Legislators listed below have committed their support to remove the state ban. This would allow local officials and voters to establish public funding of local political campaigns, at their option and using only funds derived from local sources.

If your legislators’ names do not appear here, it means we have not yet heard from them, agreeing to post their name in support of the Local Choice/Local Option proposal, to remove the ban.

If your legislators are not listed here, contact them directly to learn their views.

In the Senate—Sponsors/co-sponsors of SB 5278, January 2007:
Senators: McAuliffe (D-1) • Rasmussen (D-2) • Fraser (D-22)
Rockefeller (D-23) • Kastama (D-25) • Regala (D-27) • Franklin (D-29)
Keiser (D-33) • Poulsen (now resigned, was D-34) • Kohl-Wells (D-36)
Kline (D-37) Spanel (D-40) • Pridemore (D-49)

Additional support pledged for 2008 legislative session in the Senate:
Marr (D-6) • Kilmer (D- 26) • McDermott (D-34) • Weinstein (D- 41)
Murray (D-43) • Oemig (D-45) • Jacobsen (D- 46) • Tom (D-48)

In the House—Sponsors/co-sponsors of HB 1551, January 2007:
Representatives: O'Brien (D-1) • Ormsby (D-3) • Hasegawa (D-11)
Wood (D-3) • Roberts (D-21) • Hunt (D-22) • Appleton (D-23)
Rolfes (D-23) • Green (D-28) • Miloscia (D-30) • Chase (D-32)
Kagi (D-32) Schaul-Berke (D-33) • McDermott (D-34, now in Senate)
Cody (D-34) • Sells (D-38) • Pedersen (D-43) • Dunshee (D-44)
McIntire (D-46) Fromhold (D-49) • Moeller (D-49)

Additional support pledged for 2008 legislative session in the House:
Liias (D- 22) • Sommers (D- 36) • Dickerson (D-36) • Clibborn (D-41)
Jarrett (D- 41) • Linville (D-42) • Loomis (D- 44) • Goodman (D- 45)
Springer (D- 45) • Hunter (D- 48) • Simpson (D-47) • Eddy (D-48)

To see who were sponsors/co-sponsors of other bills in 2007, one to establish public funding of upper-level judicial campaigns, and one for comprehensive public financing of all statewide and legislative campaigns, CLICK HERE.