tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35763987549523519052011-09-28T12:36:46.035-07:00The Mission of the League of Humane Voters® (LOHV) is to create, unite, and strengthen local political action committees, which work to enact animal-friendly legislation and elect candidates for public office who will use their votes and influence for animal protection.lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-74916788288066992262010-12-16T20:38:00.000-08:002010-12-16T20:42:34.224-08:00<em>Ghost Dog Secrets</em> is written by one of our own members of LOHV, Peg Kehert. Peg is an award winning author, who has written many children’s books. This book is also intended for young readers, but I have to say I couldn’t put it down. This story takes on some very tough issues that children face such as bullying and the loss of a parent, but at its core it is the story of the rescue of a dog that is chained to a tree, abused and neglected. Peg does a great job of showing the cruelty of chaining. This is a very timely subject, since we will be working hard to pass an anti-tethering bill here in Washington in 2011. <em>Ghost Dog Secrets</em> is very well written and I would recommend it to everyone. It would also make a great gift for kids.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-7491678828806699226?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-15721582540254656982010-11-07T18:48:00.000-08:002010-11-07T18:50:57.224-08:00Roger Goodman, District 45 is now leading for the House of Representatives, Position 1! Dawn Morrell and Rodney Tom have maintained their leads as well.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-1572158254025465698?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-53067752094405573312010-11-05T05:52:00.000-07:002010-11-05T05:56:39.984-07:00The two following candidates who were listed as losses, have now pulled ahead of their opponent.<br /><br />Dawn Morrell in District 25, House of Representatives position 2 <br />Rodney Tom in District 48, Senate<br />Yeah!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-5306775209440557331?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-11522811759514099252010-11-03T14:53:00.000-07:002010-11-03T19:04:12.447-07:00Well overall, not too bad. We had a total of 73 candidates on our endorsement list. Of those endorsements 58 candidates won election. Below is a list of our candidates that won and lost. Some races are very close and since Washington State is mostly mail in ballots not all results have been tallied. Some election results may change. I will make a notation where the race is extremely close and the final winner could change.<br /><br /><strong>District 1</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Derek Stanford <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>District 2</strong></span><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Tom Campbell <span style="color:#000099;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 3</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Timm Ormsby <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 5</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Glen Anderson <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br />David Spring <span style="color:#3333ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 6</strong><br />Senate<br />Chris Marr <span style="color:#3333ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 7</strong><br />Senate<br />Barbara Mowrey <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 8 </strong><br />Senate<br />Jerome Delvin <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 11</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Zack Hudgins <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Bob Hasegawa <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 18</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Dennis Kampe <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 21</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Mary Helen Roberts <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Marko Liias <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Paull Shin <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 22</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Chris Reykdal <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br />Jason Hearn <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Sam Hunt <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 23</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Sherry Appleton <span style="color:#ff0000;"> Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Christine Rolfes <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 24 </strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Kevin Van De Wege <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Steve Tharinger <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 25</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Dawn Morrel <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost </span><span style="color:#000000;">Close Race</span><br /><br /><strong>District 26</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Sumner Schoenike <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Larry Seaquist <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Derek Kilmer <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 27</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Laurie Jinkins <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br />Jake Fey <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 28</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Troy Kelley <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Tami Green <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span> Close Race<br /><br /><strong>District 29</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Connie Ladenburg <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Steve Kirby <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Steve Conway <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 30</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Mark Miloscia <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Tracey Eide <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span> Close race<br /><br /><strong>District 31</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Christopher Hurst <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 32</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Cindy Ryu <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Ruth Kagi <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Maralyn chase <span style="color:#ff0000;"> Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 33</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Dave Upthegrove <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Karen Keiser <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 34</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Eileen Cody <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Joe Fitzgibbon <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Sharon Nelson <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 35</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Kathy Haigh <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span> Close race<br /><br />Senate<br />Tim Sheldon <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 36</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Mary Lou Dickerson <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Jeanne Kohl-Welles <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 37</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Sharon Tomiko Santos <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Eric Pettigrew <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br />John Stafford <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Adam Kline <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 38</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />John McCoy <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Mike Sells <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 39</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Eleanor Walters <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 40</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Kristine Lytton <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Jeff Morris <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 41</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Marcie Maxwell <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Judy Clibborn <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Randy Gordon <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 42</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Kelli Linville <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Pat Jerns <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 43</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Jamie Pedersen <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Frank Chopp <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Ed Murray <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 44</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Hans Dunshee <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span> Close Race<br /><br />Senate<br />Steve Hobbs <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span> Close Race<br /><br /><strong>District 45</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Roger Goodman <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Larry Springer <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Eric Oemig <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 46</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Phyllis Kenney <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br /><strong>District 47</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Geoff Simpson <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Pat Sullivan <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Claudia Kauffman <span style="color:#3366ff;">Lost</span><br /><br /><strong>District 48</strong><br />House of Representatives, Position 1<br />Ross Hunter <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span> Close Race<br /><br />House of Representatives, Position 2<br />Deb Eddy <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><br /><br />Senate<br />Rodney Tom <span style="color:#3366ff;"> Lost</span> Close Race<br /><br /><strong>District 49</strong><br />House of Representatives<br />Jim Moeller <span style="color:#ff0000;">Won!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-1152281175951409925?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-76706387548386579312010-10-27T18:34:00.000-07:002010-10-27T18:43:04.655-07:00By now most of you have hopefully, reviewed our endorsement list for the upcoming election. I would like to mention some specific races that are very close, where our endorsed candidate will need all the votes he or she can get. The candidates we endorsed are those with the best voting record for animal welfare bills and/or a very positive response to our Humane Legislation Questionnaire. So if you are in any of the following districts, please consider casting your vote for these candidates. <strong>These are the animal welfare advocates we need in office</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>District 1<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Derek Stanford<br /><br /><strong>District 2<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 2--Tom Campbell<br /><br /><strong>District 6<br /></strong>Senate--Chris Marr<br /><br /><strong>District 7<br /></strong>Senate--Barbara Mowrey<br /><br /><strong>District 18<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Dennis Kampe<br /><br /><strong>District 23<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Sherry Appleton<br /><br /><strong>District 24<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 2--Steve Tharinger<br /><br /><strong>District 25<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 2 --Dawn Morrell<br /><br /><strong>District 26<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Sumner Schoenike<br />House of Representative, Position 2 --Larry Seaquist<br /><br /><strong>District 28<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Troy Kelley<br /><br /><strong>District 30<br /></strong>Senate--Tracey Eide<br /><br /><strong>District32<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position1--Cindy Ryu<br /><br /><strong>District 34<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 2--Joe Fitzgibbon<br /><br /><strong>District 35<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Kathy Haigh<br /><br /><strong>District 38<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--John McCoy<br /><br /><strong>District 39<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Eleanor Walters<br /><br /><br /><strong>District 40<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Kristine Lytton<br /><br /><strong>District 41<br /></strong>Senate--Randy Gordon<br />House of Representatives, Position 1--Marcie Maxwell<br /><br /><strong>District 42<br /></strong>Senate--Pat Jerns<br />House of Representatives, Position 2--Kelli Linville<br /><br /><strong>District 44<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 1--Hans Dunshee<br /><br /><strong>District 45<br /></strong>Senate--Eric Oemig<br />House of Representatives, Position 1--Roger Goodman<br /><br /><strong>District 47<br /></strong>Senate-Claudia Kauffman<br />House of Representatives, Position 1--Geoff Simpson<br /><br /><strong>District 48<br /></strong>Senate--Rodney Tom<br /><br /><strong>District 49<br /></strong>House of Representatives, Position 2--Jim Moeller<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-7670638754838657931?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-31417036226771571602010-04-21T21:51:00.000-07:002010-04-21T22:00:27.016-07:00I guess most people are aware by now of the Supreme Courts decision to make animal cruelty videos protected speech. It is quite unbelievable to me that this could have happened. There is a good discussion of this <a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-cruelty/article/558#comment-3800">http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-cruelty/article/558#comment-3800</a>. It explains why the Justices made this decision and gives Justice Alito's dissent. The big interests won out. The NRA wanted this law struck down. I would like to hear from others, their thoughts on this decision.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-3141703622677157160?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-40348047617577180322010-04-14T19:40:00.000-07:002010-04-14T19:45:32.010-07:00We are now a cause on facebook. Please check it out and join the cause. The bigger our numbers, the stronger our voice will be, so please spread the word to your friends about LOHV Washington State. If you haven't seen it yet we have a new look to our website home page. We will also be adding a page for local issues in legislative districts. If anyone is doing something locally that you would like to have posted please let me know. We should have this page up and running soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-4034804761757718032?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-63702002517542688152010-04-05T20:04:00.000-07:002010-04-05T20:17:43.795-07:00The Lewis County Commissioners adopted a county ordinance that tightened up on the language in the Washington State puppy mill bill. They changed the wording used in the state bill, which says that a person can own no more that 50 intact dogs age 6 months or more to there can be no more than 50 intact dogs on one property. This ensures that several people living on a property can't each own 50 dogs. This will hopefully start to limit the number of puppy mills we see here in Lewis County. <br /><br />I would also like to thank everyone who wrote letters, called and attended the public hearing on this matter. You made a difference! A lot of dogs lives will be better because of you.<br /><br />The next step will be to institute some type of annual certification for all breeders with an annual inspection. Right now there has to be legitimate reports and complaints of abuse and neglect occuring before the animal control officer can investigate and they still can't enter anyones property without being invited. This means they have to get a warrant to enter the property. An annual inspection would allow for regular access to their property to make sure they are complying with the law, which also requires kennel sizes to be certain size and that the dogs have exercise at least one hour a day. The commissioners will be looking into kennel licensing in the coming months. I will keep you posted.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-6370200251754268815?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-78753815712592894652010-03-30T19:15:00.000-07:002010-03-30T19:36:11.669-07:00The anti-tethering bill did not get very far along the process at the legislative session. It was introduced, but did not get assigned to a committee. This bill will come back next year. So we have the year to get the word out to everyone and gain support. After puppy mills this is the next abusive type of treatment of dogs that needs to be addressed. <br /><br />The wild life feeding bill made it the farthest through the process, but due to the short session, did not get passed this session. Again these bills will be back next session.<br /><br /> The only way to help as many animals as possible is to pass humane legislation.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-7875381571259289465?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-73745677420357413002010-02-18T20:01:00.000-08:002010-02-18T20:20:46.215-08:00Of the three bills posted on the website, the spay and neuter bill has already been stopped in the Senate Agriculture and Rural Economic Development Committee and in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. The Chairman of those respective committees Senator Brian Hatfield and Representative Brian Blake have both stopped the bills from being passed out of their committee. The reasoning given by Brian Blake was that he didn't like the provision of for providing spay and neuter to feral and free-roaming cats due to their impact on birds. He would like them euthanized. However, by doing nothing, the feral population will keep growing and their will be an ever larger impact on birds. Senator Hatfield, on the other hand sited the poor economy. But of course there is already a significant cost to running shelters and euthanizing animals and the worse the economy the less people will have to spay and neuter their pets, hence the cost of the current system goes up. Makes no sense to me.<br /><br />On a brighter note the other two bills are still in play. The anti-tethering bill is close to my heart and I would dearly like to see this pass. Tethering your dog for life is such an abusive practice. Its like solitary confinement for your entire life. These dogs are usually abused and neglected. Please take the time to call or e-mail your legislators about this bill. Just go to the <a href="http://www.lohvwastate.org/">www.lohvwastate.org</a> for a link to Washington State Legislators.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-7374567742035741300?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-52562258885121329932010-02-15T17:43:00.000-08:002010-02-15T19:05:52.988-08:00The League of Humane Voters of Washington State is just getting started. We are very excited to be a part of promoting and protecting the animals of Washington State.<br /><br />The Mission of the League of Humane Voters® (LOHV) is to create, unite, and strengthen local political action committees, which work to enact animal-friendly legislation and elect candidates for public office who will use their votes and influence for animal protection. <br /><br />Our goal for Washington State is to have an active political group in every legislative district that can reach the voters in their district and affect animal friendly laws and policies at the local level. We are seeking volunteers who would like to take the leadership in their districts. If you are interested please go to our website <a href="http://www.lohvwastate.org/">www.lohvwastate.org</a>. <br /><br />The purpose of this blog is to give up to date information on current bills from the 2010 legislative session that effect animals positively or negatively. The bills are posted on our website listed above and the blog will give information on the current status of the bill. We will also be following state and local elections of candidates who will promote animal protection.<br /><br />Stayed tune for updated information on the bills. I would also like to hear from anybody who would like to talk about the current state bills or whats going with animal protection in their local communities.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-5256225888512132993?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576398754952351905.post-1401866693562399512010-01-17T20:15:00.000-08:002010-01-17T20:17:07.091-08:00Welcome to the League of Humane Voters of Washington State blog.<br /><br />We'll be posting news, election information, legislative insights, and notice about our LOHV chapter's activities here. We welcome subscribers, comments, and encourage you to visit our website, at www.lohvwastate.org.<br /><br />Thank you!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3576398754952351905-140186669356239951?l=lohvwastate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lohvwastatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431167828626772303noreply@blogger.com1