WSNA PAC Endorsements

Washington State Nurses Association Political Action Committee (WSNA-PAC) has completed its 2010 Candidate Evaluation Process. Candidate evaluations were based on their support of key nursing and health care issues such as safe breaks, nurse staffing, & funding for key programs such as nursing education, public health and the Basic Health Plan.

Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 2nd!

If your legislative district is in Pierce County, you will vote at the polls on Nov. 2nd. We urge your support in re-electing nurse legislators Dawn Morrell, RN and Tami Green, RN. Success of our priority issues depends on re-electing nurse legislators. Both Rep. Morrell and Rep. Green are working staff nurses and members of WSNA. They have been strong champions of nursing and patient safety issues in Olympia and without their dedication and hard work we could not have achieved our recent successes on important issues like safe patient handling and nurse staffing laws.

How to Use This Guide

WSNA-PAC endorsements are listed by district. If you don't know your legislative district, visit http://capwiz.com/wanurses/home/ to look it up online. Simply scroll down to 'My Elected Officials' and enter your home address. Your current elected officials will be displayed and your district will be listed after your State Senator and Representatives names.

Not every district will have an endorsed candidate(s) as WSNA-PAC will only endorse a candidate if they have completed the endorsement process and shown a commitment to nursing's priorities. WSNA-PAC has only endorsed State Representative and State Senator candidates this year, so you will not see county or city races or initiatives on this list.

Federal-level Endorsements

WSNA-PAC prides itself on using its limited resources efficiently and wisely to assist candidates who have demonstrated strong support for WSNA's legislative issues and those who are prominent leaders on health care issues. WSNA-PAC is committed to its mission as a non-partisan organization representing the interests of nurses concerned with promoting quality patient care through the political process.

In order to be considered for an endorsement, candidates or incumbents must first complete a WSNA legislative questionnaire and be interviewed by members of the WSNA PAC. If you are interested in volunteering on the PAC, please contact WSNA Senior Governmental Affairs Advisor Sofia Aragon at saragon@wsna.org.

No WSNA dues monies are used to support candidates and contributions to the WSNA-PAC are voluntary and are made in compliance with the Washington State campaign finance law in Title 42 RCW.