Jay Rodne, Glenn Anderson for state House of Representatives
In the 5th Legislative District, The Seattle Times
recommends Jay Rodne and Glenn Anderson for
the state House of Representatives, choosing
experience and sharp eyes on future state budgets.
By The Seattle Times – Originally published Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 4:46 PM
THE 5th Legislative District may be ground zero in the battle to refocus government spending and priorities.
It is a sprawling district with a diverse mix of suburban enclaves, rural communities and many small, independently owned businesses struggling in trying times. Voters in Issaquah, North Bend, Snoqualmie and parts of Sammamish, Renton and unincorporated King County are best served by leadership focused on restrained use of the public's money for targeted priorities.
For state House Positions 1 and 2, The Seattle Times editorial board chooses experience and sharp eyes on future budgets by endorsing the re-elections of Reps. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, and Glenn Anderson, R-Fall City.
Credit the two for persistent calls for fiscal restraint as a large Democratic majority spent its way through a budget surplus into a deficit.
Constructive solutions from Rodne included a focus on spending, from small items such as the state's printing operations and catering services to larger budgetary items.
Rodne has been responsive to the needs of his district. The lawmaker pushed for a statute prohibiting government from taking property for purposes of private economic development, resulting in a balance between the property rights afforded by our state constitution and the flexibility of government to take property for public uses.
Rodne and Anderson support reinstating the voter-approved two-thirds majority requirement before state lawmakers can raise taxes. Both also believe public employees should share more of the cost of their benefits, just as the private sector does.
Anderson's proven track record includes strong advocacy for small businesses and jobs creation. He supports zero-base budgeting. Anderson has proved to be adept and creative at finding money, for example paying for the Issaquah School District's robotics program using existing, rather than new, general funds.
Anderson has an independent streak Olympia could use more of. He was the sole GOP House member to sign a bill calling for public disclosure of signatures on initiatives.
###
|
|
PI.com: Who we like in the
1st, 5th and 11th Districts
By SEATTLEPI.COM Editorial Board – Last updated September 21, 2010 5:44 p.m. PT
Scattershot attacks on "Olympia" and "politicians" withstanding, many public servants serve us well, and deserve reelection to face the thankless task of wrestling a deficit to the ground.
Such is the case in the 5th Legislative District, in east King County, and the 11th Legislative District south of Lake Washington.
The 5th District is represented by Republican Reps. Jay Rodne and Glenn Anderson, both rated "Very Good" by the Municipal League of King County. In particular, Anderson has impressed us: He knows issues and is held in high esteem by colleagues. — Seattle P-I.com, September 22, 2010
Democrats were supposed to make a run at the 5th District this year, but it appears both Rodne and Anderson are headed for easy re-election in November. Rodne has drawn a capable opponent in Democrat Gregory Hoover.
In the 11th District, Democratic Reps. Zack Hudgins and Bob Hasegawa face only token opposition. Hudgins earned a coveted "Outstanding" rating from the Muny League. Hasegawa is a notch down at "Very Good."
Hudgins and Hasegawa are bright lights in a Seattle-area legislative delegation that often seems dimly aware of the need for cohesion and cooperation.
Up north in the 1st District, however, voters face a more competitive situation. We prefer Democrats Luis Moscoso and Derek Stanford, both rated "Good" by the Muny League, over Republican opponents found to be "Not qualified."
Stanford would bring a statistician's needed skills to Olympia: He is a longtime civic activist with a business background. GOP opponent Dennis Richler says of the Business and Occupation Tax, for instance, "It should be phased out to sustain economic growth." How? Richler proposes no reform that would make up the gap in state income.
Moscoso represents a picked-on constituency as director of the Washington Public Employees Association. But public employees have taken a hit, although you won't read about it on the Seattle Times editorial page. Moscoso, too, has an extensive record of community good doing, dating from days as one of the first Community Transit (Snohomish County) drivers.
Opponent Heidi Munson dishes out scalding Tea Party rhetoric. "I will not vote for anything not found in the Washington State Constitution," she promises. Well, lots of programs go unmentioned in our basic document, which does contain an obligation to fund basic obligation.
"You vote down a gas tax and we get it anyway," Munson claims. In 2005, however, Washington voters supported the Legislature's decision to raise the gas tax -- with a lot of the money going to improve transportation in fast-growing north King and south Snohomish Counties.
Moscoso and Stanford seem better grounded, more tuned in, and a lot more inclined to work issues rather than spounting anti-government cliches.
Previous endorsements:
Seattlepi.com: Vote 'no' on King Co. sales tax (Prop 1)
Seattlepi.com: Vote 'yes' on the income tax (I-1098)
Seattlepi.com: Avoid chaos and vote 'no' on I-1053 (Eyman tax initiative)
Seattlepi.com: Vote no on I-1100, 1105 (liquor privatization)
Reader Endorsements:
La Nita Wacker, Shoreline: 32nd District Legislative Race
Patrick McGann, Twisp: No on I-1100,1105
Tracy Russell, Sammamish: No on I-1098
Jay Elder, Olympia: A Vote for a Washington Income Tax
Halei Watkins, Seattle: Washington needs I-1098. Vote yes!
Jason Benchimol, Seattle WA: Strong endorsement for I-1098
See our endorsement schedule here.
More about the seattlepi.com editorial board, and how you can weigh in with an endorsement.
© 1998-2010 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
###
|
|
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2010
Contact: Terry J. LaBrue, APR
LaBrue Communications
425-427-8481
Email:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Glenn Anderson Wins Endorsements from The Seattle Times and Sammamish Review
East King County Chamber of Commerce Coalition also awards legislator top marks in its 2010 report card
ISSAQUAH – In a stunning series of announcements this week, State Representative Glenn Anderson (5 - R) swept past his two challengers by securing the important endorsements from The Seattle Times, the Sammamish Review and was among the top two legislators rated by the East King County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition.
“It is very gratifying to receive such visible endorsements by these three influential and important organizations. The news media recognize the importance of the 2010 elections in keeping our priorities straight,” Anderson said. “The budget challenges facing our state and the employment situations facing our families are extraordinary. I appreciate the confidence these public endorsements offer toward overcoming those challenges.”
In an editorial The Seattle Times said: “Voters are best served by political leadership committed to restrained spending and targeted priorities. So it is an easy call for The Seattle Times editorial board to endorse Rep. Glenn Anderson, one of a handful of lawmakers in Olympia who has long advocated for responsible state government spending.”
With their July 27 primary endorsement, the Sammamish Review recommended: “In Glenn Anderson, voters have a seasoned representative who has learned to navigate the Capitol corridors as a member of the oft-marginalized Republican Party. The main difference between Anderson and Willard is experience. Anderson has worked time and again to steer support and, more crucially, dollars to local schools. He has also been a strong voice for businesses…”
Chairman Shane Davies, of the East King County Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition, stated the annual report card serves two important purposes. First, it sends a clear message to legislative representatives that the coalition is committed to improving the state’s economy through sustainable job growth in the private sector. Second, the report alerts members to the importance of identifying those legislators who are most closely aligned with their legislative agenda.
Last week, Glenn Anderson received a “Very Good” and the highest rating in the 5th Legislative District, from the King County Municipal League -- making it a clean sweep of high-visibility endorsements.
“Our people and process are what make these ratings such important tools for voters," said Matthew Stubbs, the Muni League's Candidate Evaluation Committee Chair. "Committee volunteers commit to a nonpartisan assessment process that has been developed and refined by the League for the past 100 years. We use that same process with each candidate we evaluate to make sure League ratings are fair and consistent."
The full list of scores and ratings are available online at www.eastkingchambers.org and www.munileague.org.
###
|
|
For Immediate Release
July 19, 2010
Contact: Terry J. LaBrue, APR
LaBrue Communications
425-427-8481
Email:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Glenn Anderson Leads in Municipal League 2010 Candidate Ratings
ISSAQUAH - State Representative Glenn Anderson (5 - R) surpassed his two local challengers in the Municipal League of King County’s non-partisan evaluations of 122 legislative, judicial and local candidates.
“It is rewarding to receive this positive recognition by an independent nonpartisan organization. Having strong relationships with individuals in each community across the district helps me to stay in touch with their priorities when in Olympia,” Anderson said. “The budget challenges facing our state and the employment needs facing our families are extraordinary. I appreciate the confidence this public recognition offers toward overcoming those challenges.”
5th District, State Rep. Pos. 2
1. Glenn Anderson - Very Good
2. Dean Willard - Good
3. David Spring - Adequate
In a news release, the League explained how they determine candidate ratings: Volunteers throughout King County joined the Municipal League's Candidate Evaluation Committees to study the public record, review candidate questionnaires, speak with
references, and conduct interviews with candidates. Committee members then rated each candidate on four criteria: Involvement, Character, Effectiveness and Knowledge.
The non-partisan ratings process is similar to a job interview and investigates each candidate's potential to be effective in the office he seeks and to beneficially serve the community. Political affiliations or stances on particular issues are not considered during
the League rating process.
“Our people and process are what make these ratings such important tools for voters," said Matthew Stubbs, the Muni League's Candidate Evaluation Committee Chair. "Committee volunteers commit to a nonpartisan assessment process that has been developed and refined by the League for the past 100 years. We use that same process with each candidate we evaluate to make sure League ratings are fair and consistent."
The ratings are available online at www.munileague.org.
###
|
|
Olympia, Washington
Rep. Glenn Anderson honored as ‘Guardian of Small Business’
Published Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Washington’s leading association of Main Street entrepreneurs announced award recipients on June 7
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has awarded Rep. Glenn Anderson (R- 5th District) its prestigious “Guardian of Small Business” award for his 100 percent pro-small business voting record in the 2009 and 2010 legislative sessions. The award is given every even-numbered year. Anderson has a perfect record with the group, having received the award each biennium, or five times, since joining the Legislature 10 years ago.
“This is one of the most truly meaningful awards a legislator can receive because small businesses are the cornerstones of our communities,” said Anderson, of Fall City. “The real champions are the entrepreneurs who take the risk to start a business, despite the mounting tax and regulatory burdens placed on them in this state. The health of our small business community is the key indicator of a vibrant and growing economy. They are the engines that provide good, family-wage jobs that create personal wealth and ownership in the areas where they are located.”
Formed in 1943, NFIB is the nation’s largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses.
### |
|
|
