November 7, 2012

"We should never despair, our situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new exertions and proportion our efforts to the exigency of the times." --George Washington, letter to Philip Schuyler, 1777

Good morning all! It was a long, disappointing night for a lot of people, but the sun is rising on another promising day. For me, last night marked the end of a long, difficult campaign cycle. I am proud to have received almost 64% of the vote and thank all my supporters for their help this year. I am blessed to have the opportunity to represent the 15th District in Olympia and simply want to say"thank you” to everyone for their support. Now the real work begins.

I also want to congratulate Matt Shea and Jason Overstreet on their victories last night. The voters in the 4th and 42nd Districts are lucky to have two great, principled men representing them in Olympia. I’ve spent quite a bit of time with these men and their families and am proud to call them friends. If you haven’t met Matt or Jason, friend them on Facebook … you won’t be disappointed.

As we watch the returns continue to come in over the next few days, the outcome of a few races could change. We’re watching Dan Griffey’s race (35th) very closely and hope that he can pull out victory in the coming days. It doesn’t appear the composition of the State House of Representatives is going to change all that much … maybe gain a couple of seats … and that is not good news for Washington State taxpayers.

Folks, the real work begins now!

#election #2012 #Shea #Overstreet #Griffey #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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More Tricks and Gimmicks

State officials eye accounting change to fix budget | Yakima Herald-Republic: www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/03/22/state-off...udget

We don't need new or additional one-time gimmicks, we need real reform. Come on, let's end the business as usual mentality and get to work.

#2012 #supplemental #budget #tricks #gimmicks #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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2012 Regular Legislative Session

Well I woke up to snow in Olympia. Nothing was actually sticking to the ground, but there was some B-I-G HUGE flakes falling. We start on the House Floor at 1:30 today with a fairly large run list and then starting the debate on final passage of the Supplemental Budget around 6:00 PM.

We debated 12 amendments to the proposed budget for about four hours yesterday, so today’s debate will be on final passage. I took the lead in debating two of the amendments, the first related to restoring $5.2 million to Growth Management grants and shoreline assistance, restoring cuts to DOE management staff and water quality financial assistance program and restoring cuts to salmon grants. Yet again, the Democrat majority is choosing to fund fish and the environment of people.

The second amendment dealt with adding $23,000 to the Office of Regulatory Assistance to create a small business liaison team to assist small businesses in permitting and regulatory issues. I pointed out that the Republicans put forth a significant regulatory reform package that should have had the opportunity to be debated on the House Floor, but the Democrats aren’t interested in regulatory reform, just more taxes. The fact that the Democrat Majority believes the state needs a small business liaison team is very telling. I have an idea, how we just make permits easier to get and understand?

We also ran four amendments to show Republicans believe we should be prioritizing our spending to focus on the core functions of government ... that is to fund education first, protect public health and safety and to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Of course the Democrats turned down all but one of our amendments.

#2012 #supplemental #budget #amendments #regulatory #reform #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 35

[Resent id=17385027 2012-02-12 20:17:40 from davidtaylor] Finally a day off. After spending 36 hours out of 65 hours on the House Floor, we're off today. Tomorrow is going to be another long day, but House of Origin Cutoff is Tuesday at 5:00 PM. We start back into committee work on Wednesday to consider Senate Bills. I'm really looking forward to next wekeend when Molly and Tiffany get here.

There's not a whole lot more to report on today. I've got to review a striking amendment to the Washington Voting Rights Act of 2012 before Monday morning. Don't let the title fool you, this is a very bad bill aimed directly at Yakima, that will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. We will be fighting this bill with everything we have.

Other than that, it's a laundry, shopping and TV day.

#House #Origin #cutoff #Senate #2012 #committee #voting #rights #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 35

Finally a day off. After spending 36 hours out of 65 hours on the House Floor, we're off today. Tomorrow is going to be another long day, but House of Origin Cutoff is Tuesday at 5:00 PM. We start back into committee work on Wednesday to consider Senate Bills. I'm really looking forward to next wekeend when Molly and Tiffany get here.

There's not a whole lot more to report on today. I've got to review a striking amendment to the Washington Voting Rights Act of 2012 before Monday morning. Don't let the title fool you, this is a very bad bill aimed directly at Yakima, that will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. We will be fighting this bill with everything we have.

Other than that, it's a laundry, shopping and TV day.

#House #Origin #cutoff #Senate #2012 #committee #voting #rights #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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January 8, 2012

Last day before the 2012 Regular Legislative Session begins. Based on what I'm hearing, this could be a nasty session, very partisan and lacking the focus necessary to finish within the 60-day limit. Case in point, the Democrat majority has decided to make Gay Marriage one of their priorities ... not the $1.5 billion budget deficit.

Molly left this morning for Tiffany's volleyball tournament in Tacoma. We had dinner with the team last night and then came back to Olympia. Good luck today girls.

Headed into the office later this morning to prepare for our Caucus meeting this afternoon on Priorities of Government. Tomorrow the work begins.

#2012 #Legislative #Session #volleyball #Team #Yakima #Black #POG #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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January 7, 2012

Came over to Olympia yesterday and got everything moved into my home away from home. Molly and Tiffany came over today and we're headed up to Tacoma for dinner with Tiffany's volleyball team, Team Yakima Black. They're playing in a tournament tomorrow in University Place.

We have a Caucus meeting tomorrow afternoon to continue of discussion on Priorities of Government. I'm looking forward to the discussion and hope we are able to make some progress in the process to develop our own priorities. On Monday morning, the 2012 Regular Legislative Session will begin.

#Olympia #volleyball #Team #Yakima #Black #University #Place #POG #legislative #session #2012 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Strange but True

Washington State Wire: Former GOP Chair Esser Lobbying for Lefty Union | PubliCola - Seattle's News Elixir:  publicola.com/2011/02/16/washington-state-wire-for...union

An interesting twist in state politics ...

 #Esser  #SEUI  #2012  #Governor  #Race
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