goals and objectives.

“We in America do not have government by Majority.
We have government by the majority who participate.”-Thomas Jefferson

Meets - Start time is 3:00pm Pacific,
5:00pm Central

Staff Focal: Chelsea Orvella (206) 433-0991 x129

Chair: Brent McFarlane (425) 266-4592
Vice-Chair: Debbie Logsdon - (316) 523-4093
Secretary: Rebekah Hewitt - (206) 544-8658


How your lawmakers voted this year.
AFL-CIO legislative alert


S.751 Latest Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes.
S.751 link

NATIONAL

IFPTE Political Action


CongressVotes


Federal:
www.vote-smart.org
Non-partisan site includes voting records for
US senators and representatives, as well as ratings
for each legislator from various interest groups,
broken down by issue e.g. look at “labor” to see
a legislator’s rating from the AFL-CIO.  Also lists
state government leaders.  This site also gives
voting records of state lawmakers.


Thomas Guide
Comprehensive legislative information, including
voting records, from the Library of Congress.


www.aflcio.org/issues/legislativealert
/votes/vr_rep.cfm

Congressional voting records available on the AFL-CIO website

WASHINGTON STATE

WSLC

2006 WA State Legislative Session overview

Washington state representative
or senotors - Voting records

Non-partisan site with voting records for Washington state senators and representatives.  Navigate by individuals, bill numbers or keywords.

Washington state legislators - Voting records
Search by representatives or senators.  See voting results and also find WSLC percentage ratings of legislators for the current session and for the legislator’s lifetime.

KANSAS

Kansas Workbeat

www.vote-smart.org
Non-partisan site; click on House or Senate
to see state legislators records.

TEXAS

Texas:
www.congress.org/congressorg/e4/browse
Non-partisan site.  Click on your district, then the incumbent’s name to see how he/she voted on key legislation.

OREGON

Oregon:
www.oraflcio.org/Legislative/state legislature voting.htm
AFL-CIO Oregon legislator voting records,
broken down by labor issues.