Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 01/07/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Single
Birth date: 07/17/1981
Birthplace: Edmonds, WA
Home City: Mukilteo WA
Religion: Christian

Education

Attending, Public Administration, University of Washington BSFS, International Politics, Georgetown University, 2003

Profession

Small Business Owner, green residential construction Vice President, Rick Liias Construction Inc., 2003-2008 General Contractor Freelance Reporter, Mukilteo Beacon Researcher, KING-5

Committees

Education
Technology, Energy and Communications
Transportation

HB 2565 Requirements for Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Machine Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6455 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5895 Authorizes the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2330 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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HB 2565 Requirements for Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Machine Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6455 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2319 Requirements for Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5895 Authorizes the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2330 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6239 Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5942 State Liquor Sales
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1382 Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5073 Medical Use of Cannabis
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1166 Preventing Alcohol Poisoning Deaths
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1382 Express Toll Lanes in the Eastside Corridor
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1489 Anti-Phosphorus Fertilizer Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1086 2011-2012 Supplemental Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6444 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2836 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2493 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 6143 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 6503 State Employee Furlough Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2782 Limiting Disability Benefits
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 6130 Initiative 960 (Tax Increase Restrictions) Suspension
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2793 Legalizing Paid Surrogacy
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1956 Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2561 Energy Efficiency Improvement Bonds
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1614 Oil Importation Fee for Storm Water Pollution Cleanup
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1244 2009-2011 Biennium Budget and 2007-2009 Supplemental Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5768 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1517 Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2344 Allowing Tuition Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5768 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 5288 Probation Time Reductions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5599 National Popular Vote Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5688 Expanding Domestic Partnership Rights
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2261 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2252 Shifting Local Tax Revenue
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1709 Payday Lending Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1329 Child Care Center Unionization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1956 Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2687 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2476 Tribal Police Jurisdiction
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5751 Beer and Wine Tasting in Grocery Stores
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 6809 Working Family Tax Exemption
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 5278 Public Financing of Local Campaigns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5261 Health Insurance Rate Oversight
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2687 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2438 Permitting Dogs in Cougar Hunting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2815 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2713 Convicted Criminal DNA Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2476 Tribal Police Jurisdiction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2713 Convicted Criminal DNA Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2476 Tribal Police Jurisdiction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3104 Domestic Partnership Rights
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6794 New Ferry Vessels
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1551 Allowing Public Funding for Local Office Campaigns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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