Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Bob; 2 Children: Reena, Rhyan
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Home City: WA
Religion:

Education

Attended, Green River Community College Attended, Highline Community College

Profession

Medical Administrator, retired Good Samaritan Hospital Former Flight Attendant Former Realtor

Committees

Agriculture and Rural Economic Development
Health and Long-Term Care
Higher Education and Workforce Development

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

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

EHCR 4409 Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

EHCR 4409 Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

EHCR 4409 Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

EHCR 4409 Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

EHCR 4409 Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 5942 State Liquor Sales
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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

SB 5622 Recreation Access on State Lands
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1382 Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 5251 Electric Vehicle Registration Fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5407 Prohibits Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5039 Tobacco Cessation Treatment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5769 Coal-Fired Power Plants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5039 Tobacco Cessation Treatment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5073 Medical Use of Cannabis
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6444 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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

HB 2836 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2493 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2782 Limiting Disability Benefits
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 6364 2009 - 2011 Biennium Capital Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6444 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6130 Initiative 960 (Tax Increase Restrictions) Suspension
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 6562 Expanding State University Tuition Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6382 Extending State Employee Salary Freeze
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 6843 Suspension of Tax Increase Vote Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 6382 Extending State Employee Salary Freeze
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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

SB 5288 Probation Time Reductions
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2344 Allowing Tuition Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5768 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1709 Payday Lending Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1517 Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 6035 Retrospective Ratings Program Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

SB 6035 Retrospective Ratings Program Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5895 Housing Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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