State Data Sheet

Senator ___Kristyn Jones___________  State_Washington______  Party __Democrat_________

State Data Sheet

Every new Senator makes an introductory speech to the Senate.  In order to speak effectively and identify the state-focused issue on which you will concentrate, you will need to collect some data about your state.  The more you know, the more effective you should be in addressing the real needs of your state.  The information you gather should also help you to create your campaign poster and organize your introductory speech to the Senate.

Consider the following list of items to be “basic.”  The list is NOT intended to be all-inclusive.  Any other pertinent information you find should be included at the end of the list.  Note that “RANK” (see below) means national rank, i.e., out of the 50 states.  Use almanacs, encyclopedias (NOT Wikipedia), the Internet, etc. to find this information.  See the back for suggested sources. 

1. Governor of your state: ________Jay Inslee____________________________________

2. The real United States Senators:         a. ____Patty Murray _________________________

b. ____Maria Cantwell_______________________

3. The state’s number of Representatives in the House of Representatives: _____9________

4. The state’s number of Electoral Votes: _______12______________________________

5. State Nickname(s): ____________The Evergreen State___________________________

6. State’s population: ____________6.897 million_______________  Rank: _13th_______

7. Area in square miles: ______71,300 Sq Miles________________    Rank: ____18th____

8. Population density (People per square miles): ______103/mile___    Rank: _____25th____

9. Urban Population: __________3718__________ / ____76.4____% Rank: ____________

10. Rural Population: __________1,149_________ / _76.4_____%       Rank: ____________

11. Racial makeup:

	Total Number	Percentage	Rank
White		81.6%
Black		3.9%
Hispanic		11.7%
Asian		7.7%
Other		7.7%

12. Number of cities with population of over 100,000: ______6____     Rank: ____________

13. Average annual pay: $ __57,573____­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________________      Rank: ____________

14. Per capita income: $ ____22,973_________________________      Rank: ____12______

15. Amount of Federal Aid received: _30 cents more than other states  Rank: ____________

16. Federal tax burden: __Below Average______________________   Rank: ____15th____

17. Unemployment rate: ________________7_________________%   Rank: _____21st____

18. Average number of school years completed: ________________     Rank: ____________

19. % of population who are high school grads: ________________%  Rank: ____________

    College grads: ___________________%   Rank: ____________

20. % of population below the poverty line: ___________________%  Rank: ____________

21. Major products and industries in the state:

22. List notable things about your state (attractions, natural beauty, historical sites, etc.)

23. Other pertinent information that would help you serve your state:

Suggested sites:

http://www.census.gov >>Special Topics>>Statistical Abstract>>State Ranks

http://netstate.com

http://drc.cfed.org >>Measures

Your state website

Almanacs

BR 2-11-14

Physician Assisted Suicide for the state of Washington.
- it is legal
-You have to be 18
..........

BR 2-10-14

I am writing a bill on physician assisted suicide for the state of Washington.

• It is legal in the state of Washington
• You have to be 18 years of age
• You must be a resident
• Must have 6 or less months until expected death date
• You must have 2 oral (at least 15 days apart) and one written request to Physician

BR 2-7-14

My law would be against Greg in every way possible.

***Washington - Democrat -  physician assisted suicide - 704 - Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

2-5-14

I don't even have to read this article to have an opinion about the question. I do think that the government should be able to restrict what you buy with food stamps. If you can't get your own job and get your own money, and you are taking the government's money then you should only be able to buy what the government allows. If my dad gave me money and told me to only use it for a certain thing then I'd only use it for that certain thing.

War against Grafton

1. We can increase the taxes on the citizens in sales.
2. We can first take volunteers and if we don't raise enough of an army then we can create a draft based on physical fitness and age.
3. We can deliver mail the same ways as we have, but we may need to increase the ways to deliver
4. We can create allies as long as we keep them happy.

2-4-14

I personally believe that this goes against the first amendments freedom of speech. Everyone should be entitled to their own opinion.