Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Poverty Scorecard 2009

Senate bills

House bills

Below is a list of every Washington Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.

Governor:
Christine Gregoire
Capital:
Olympia
Population:
6,664,195
Poverty rate:
11.3%
Anti-poverty organizations:

Children’s Home Society
Statewide Poverty Action Network
Children’s Alliance


= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty

Senate1234567891011121314 
Maria CantwellOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Patty MurrayOOOOOOOOOOOO--O100A+
House123456789101112131415161718 
Jay Inslee1stOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Rick Larsen2ndOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Brian Baird3rd--OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOxx88A
Doc Hastings4thxxxxxOxxxOxxxxxxxx11F
Cathy McMorris Rodgers5thxxxxOOxxxOxxxxOxxx22F
Norm Dicks6thOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Jim McDermott7thOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Dave Reichert8thOOxxOOOOOOOOOxOxxx67B
Adam Smith9thOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+