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Sam Brownback
|Sam Brownback
|Governor of Kansas
|In office
|January 10, 2011 - Present
|Term ends
|January 2015
|Years in position
|Mark V. Parkinson (D)
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 2, 2010
|First elected
|November 2, 2010
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|United States Senator
|November 5, 1996- January 3, 2011
|United States House of Representatives
|Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
|Kansas State University (1978)
|University of Kansas Law School (1982)
|Date of birth
|September 12, 1956
|Place of birth
|Parker, Kansas
|Attorney, Farmer
|Roman Catholic
|Office website
|Personal website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Political career
- 3 Elections
- 4 Campaign donors
- 5 Personal
- 6 Recent news
- 7 See also
- 8 External links
- 9 References
Sam Brownback is a fourth generation Kansan. Born is Garnett, he grew up on a farm in Linn County where his parents still live. He was elected student body president as an undergraduate and then president of his law school class by his fellow students. At Kansas State, he also joined the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.[1]
After college, Sam spent a year in broadcasting, hosting a weekly show. After law school. he practiced in Manhattan, Kansas for four years before being elected as Kansas' Secretary of Agriculture in 1986. He first went to Washington as a White House Fellow under the George H.W. Bush Administration. From 1990-1991, he was detailed to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Upon completion of his fellowship, Brownback returned to Kansas and resumed his secretarial office.[1]
- Bachelor's of Science in Agricultural Economics - Kansas State University (1978)
- Juris Doctor - University of Kansas Law School, J.D. (1982)
Political career
Governor (2011-Present)
Brownback assumed office as Kansas' 46th governor on January 10, 2011, following his victory in the November 2, 2010 general election.
Twitter 'overreaction'
In November 2011, 18-year old high school senior Emma Sullivan attended a Kansas Youth in Government event in Topeka, which featured Brownback. During the event, Sullivan posted a tweet that said, "Just made mean comments at gov brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot." The governor's office notified event organizers about the tweet, who notified Sullivan's school. According to Sullivan, the principal ordered her to write apology letters to Brownback, the Youth in Government sponsor and others.[2]
The issue received national attention, eventually resulting in an apology from Brownback to Sullivan. He released a statement, saying, "My staff over-reacted to this tweet, and for that I apologize. Freedom of speech is among our most treasured freedoms. I enjoyed speaking to the more than 100 students who participated in the Youth in Government Program at the Kansas Capitol. They are our future. I also want to thank the thousands of Kansas educators who remind us daily of our liberties, as well as the values of civility and decorum. Again, I apologize for our over-reaction."[3]
Voter ID
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a law in April 2011 requiring voters to produce a photo ID before casting a ballot instead of the previous protocol of producing a signature to verify identification at the polls, starting January 1, 2013.
"This is a modest, prudent measure. You show photo ID to cash a check, you show one to get on a plane, it's something people are used to doing," Brownback said. "It's a modest and important measure to ensure the sanctity of the vote."[4]
Presidential preference
Sam Brownback endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election. [5]
U.S. Senate (1996-2011)
Brownback served in the U.S. Senate from 1996-2011.
U.S. House of Representatives (1995-1996)
Brownback was served one term in the United States House of Representatives, from 1995-1996.
He entered Congress as the Representative for Kansas' 2nd District in 1993 and, in 1996, moved to Senate in a special election for Bob Dole's seat. He served as the ranking Republican on the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee and also sat on the Homeland Security Subcommittee, the Appropriations Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, more casually known as the Helsinki Commission.[1]
- See also: Kansas gubernatorial election, 2014
Brownback is eligible for re-election and plans to run for a second term as Governor of Kansas in the 2014 elections. The general election will take place on November 4, 2014.[6]
Governor Elect Sam Brownback's acceptance speech
Brownback defeated Joan Heffington in the August 3 primary, winning with 82% of the vote.
Brownback faced and won over Tom Holland (D), Andrew P. Gray (L), and Ken Cannon (Reform) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]
|Kansas Governor, 2010
|Vote %
|Sam Brownback
|Tom Holland
|Andrew P. Gray
|Reform Party
|Ken Cannon
|Heath Charles Morris
|Total Votes
|Election Results via Kansas Secretary of State
Oct. 7, 2010 debate
In the gubernatorial debate on October 7, 2010 on KWCH all four candidates for Kansas governor said they're against the statewide smoking ban and the hypocrisy of exempting the state-owned casinos from the ban.
Brownback said:
- I think they need to be left to local units of government as well, but I'll tell you something else that we ought to do, that's to put the ban on the state-owned facilities. That's where the ban ought to be on in the first place, is the state should lead by example and not exempting itself by something like this. That smoking ban ought to be on the state facilities and leave the other issues to the local control. That's the best way a state can lead, doing this to itself and leading by example rather than putting it on somebody else, a burden somewhere else.[8]
Brownback won re-election to the United States Senate in 2004, defeating Lee Jones (D), Steven A. Rosile (L), and George Cook.[9]
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Sam Brownback's donors each year.[10] Click [show] for more information.
|Sam Brownback's Campaign Contributions
Governor of Kansas
|Total Raised
|Total Raised by Opponents
|Top 5 contributors
|Boeing, Co.
|Union Pacific Railroad
|Kansas City Power & Light
|Seaboard Foods, BNSF Railway, Nextera Energy Resources,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City and Charles Koch
|$6,000 each
|In-state donations
|Out-of-state donations
Sam and Mary Brownback live in Topeka with their five children; Abby, Andy, Liz, Mark and Jenna. Two of their children are adopted. Raised as a Methodist, Brownback first converted to evangelical Protestantism and then, in 2002, to Catholicism. He still regularly attends a non-denominational church.
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Office of the Governor of Kansas
- Sam Brownback for Governor campaign website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Sam Brownback on Facebook
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kansas Governor, "Governor Sam Brownback," accessed September 15, 2012
- ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Brownback Complaint About Student Tweet Lands Kansas Teenager In Principal's Office," November 25, 2011
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Emma Sullivan Receives Apology From Sam Brownback For 'Overreaction' To Tweet," November 28, 2011
- ↑ "Brownback signs voter ID into Kansas law," Kansas Reporter, April 18, 2011
- ↑ Reuters, "Kansas conservative governor Brownback endorses Perry," September 22, 2011
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2013-2014 Gubernatorial races," March 4, 2013
- ↑ "Brownback: "A clean sweep for a new beginning,"" Kansas Watchdog, November 3, 2010
- ↑ "Governor Candidates Against Statewide Smoking Ban, Casino Hypocrisy," Kansas Watchdog, October 7, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2004 general election results," accessed August 29, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Home," accessed February 17, 2015
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Mark V. Parkinson (D)
|Kansas Governor
January 10, 2011 - Present
| Succeeded by
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- 2012 endorsement of Rick Perry for President
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Soggy weather has been the order of the day for the past month in
According to Diana Rashash of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, things are getting back to normal from a precipitation stand point.
"The last seven (years) have been odd," Rashash said. "We've had a lot of dry spells during the summer."
Drought has been a theme of
"It's good that there isn't a drought, but it's bad because there's a greater possibility of trees coming down if we get a hurricane," Rashash said, alluding to the saturated grounds.
Rashash also said the excess rain could pose a problem to local farmers. This is a concern echoed by one of Rashash's colleagues at the Cooperative Extension, Melissa Huffman. Huffman, an agricultural extension agent, said this summer's rainfall could have costly results for farmers growing wheat in the area.
"The biggest issue is for those that haven't been able to get their wheat out of the field," Huffman said. "They haven't been able to get their equipment out there because it can get stuck in wet spots and they can end up tearing their field up."
Huffman said some wheat farmers double crop wheat and soy during the summer where they plant the soy immediately after harvesting the wheat. The inability to harvest the wheat is keeping them from getting a start on their soy. According to Huffman's rough estimates, farmers could stand to lose millions of dollars due to lost crops and crops damaged by fungi and toxins.
"Farming is a gamble," Huffman said. "It's something you need a strong heart to do. You never know what's going to happen with the weather."
Jim Carr, granary manager at Prestige Farm in
"This year was good until the rain came in," Carr said. "The wheat was maturing and looking very good."
Carr says wheat is a very temperamental crop that cannot endure excess precipitation like corn (which Carr says should turn out just fine this season) and must be harvested at just the right time or else it will fall to the ground and become useless. By Carr's estimate, farmers could lose about 25 percent of their crop.
"That 25 percent will make a dent," Carr said. "This will hurt the farmers."
Rashash said farmers won't be the only ones negatively affected by the rainfall. Excess rain also affects suburban areas if storm drains are obstructed by debris, which could cause flooding. According to Rashash, clear streets and proper home maintenance should keep high water levels at bay.
"It's important that if a property has drainage easement they keep it clear and keep the water flowing," Rashash said. "Otherwise, it dams up the water into other people's yards."
The forecast is promising little relief from the rain. According to the National Weather Service, there's a 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms every day from Sunday through Thursday evening.


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Written by Mark Mitchell on 03/09/2010
"It's the most wonderful time of the year." Just the words conjure up thoughts of opening gifts on Christmas day, and as I heard one ESPN analyst put it, Free Agency is just as much fun as Christmas day if you are an NFL fan. Only two days in, and several teams have made some big moves, some are looking, and some are being smart and re-signing their own. LT is no longer a charger, something that will take the entire NFL world years of getting used to. Most of us can't imagine Tomlinson running in anything other than powder blue and a tinted visor. Strange days indeed.
Both owners and players are leery of the up coming un-capped year. NFL owners are worried of over paying, and NFL players are worried about under earning. Surprisingly the two teams that have been the quietest so far are the two teams that everyone expected to go nuts. Jerruh Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, and Daniel Snyder of the Washington Redskins have been eerily silent, while others have simply dived into the deep end of the pool.
Follow DBI during the off season as we will update the moves taking place throughout the entire off season.
Chicago Bears: I had a hard time deciding who made the bigger moves in the NFC north, or the NFL thus far as far as that goes, but I had to give it to the Bears to this point. Some say Peppers isn't what he used to be, and that maybe the Bears shot a little over the bow on this one, but I say not. Julius Peppers was by far the best free agent to be had, and the Bears think so as well signing him to a six year deal worth a possible $91.5 million, with a history making $47 million of that guaranteed. He will instantly shore up an already solid defensive front. With Urlacher hopefully healthy and back in the mix, and Briggs signed for the next few years, throw in Tommie Harris, and you have a defense that will no doubt have opposing offensive coordinators swallowing antacids by the handfuls.
Defense secured, the Bears also helped with much needed depth at running back with Chester Taylor signing a 4 year $12.5 million contract as well. This I think is what I liked about the Bears the most in free agency. Chester Taylor is a first string back on just about any NFL team, but he is a great role player as proven with his years in Minnesota running with Adrian Peterson. Forte was all the bears had really, and they now have breathing room with Taylor on the depth chart. I've always loved to watch Chester Taylor play football because he is so versatile coming out of the backfield. I really like this signing by the Bears, and besides he's already used to running around in a back field with a guy named Adrian Peterson. Throw in Brandon Manumaleuna and the Bears are already much improved on offense. Manumaleuna will be a great addition as a blocking tight end to help open up holes for the new look backfield.
Detroit Lions: Do we really think that the Lions can sign people and get better? Well every crap team that has gotten better over the years had to start somewhere right? The Lions came out on the opening bell of free agency swinging both fists signing Kyle Vanden Bosch, Corey Williams and Nate Burleson. Vanden Bosch and Burleson may be on the aging side, but they are still a great addition to a team that really can't go anywhere but up right? Burleson still has game along with speed and will be a nice compliment to Calvin Johnson and another veteran receiver for young QB Matthew Stafford to work with.
As for Vanden Bosch and Williams, this will strengthen a weak defensive line. Vanden Bosch has been a solid starter for the Titans, and now with Williams moving back inside where he belongs (as opposed to being moved to a DE in a 3-4 with Cleveland) that could prove to be a strong duo that instantly upgrades a big area of concern for the Lions. The Corey Williams signing probably doesn't knock the Lions out of the running for Gerald McCoy or Ndamukong Suh either. Should they grab one or the other, that Lions DL will be a massive upgrade on the 2009 version.
Baltimore Ravens: Anquan Boldin was a HUGE need for the Ravens and everyone knew it. After hearing rumors that Terrell Owens might be headed back to the team he shunned to eventually land with the Eagles, the Ravens silenced those rumors by acquiring who may be one of the most talented wide receivers in the league. This is a win win for everyone involved. It was no secret that Boldin has been disgruntled in Arizona for the past two seasons, and that the Ravens have been a solid receiver away from being a really good offensive team. The Cardinals get a 2010 third and fourth round pick, while Joe Flacco gets a stellar receiver to improve his stats and confidence. Baltimore is now able to look beyond a WR in round 1 and address other areas of concern.
Cleveland Browns: Finally they sign the best guy on their entire roster, and it's about time. Josh Cribbs was practically the only offense the Browns had for the past two seasons. His contract has been a hot topic for a couple of years now, but now both he and the Browns can sleep a little easier knowing he's locked up for the next three years at a cool $20 million with $7.5 of it guaranteed. Nice job Cleveland, signing Cribbs was a must. You may have had complete anarchy had you not?
In addition to re-signing Cribbs, Mike Holmgren has also brought in Scott Fujita (details not yet released) and also signed veteran 49ers offensive lineman Tony Pashos for 3 years and $10 million.
New York Giants: After being talked about for several days, the New York Giants have indeed acquired the services of former Arizonal Cardinals DB Antrell Rolle. Making him one of the highest paid safeties in the league, the G-men have shelled out a whopping $37 million with $15 guaranteed on a five year deal. If Phillips is able to return at 100 % the Giants will be more than stable at the safety position, a black eye for the 2009 version.
New York Jets: With loads of both on field and off field issues the Jets have taken a chance on DB Antonio Cromartie formerly of the San Diego Chargers. Cromartie who flourished under then defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has since regressed into an average corner back at best. Hopefully under the influence of Rex Ryan, Cromartie can regain the form that brought him the fame under Wade Phillips. Playing opposite Revis Island is going to mean Cromartie gets picked on. Even so that'll put the Jets out of the running for a CB in round 1.
Miami Dolphins: After 6 solid seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, and having cut All Pro Joey Porter, the Dolphins sacked Karlos Dansby with a five-year deal worth $43 million, including $22 million guaranteed. Dansby will give some instant veteran leadership and hard hitting football to an otherwise soft defensive front.
Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons have reportedly struck a deal with Dunta Robinson. Although details have not yet been released, Robinson will be a Falcon in 2010... and the buyers list for first round CBs just had Atlanta's scratched off. And Houston added.
Other teams keeping things in house and re-signing their own players:
New England Patriots: The Patriots did the right thing after some talk they may not, and signed Vince Wilfork to a five year deal woth $40 million.
Indianapolis Colts: After a few days of keeping the fans in Limbo the Colts anteed up and re-signed veteran middle linebacker and team leader and Captain Gary Brackett to a five year $33 million dollar deal, and they also released long time back up quarter back Jim Sorgi.
Philadelphia Eagles: Long time linebacker Will Witherspoon was released, and fullback Leonard Weaver was retained for a reported $11 million dollar contract extension.
Green Bay Packers: The Packers have reached a deal with let tackle Chad Cliffton for 3 years and $20 million. Let's hope he plays up to that contract. Packers o-line was a sore spot for them in 2009, and all but needed an overhaul. Maybe a new deal will kick start a new way of thinking, and more important a new found production out of their offensive line in 2010.
Denver Broncos: No major signings really, but they have chosen to keep several guys in house. J.J. Arrington, after sitting out most of 2009 with a knee injury (and was in fact released), will be brought back for at least camp in 2010. Also lineman Russ Hochstein and wide receiver Brandon Lloyd will be retained.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The Jags have signed veteran defensive lineman Aaron Kampman formerly of the Green Bay Packers. Kampman had 42 tackles, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble for the Packers in 2009. He's much better suited to the 4-3 and should dramatically improve the Jags woeful pass rush. This could affect the first round as the Jags are often linked with a pass rushing DE with the #11 pick. Hard to see them going that way now.
Pittsburgh Steelers: A surprising free agency player in that the Steelers very rarely do much other than try to keep their own guys. They smartly signed NT Casey Hampton before he could land on an open market with a barrage of newly converted 3-4 Defenses looking for a NT. In the last 48 hours they've also done their usual trick and managed to re-sign S Ryan Clark to a long term deal. They're also bringing back at least one other former player, but this one's been away a while. Antwaan Randle-El. They'e in talks with ILB Larry Foote too. In addition they've picked up S Will Allen and WR Arnaz Battle. Randle-El, Battle and Allen should help shore up one of the worst special teams coverage units in the league. This is about as active as the Steelers have ever got this early in free agency season but none of the guys they picked up makes much difference to their draft plans. Re-signing Clark reduces their need for a Safety a little but their depth is so poor there they could still use their first round pick on a guy like Earl Thomas.In other NFL free agency news, Jake Delhomme was released by the Carolina Panthers, Antwan Randle El was a casualty in Washington, as was Fred Smoot, and Justin Fargas has been released by the Oakland Raiders. David Carr has signed with the San Francisco 49ers and former Philly backup QB A.J. Feeley has signed with the St. Louis Rams.
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Kathy Willner says she knows the value of teacher assistants in public schools.
It used to be her job.
She worked in Gaston County Schools for 25 years before retiring in 2007.
And state budget cuts to public education will ultimately hurt personalized attention in the classroom, she said.
Legislators on Wednesday were expected to approve the state budget, giving $11.5 billion to public schools, community colleges, and the University of North Carolina system.
Education funding will be cut $260 million this year, and another $222 million next year.
The budget would cut money for teacher assistants, meaning the loss of about 3,800 of those jobs statewide. Positions expected to be cut are those in second- and third-grade classrooms.
Willner has six grandchildren who attend public school. She is concerned for their futures, saying assistants are essential to students' success.
"If (the teacher) needed special help, we were the ones who gave her special help," she said. "The teacher assistant is the rock, the right-hand person."
Assistants are available to work one-on-one with struggling students so the teacher can move ahead with lesson plans, she said.
Job cuts are among the chief concerns for Diane Gibson, president of Gaston's chapter of the N.C. Association of Educators.
She is a home economics teacher at North Gaston High School.
Second-graders still require individualized attention from teacher assistants while learning, she said.
"It's sort of a scary time in education," she said. "You almost feel that legislators are trying to do away with public education and privatize it."
Gaston County Schools Superintendent Reeves McGlohon said the cuts will have a "serious impact on our ability to do everything we can for children in the early grades."
At this point, he doesn't know the exact local effects of the cuts.
If faced with slashing jobs, McGlohon said he will look at eliminating vacant positions first.
If more jobs must go, the superintendent said he will consider special skills teachers have, how long they've been employed and performance evaluations.
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Another major concern for Gibson is tenure for teachers. She said it provides a certain level of job security, allowing teachers to have conflicting opinions with school administrators.
Gibson said the new legislation would eliminate tenure by 2018, getting rid of due process when it comes to firing employees.
"That's really scary," she said. "If you speak out or do something different and don't agree with your administrator, you're not guaranteed due process."
McGlohon said the majority of local teachers have tenure, meaning they've taught more than three years.
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Another touchy topic in the new budget is a spending plan that would provide $10 million for low-income students to attend private schools.
Willner said she thinks it's great, because all of her grandchildren enrolled in public school would probably qualify. And she's in favor of them attending private school if it means they would receive a better education.
"Anybody that can get in a school and get some (financial) help, I'm all for it," she said.
Gibson said the legislation is an attempt to dismantle public schools. She is in favor of parents' rights to educate their children in private schools, but is against supplementing it with state money.
McGlohon said the issue needs more examining, but he has concerns.
"At a time when our school budget is being cut, this takes additional money away from our public schools," he said.
You can reach Wade Allen at 704-869-1828 or twitter.com/GazetteWade.
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Here are comments written on the Gazette's Facebook page:
Elizabeth Teall Fleming: "It's horrible… Let's sink our state even further."
Kimberly G. Haas: "Praying each and everyday for our schools and children."
Katy Moss: "I can't believe that they look at this and believe it's a good idea. This is absolutely absurd."
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Shortly before the dramatic river rescue, local responders had taken a large animal rescue training course funded in part with a grant from the ASPCA. Strawberry Mountain Mustangs, an Oregon nonprofit that rescues and rehabilitates equines, applied for an ASPCA grant to help train law enforcement, fire departments and animal control agencies in the rescue of large animals. Because state and county governments had drastically cut budgets, most of the participants could not have attended the training program without financial assistance.
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Land purchase could lead to a longer Centennial Trail
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At the boat launch in Snohomish, one man launches a boat while another waits to be picked up. It is a small, one-at-time operation, so the line waiting is up the hill. The boat launch is in poor condition, and there is precious little room to park a vehicle and boat trailer.
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The railroad trestle crosses the Snohomish River just east of the current boat launch in downtown Snohomish.
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At the boat launch in Snohomish, Steve Ensign, of Maple Valley, looks for a place to pull up his boat after launching it this week to fish for pink salmon with his son, Tate Ensign, of Lake Stevens. The boat launch is in poor condition, and there is precious little room to park a vehicle and boat trailer.
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A rail corridor Snohomish County is angling to buy would lay the ground for a huge expansion of the Centennial Trail, giving cyclists, equestrians and runners a clear path to Woodinville and beyond. The trail already goes from the Skagit County line to downtown Snohomish.
"It would allow somebody eventually to ride from Skagit County all the way down into Pierce County," County Councilman Dave Somers said. "It's a great acquisition."
In a related move, the city of Snohomish plans to buy riverfront land for a new boat launch and more trails to the east. City and county leaders believe both transactions could help make reality out of long-unrealized dreams of bringing a tourist train that would link Woodinville wineries with Snohomish's antique district.
The potential real estate deals owe to grants pending approval through Snohomish County's Conservation Futures program.
An advisory board, which includes Somers, recommended the land purchases in August. They're among 19 projects in line for a share of $25 million in grants.
The County Council is expected to vote to finalize the recommendations later this month, at a date to be announced.
One grant would allow the county to buy an 11-mile piece of the East Side Rail Corridor that the Port of Seattle owns in Snohomish County.
A separate grant would allow the city of Snohomish to pay $500,000 for 19 acres of flood-prone farmland along the Snohomish River, immediately east of downtown. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has pledged nearly $400,000 to build a ramp on the property for launching motorized watercraft. The city would keep its existing boat launch at Cady Park for kayaks and canoes.
"Right now the boat launch at Cady Park is very steep, it doesn't work at low tide and there's very little parking there," Snohomish Mayor Karen Guzak said. "We looked at doing another boat launch at Cady Park and it's still constrained by parking."
Provided the deal goes through, construction on the ramp isn't likely to begin for at least a year, Guzak said.
The city also would like to use the new land, now owned by the Stocker family, to expand the Riverfront Trail. It also offers the state a chance to improve salmon habitat in the river.
That's not all that's envisioned for the Stocker property. The county sees it as a missing link to extend the Centennial Trail eastward to Monroe. The county already owns most of the right of way for that route. The Snohomish city land also could provide a trailhead at the nexus of the Centennial Trail's future north-south and east-west legs.
What most excites county parks director Tom Teigen about the county purchase is tapping into a regional trail network. The Centennial Trail already attracts an estimated half million users every year. Once it reaches Woodinville, it can link with King County's Burke-Gilman and East Sammamish River trails, which see an estimated two million users per year.
"It'll definitely attract some interest nationally," Teigen said. "This piece starts making the Vancouver (B.C.) to Vancouver (Wash.) linkage possible."
The Snohomish-to- Woodinville corridor is among the last pieces of old rail line the Port of Seattle still owns from its 2009 purchase of the East Side Rail Corridor. The Port paid Burlington Northern Santa Fe $81 million for 42 miles of track and right of way. The original sale included the line from Snohomish south to Renton, with a spur to Redmond.
The rail line started in the 1880s, but had dwindled to minimal freight use by the time BNSF sold it.
The Spirit of Washington Dinner Train ran on the line between Renton and Woodinville from 1992 to 2007. The train ceased operations when the state Department of Transportation took out a section of track south of downtown Bellevue to expand I-405. That track has not been replaced.
The Port of Seattle has sold off sections over the past four years to King County, Redmond, Kirkland and Sound Transit.
The Port retains about 15 miles, including the Snohomish County section.
The price under discussion is $5 million, Teigen said. Conservation Futures money would supply $3.5 million, with other county funds making up the rest. The county originally sought to buy an easement on the land, but changed its Conservation Futures request to an outright purchase.
The property runs from the city of Snohomish to the north end of King County's Brightwater treatment plant in Maltby. It measures about 100 feet wide in most places, though a few spots narrow to about 30 feet.
The parks director and other proponents say there's plenty of room to keep the tracks and build a parallel recreation pathway.
"Everybody involved is committed to seeing the trail, with rail, move forward," Teigen said.
The tracks need about $6.5 million in upgrades to accommodate passenger rail.
"We're working closely with the state legislature to get that money," Guzak said.
Civic leaders for years have discussed a tourist train that would ferry passengers between the Snohomish's historic downtown and Woodinville's wineries.
Guzak said the tourist train remains a long-term goal. She co-chairs a group called the Eastside TRailway Alliance whose name uses double capital letters to emphasize its commitment to both rail service and trails.
Gaps in the rail network will complicate any hopes of starting commuter train service. That includes Kirkland's efforts to remove 5 ¾ miles of track to build trails.
"It will make it much more difficult, but not impossible," Somers said.
Keeping the county's section of rail open to freight trains also is a priority, Somers said.
The county began its Conservation Futures program in 1988 to distribute property taxes that the state allows counties to collect for land preservation.
This round was made possible by a $120 million bond sale the county conducted in April. The bonds also are being used for a new county courthouse, park infrastructure projects and road improvements.
The county plans to pay back the Conservation Futures portion of the bond using future revenues.
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VSU's Women's and Gender Studies program is an interdisciplinary field of scholarship devoted to the study of women and gender as a social construction, one that intersects with class, race, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and sexual identity. Our faculty and students are both scholars and feminist activists, pursuing intellectual work and achievement with a vision of social justice. In WGST, we explore the connections between academic inquiry and personal life, therefore, students have a unique opportunity to participate in process-oriented classrooms, where they are expected to be active participants in their own learning. We hope you will take a few minutes to explore our web site and learn more about our minor and social justice work.
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The Women's and Gender Studies Program (WGST) is an academic discipline that offers a 15 hour minor to students. On July 1, 2007, the name of Valdosta State University's Women's Studies Program was officially changed to Women's and Gender Studies Program. The name change recognizes the program's more comprehensive attention to the relations between women and men, and various aspects of gender (femininity and masculinity). Women's and Gender Studies is an academic program in the College of Arts & Sciences that engages students in the study of:
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- The analysis of sexuality, including lesbian, gay, intersexual, and transgender studies
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Courses are interdisciplinary in content and approach. This means WGST courses are taught by faculty members from disciplines throughout the university. Many of our courses are cross-listed with other departments and focus on women and gender issues in a specific disciplinary context. Currently, the following departments/programs cross-list or offer Women's and Gender Studies courses:
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- Department of Art
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- Department of History
- The Honors Program
- Department of Modern & Classical Languages
- Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology & Counseling
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminal Justice
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Hatch serves on the following Senate committees<ref>[http://media.cq.com/pub/committees/index.php?chamber=senate ''Congressional Quarterly'' "Senate Committee List" Accessed January 22, 2013]</ref>:
*[[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Committee on Finance]]
*[[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Committee on Finance]]
*[[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]]
*[[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]]
**Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
**Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Revision as of 14:05, 8 March 2013
|Orrin Hatch
|U.S. Senate, Utah
|In office
|January 3, 1977-Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2019
|Years in position
|Frank E. Moss (D)
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|Next general
|November 2018
|Term limits
|High school
|Baldwin Public High School
|Brigham Young University
|University of Pittsburgh
|Date of birth
|March 22, 1934
|Net worth
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Committee assignments
- 3 Issues
- 4 Elections
- 5 Campaign donors
- 6 Analysis
- 7 Recent news
- 8 Personal
- 9 External links
- 10 References
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Hatch is a "moderate Republican leader".[1]
Hatch was re-elected in 2012. [2]
After graduating from law school and passing the Pennsylvania bar, Hatch practiced law in Pittsburgh and then in Utah.[3]
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
Hatch serves on the following Senate committees[4]:
- Committee on Finance
- The Subcommittee on Healthcare
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Subcommittee on Children and Families
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
- Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
- United States Senate Committee on Aging (Special)
Hatch was on the following committees[5]:
- Committee on Finance Ranking member
- Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy
- Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Judiciary Committee
- Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
- Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Hatch was first appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee shortly after he was first sworn into the US Senate in 1977. Senator Hatch has served as the Committee's Republican Ranking Member from 1993 to 1995. After the Republicans won control of the US Senate in the 1994 elections, Hatch became the Committee's chairman from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2003 to 2005. Hatch also served as the Ranking Member from 2001 to 2003.[6]
Hatch is the longest tenured Republican on the committee and served in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Chief Justices William Rehnquist in 1986 and John Roberts in 2005. Also, Hatch served in the confirmation hearings of Associate Justices Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981, Antonin Scalia in 1986, Robert Bork in 1987, Anthony Kennedy in 1988, David Souter in 1990, Clarence Thomas in 1991, Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993, Stephen Breyer in 1994, Samuel Alito in 2006, and Sonia Sotomayor in 2009.[6] Also, Senator Hatch is the longest serving member of the committee as he is in his 33rd year on the committee. Patrick Leahy is the longest serving Democrat with 31 years experience.
Senator Hatch serves as the Republican Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. In addition, Senator Hatch serves on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittees on Crime and Drugs and Terrorism and Homeland Security.[7]
Presidential preference
Orrin Hatch endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [8]
Campaign themes
Hatch's campaign website lists the following issues:[9]
- Finance Committee
- Excerpt: "Senator Hatch will likely be the next chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. This means that for the first time in 80 years, a Utahn will be able to set a pro-growth, pro-job creation agenda for America."
- Balanced Budget Amendment
- Excerpt: "Reducing spending, restoring Constitutional limits on the size of government, and balancing Washington's books are essential to our nation's future. A pivotal piece of accomplishing that goal is to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. I have led this charge by sponsoring and co-sponsoring a Balanced Budget Amendment 24 times during my tenure."
- Hatch vs. ObamaCare
- Excerpt: "Orrin Hatch was the first member of Congress to challenge the constitutionality of the individual mandate, requiring Americans to purchase health insurance."
- Repeal ObamaCare
- Excerpt: "Health care choices should not be made by the federal government and bureaucrats; they should be made by consumers and patients. The unconstitutional federal mandate forces citizens to purchase health care while making it more expensive for employers to provide insurance."
- Utah Lands
- Excerpt: "One of the more troubling issues facing the people of Utah is the federal governments stranglehold on Utah's lands. More than 60 percent of the land in Utah is owned by the federal government, which means that people thousands of miles away in Washington have more say over Utah lands than the folks who live here."
Fiscal Cliff
Hatch voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by a 89/8 vote on January 1, 2013.[10]
Drones filibuster
On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists criticized President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[11][12][13]
According to the website Breitbart, Hatch was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster.[14][15]
The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."[16]
Hatch won re-election in 2012. He and Dan Liljenquist defeated Kevin Fisk, Dale Ash, Loy Arlan Brunson, Tim Aalders, Jeremy Friedbaum, Christopher Herrod, William Lawrence, and David Chiu in the Republican convention.[2] Liljenquist and Hatch went on to compete in the June 26, 2012, Republican primary, and Hatch won.[17][18] He then prevailed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[19]
|U.S. Senate, Utah, General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Orrin G. Hatch Incumbent
|Scott Howell
|Shaun Lynn McCausland
|Utah Justice
|Daniel Geery
|Bill Barron
|Total Votes
|Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2012 General Election Results"
Tea Party challenge
In response to primary challenges from Tea Party candidates, Hatch has said, "These people are not conservatives. They're not Republicans. They're radical libertarians and I'm doggone offended by it."[20]
On November 7, 2006, Hatch won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating Pete Ashdown (D), Scott N. Bradley (Constitution), David Starr Seely (L), Roger I. Price (Personal Choice), and Julian Hatch (Desert Greens).[21]
Campaign donors
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are Hatch's reports.[22]
|Orrin Hatch Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April 1, 2012
|June 30, 2012
|Running totals
Hatch won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006. During that re-election cycle, Hatch's campaign committee raised a total of $6,580,325 and spent $4,884,695.[25]
|U.S. Senate, 2006 - Orrin Hatch Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Orrin Hatch's campaign committee
|Xango LLC
|Blue Cross/Blue Shield
|Cerberus Capital Management
|Bear Stearns
|Schering-Plough Corp
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Pharmaceuticals/Health Products
|Securities & Investment
Congressional Staff Salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Hatch paid his congressional staff a total of $2,439,498 in 2011. He ranks 24th on the list of the lowest paid Republican Senatorial Staff Salaries and he ranks 33rd overall of the lowest paid Senatorial Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Utah ranks 43rd in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[26]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Sessions's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,715,063 and $4,378,000. That averages to $3,046,531, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Senators in 2011 of $6,358,668. His average net worth decreased by 23.11% from 2010.[27]
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Hatch's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $2,195,097 and $5,729,000. That averages to $3,962,048.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Senators in 2010 of $7,054,258.[28]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Hatch ranked 15th in the conservative rankings.[29]
Political positions
Percentage voting with party
November 2011
Hatch voted with the Republican Party 90.0% of the time, which ranked 26 among the 47 Senate Republican members as of November 2011.[30]
Recent news
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Hatch and his wife, Elaine, have six children, 23 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.[31]
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- ↑ Gov Track "Orrin Hatch," Accessed March 3, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Utah GOP "Candidates List" Accessed February 18, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "Orrin Hatch," Accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly "Senate Committee List" Accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ Official Senate website "Committee Assignments," Accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Senate Judiciary" List of previous members
- ↑ "Senate Judiciary Committee" List of Subcommittees
- ↑ The Hill, "2012 GOP Lawmaker Endorsements for President," retrieved November 23, 2011
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ U.S. Senate "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ CNN, "Rand Paul says he's heard from White House after filibuster," March 7, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest," March 7, 2013
- ↑ ABC News, "Rand Paul wins applause from GOP and liberals," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Breitbart, "AWOL: Meet the GOP senators who refused to stand with Rand," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul filibuster blasted by Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with 'no'," March 7, 2013
- ↑ AP/CSPAN "Utah-Summary Vote Results," June 26, 2012
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor - Candidate filings
- ↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Utah," November 7, 2012
- ↑ Reason Blog "Sen. Orrin Hatch "doggone offended" by "radical libertarians," threatens to punch them (us) in the mouth," April 13, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7,2006"
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Candidate (S6UT00063) Summary Reports - 2011-2012 Cycle," Accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Hatch Election Committee Inc Pre-Convention," Accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Hatch Election Committee Inc Pre-Primary," Accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets "Orrin Hatch 2006 Election Cycle," Accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ LegiStorm "Orrin Hatch"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Hatch, (R-Utah), 2011"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Hatch, (R-Utah), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ Official Senate website "Biography," Accessed November 23, 2011
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