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1998 SEAMEC PRIMARY RATINGS

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OVERALL RATINGS (excluding Judicial Ratings) - Overall Ratings are determined by the SEAMEC Steering Committee and are based on all pertinent information available on each candidate, including but not limited to the interview panel's grades. Final SEAMEC Rating in BOLD.
   

* ENDORSED Seamec's endorsement of a candidate is indicated by a rainbow flag (or an asterisk) as well as CAPITAL TYPE and BOLD TYPE. This is given when there is a clear choice of importance to voters on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) issues.
5 ACTIVIST Vocal & active supporter of GLBT rights and interests. As an elected or appointed official, sponsored bills, issued executive orders, gave speeches, etc. in support. If no prior political record, has been vocal and active in GLBT rights organizations and causes. A 5 rating requires a record of leadership/activism and considerable personal and/or poltical risks.
4 ALLY Supporter of GLBT rights and interests, and/or has taken some personal and/or political risks, but has not taken a leadership role.
3 SYMPATHETIC Expresses good will toward the GLBT community, or understands GLBT issues and concerns, but has not taken an active role in support of GLBT causes.
2 INCONSISTENT Indifferent, inconsistent or unpredictable in regard to GLBT issues.
1 RESISTANT Usually against GLBT rights and issues but is not outspoken.
0 HOSTILE Actively outspoken opponent of GLBT rights; known history of anti-gay activities.
? INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION Insufficient information for rating.
X NOT RATED SEAMEC has considered but declines to rate this candidate.
 
RATINGS FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES
   
HR Highly Recommended
RE Recommended
AD Adequate
IN Inadequate
00 Hostile
 
LETTER GRADES - These grades are based solely on the interview, conducted by a panel of volunteers. The individuals on the panels vary from interview to interview. An average of five panelists attend each interview. The questions asked are the same for each candidate interviewed. The panelists' grades for each of the five (5) subject areas (listed below) covered in the interview are averaged to provide the letter grades provided here.

The letter grades are given in the format XXXXX, where each X stands for the panel's average letter grade for the candidate in the following topic areas (and in this order):


For example, a letter grade of ACABA means that the candidate received:
A for Equal Rights, 
C for Youth & Schools, 
A for Family, 
B for Health & HIV/AIDS, 
A for Awareness.
 
WHEN AN INTERVIEW IS NOT HELD: explanations
   
DI - Declined to be interviewed outright or did not respond to written invitation and phone calls.
DR - Declined to be interviewed in a rude manner.
NS - Failed to appear for scheduled interview.
U - Unable to schedule interview
 
CANDIDATE STATUS & PARTY AFFILIATION
i - incumbent
AH - American Heritage
D - Democrat
FS - Freedom Socialist
IC - Independent
L - Libertarian
Rf - Reform
R - Republican
SW - Socialist Workers

Party affiliation not listed for non-partisan positions.

 
UNITED STATES SENATOR
      (6 YR TERM)
   Warren E. Hanson (R) CDDDF 2
   Patty Murray (D)i DI 3
   Thor Amundson (D) DI ?
   James Sherwood Stokes (D) DI ?
   Mike the Mover DI X
   Robert Tilden Medley (D) DI ?
   Harvey Vernier (D) DI ?
   Linda Smith (R) DI 0
   Nan Bailey (SW) BBBCC 3
   Chris Bayley (R) DI 2
   Steve Thompson (Rf) CCCDC 2
   John Marshall (R) BCBDC 3
   Charlie R. Jackson (Rf) DI ?
 
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
      DISTRICT 1
   Bruce Craswell (AH) DI 0
   Rick White (R)i DI 1
   Jay Inslee (D) DI 2
      DISTRICT 7
*    JIM McDERMOTT (D) ABAAA 5
   Stan Lippmann (Rf) DDDCD X
   Jeff Powers (SW) NS ?
      DISTRICT 8
   Jennifer Dunn (R)i DI 1
   Heidi Behrens-Benedict (D) BBABA 3
      DISTRICT 9
   Ron Taber (R) DI 0
   Keith Peterson (R) DI ?
   Randy Bell (R) DI ?
   Adam Smith (D)i U 4
 
STATE LEGISLATIVE
      DISTRICT #1
REP. POS. 1
   Al O'Brien (D)i AABCB 4
   Ian Elliot (R) DI 1
      DISTRICT #1
REP. POS. 2
   Jeanne A. Edwards (D) DI 3
   Mike Sherstad (R)i DI 0
   Ted Jensen (D) U ?
      DISTRICT #5
REP. POS. 1
   Brian Thomas (R)i DI 1
   Bill Schiffer (D) BBDCC 3
      DISTRICT #5
REP. POS. 2
   Art Skolnik (D) ABABB 3
   Cheryl A. Pflug (R) DI 1
      DISTRICT #11
REP. POS. 1
   Eileen L. Cody (D)i DI 5
      DISTRICT #11
REP. POS. 2
   Cary Thomas (Rfm) DI ?
   Velma Veloria (D)i DI 4
      DISTRICT #25
REP. POS. 1
   Richard Hildreth (D) U 3
   John R. Prukop (D) DI ?
   Joyce McDonald (R)i DI 0
      DISTRICT #25
REP. POS. 2
   Grant Owen Pelesky (R) DI 0
   Carl Cash (R) DI ?
   Michele Smith (R) DI ?
   Jim Kastama (D)i DI 2
      DISTRICT #30
SENATOR
   Ray Schow (R)i DI 0
   Tracey J. Eide (D) AAACB 4
      DISTRICT #30
REP. POS. 1
   Skip Priest (R) DI 2
   Mark Miloscia (D) BBBBB 3
   Ann Murphy (R) DI 0
      DISTRICT #30
REP. POS. 2
   Maryann Mitchell (R)i DI 2
      DISTRICT #31
SENATOR
   Pam Roach (R)i DR 0
   George Tracy (D) DI ?
      DISTRICT #31
REP. POS. 1
   Dan Roach (R) DI 1
   Darrell Carrier (D) DI 2
   Rick Serns (R) DI ?
*    SUE SINGER (R) DI 3
   Brent Warwick (R) DI ?
   Michael Stensen (D) DI ?
      DISTRICT #31
REP. POS. 2
   Christopher Hurst (D) DI ?
   Les Thomas (R)i DI 0
      DISTRICT #32
SENATOR
   Darlene Fairley (D)i DI 4
   John K. Dahl (R) DI 1
      DISTICT #32
REP. POS. 1
   Carolyn Edmonds (D) BBABB 3
   Rob Zuanich (D) CBBCC 3
*    PATTY BUTLER (D)i AAABB 4
   William Lehr (R) U 3
      DISTRICT #32
REP. POS. 2
   Sidnee H. Andersen (R) DI ?
   Ruth Kagi (D) DI 3
      DISTRICT #33
SENATOR
   Julia Patterson (D)i DI 4
   Wayne T. Erickson (R) DI ?
      DISTRICT #33
REP. POS. 1
   Jim McCune (R)i DI 0
   Shay Schual-Berke (D) DI 3
      DISTRICT #33
REP. POS. 2
   Bob Ross (R) DI ?
   Karen Keiser (D)i BABCB 4
      DISTRICT #34
SENATOR
   Michael Heavey (D)i AAAAA 5
      DISTRICT #34
REP. POS. 1
   Chris Monteith (R) DI 2
   Erik Poulsen (D)i DI 4
      DISTRICT #34
REP. POS. 2
*    DOW CONSTANTINE (D)i AAAAA 5
      DISTRICT #36
SENATOR
   Jeanne Kohl (D)i AAABA 5
      DISTRICT #36
REP. POS. 1
   Helen Sommers (D)i DI 2
      DISTRICT #36
REP. POS. 2
   Mike Lewis (R) DI 1
   Mary Lou Dickerson (D)i DI 5
      DISTRICT #37
SENATOR
   Adam Kline (D)i BBABA 5
   Dawn Mason (D) AAABB 5
   Jim Hoggatt (R) DI ?
      DISTRICT #37
REP. POS. 1
   Fred Quarnstrom (D) CCBCB 3
   Camille Monzon (D) BBAAA 2
   Juan J. Cotto (D) BBBDC 3
   Chris B. Bennett (D) DI ?
   Bob Penhale (D) DI ?
   Sharon T. Santos (D) AAAAA 4
   Kwame Garrett (R) DI ?
      DISTRICT #37
REP. POS. 2
   Muhammad S. Farrakhan (R) DI X
   Kip Tokuda (D)i DI 5
   Guerry Hoddersen (FS) AAAAA 5
      DISTRICT #39
REP. POS. 1
   Ed Davis (R) DI ?
   Ken Estes (R) DI 1
   Hans Dunshee (D)i DI 4
      DISTRICT #39
REP. POS. 2
   Patricia Patterson (D) DI 4
   John Koster (R)i DI 0
      DISTRICT #41
REP. POS. 1
   Mike Wensman (R)i BCCCB 3
   Bryan Griggs (R) DI ?
      DISTRICT #41
REP. POS. 2
   Del Parker (R) DI ?
   James Brown (L) BBCCC 2
   Ida Ballasiotes (R)i DI 3
      DISTRICT #43
SENATOR
*    PAT THIBAUDEAU (D)i AAABA 5
      DISTRICT #43
REP. POS. 1
*    ED MURRAY (D)i AAAAA 5
      DISTRICT #43
REP. POS. 2
*    FRANK CHOPP (D)i AAAAA 5
      DISTRICT #45
SENATOR
   Bill Grace (D) U ?
   Bill Finkbeiner (R)i DI 2
      DISTRICT #45
REP. POS. 1
   Kathy Lambert (R)i DI 0
      DISTRICT #45
REP. POS. 2
   Laura Ruderman (D) U ?
   Bill Backlund (R)i DI 0
      DISTRICT #46
SENATOR
   Brad Cloven (R) DI ?
   Ken G. Jacobsen (D)i DI 4
      DISTRICT #46
REP. POS. 1
   Jim McIntire (D) AAABA 4
   Nick Slepko (R) DI 1
   A. J. Skurdal (Rfm) DR ?
   Brian Peyton (D)i AAAAA 4
      DISTRICT #46
REP. POS. 2
   Don Arnold (R) DI ?
   Phyllis G. Kenney (D)i DI 4
      DISTRICT #47
SENATOR
   Steve Johnson (R)i DI 1
   Rebecca Clark (D) DI ?
      DISTRICT #47
REP. POS. 1
   Phil Fortunato (R) DI 1
   Betty Swanson (D) DI ?
   Mike Jensen (R) DI ?
      DISTRICT #47
REP. POS. 2
   Bob Nelson (D) DI ?
   Jack Cairnes (R)i CCCBC 1
      DISTRICT #48
SENATOR
   Dan McDonald (R)i DI 2
      DISTRICT #48
REP. POS. 1
   Luke Esser (R) DI ?
   Bill Clevenger (R) DI ?
   Anita Maxwell (R) DI 0
   Sants Contreras (R) DI ?
   Karen Howard (D) DI ?
      DISTRICT #48
REP. POS. 2
   Steve Van Luven (R)i DI 1
 
METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY
      PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
   Fred Canavor (D) DI ?
   Richard Pope (D) DI X
   Norm Maleng (R) BCBAB 3

 
SUPREME COURT
      JUSTICE POS. #1
   Faith Ireland BBBBA HR
   James Patrick "Jim" Foley DI ?
   Douglas J. Smith DI 00
   Eric Nielsen NS ?
   Kris Sundberg DI ?
   Glen Prior DI AD
   Hugh Spitzer AAABA HR
      JUSTICE POS. #5
   Jim Bates DI HR
   Linda Callahan McCaslin DI ?
   Barbara Madsen (i) ABBBA RE
   Glen Prior DI AD
   Glen Prior DI AD
      JUSTICE POS. #6
   Greg Canova AAABB RE
   Richard B. Sanders (i) CCCCD 00

 
WASHINGTON COURT of APPEALS
      JUDGE POS. #1
   C. Kenneth Grosse (i) DI ?
      JUDGE POS. #7
   Marlin J. Applewick (i) DI HR

 
KING COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
      JUDGE POS. #1
   Mark C. Bradley DI ?
   Kevin Patrick Dolan DI AD
   Barbara Linde (i) AAAAA HR

 

About SEAMEC


SEAMEC is an independent non-partisan candidate rating organization which interviews, evaluates, and rates candidates for public office in Seattle, King County, and the State of Washington. SEAMEC evalueates candidates on their attitudes, knowledge, stance, record of proven activism, and past, present, and potential commitment to issues specifically concerning the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities. Candidate interviews are conducted by panels of volunteers. SEAMEC has been serving the community since 1977. Membership, active participation, and donations are welcomed and encouraged.

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