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| Adrienne Thompson, Democrat |
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| Candidate: State Representative, |
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| Adrienne Thompson |
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District 25, Position 2 |
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| Age: 24 |
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| Residence: Puyallup |
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| Occupation: |
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Business representative, Service Employees International Union Local 6 |
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| Education: |
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Studied political science, economics, Western Washington University |
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| Political history: |
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Former member of Western Washington Board of Trustees |
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| Endorsements: |
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Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Washington State Women's Political Caucus; Washington Conservation Voters |
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| Campaign Web site: None |
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| Campaign theme: No response. |
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| 1. |
What is your position on the initiatives proposed on this year's November ballot? |
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I-713 - Animal trapping |
yes |
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I-722 - Property taxes |
no |
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I-728 - School district financing |
yes |
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I-729 - Charter schools |
no |
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I-732 - Teacher raises |
yes |
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I-745 - Transportation funding |
no |
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| 2. |
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared blanket primary elections like Washington's violate political parties' constitutional rights, what form of new primary election system would you propose adopting? |
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A system that protects the rights of the parties to determine whom they nominate. However, given the increase in disenfranchised independent voters, they too should be able to declare party preferences -- if only for a day -- in order to participate in the primary. |
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Would you continue the trend of recent years and support tax cuts for businesses? Which ones specifically? If not, why? |
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Living in a district where 40 percent of the economy is fueled by small businesses, it is those levels of taxation I will want to reduce. However, the entire tax structure needs revamping. |
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Would you support a Constitutional amendment that would allow tax breaks for homeowners but not for business or commercial property? Why or why not? |
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First, we have basic needs that must be funded: education, transportation, etc. But the over-reliance on property taxes needs to be tackled. I don't have all the answers: I only know I'm ready to step up to the challenge. |
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What privacy legislation would you support? Would you exempt financial institutions? Why or why not? |
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My thoughts e-mailed to my mother need to be protected. My credit cards, retail account and bank numbers need to be protected. My Social Security number, personal accounts and education records need protection. How we do that will change several times as technologies continue to change. It is a priority of mine. |
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A commission studying transportation funding says a new financing mechanism is needed to keep Washington transportation projects on track. How would you propose financing future transportation projects? |
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Transportation costs are so huge and the time frame so long from the point of plan approval to actually seeing road improvements that we are trying the public's patience for any change. We need to have long-range plans -- and short-term results -- to be funded by a combination of federal, state and local sources. |
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With some states reconsidering the death penalty, what is your position and what changes, if any, do you think are needed in Washington's law? Under what circumstances would you support a moratorium? |
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The death penalty takes more time, money and community angst than it probably deters criminals. Canada, Europe and most of South America have long abolished capital punishment for those reasons. I agree. |
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A judge struck down Initiative 695's provision that would have required a public vote for all tax and fee increases. Would you support a Constitutional amendment that would require the public vote? Why or why not? |
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I'm running for office to help sift through pros and cons of what items need addressing and how much money we should spend on them. If we're unreasonable or apply money unfairly, we should be voted out of office. I think people want legislators to make tough decisions -- not add them to our citizens' already long to-do list. |
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