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Agriculture Agriculture is one of the most important industries to the 9th District and the state. As a second generation farmer, I deal with the challenges on a daily basis. This past session there were many attempts to burden the agricultural industry with additional costs that could not be passed on. These included sales tax on fertilizer, sales tax on crop protection products, Business and Occupation tax on gross receipts, trade in allowance, and other hidden oil-based product taxes. We must protect the jobs that agriculture brings to our region. I will work continually to keep the agricultural industry healthy. Taxes We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. In an effort to make it more difficult to raise taxes, the voters enacted I-960, requiring a 2/3rd majority vote in the legislature to raise taxes. While I voted against the legislation that killed I-960, the Democrat controlled legislature this session passed the legislation and the governor signed this bill into law. As a state we need to live within our means. As families and employers are having to tighten their belts, so should state government. And, any new spending proposals need to be paid for from existing revenues. Education The funding of education is of “paramount duty” according to our state constitution. It is the only item specifically singled out that the state must spend taxpayer money on. I have two principles on education. First, there should be more control given to the local school board. Decisions made a t the local level are usually the best decisions. And second, the burgeoning state education bureaucracy needs to be kept in check. |
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JoeSchmick |
For State Representative ~ District 9 ~ GOP |
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Dale and Yvonne Anderson Bill and Lou Arnold Don Bauermeister C.D. "Butch" Booker Gary Boone Tim Bruya Kevin and Raenette Carle Scott Cave Larry and Sandra Cochran Paul Cocking Kirk D. Danekas Ralph Danekas Ken and Jan Dorman Jeff Feuerstein Randy Flyct Bob Fuller Charles Grimm Ken Guidry Pat Hailey Gary Hauser W.C. Hennings Christopher Hesse K.W. Hipps Russ and Sandy Jamison Larry Jensen Frank and Pat Johnson William Jones Don Kagele Butch and Cindy Klaveno Burgess and Maxine Lange Charles Leathers Nancy McBroom Delbert Moore Steve and Carol Moore Steve Naught Gwen and Charlie Oldenburg Frances Pettit Wendy Powell Col. R.J. Rehwaldt (USAF Ret.) Connie Robertson Joe Schmitz Sen. Mark Schoesler Greg Schmunk James A Scott Matt Shea Mitch & Shelly Short Don Steiger Gary and Judi Storment David Stueckle Art and Jill Swannack Craig Wilson Steve and Laurie Wilson Mark and Laura Zeller |
Gun Owners Action League of Washington Mainstream Republicans of Washington National Federation of Independent Business National Rifle Association Washington Affordable Housing Council Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs Washington Farm Bureau Washington Retail Association |