Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney
Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney is a former Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 46-Position 2 from 1997 to 2013. Kenney served as a Presidential Delegate for the White House Conference on Small Business.
She has been a Community Relations Consultant, small business owner of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board, and Assistant Commissioner for the Employment Security Department.[1]
In early March 2012, Rep. Kenney announced that she would be retiring from the Legislature at the end of her term.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kenney served on the following committees:
- Community Development and Housing Committee, Washington House of Representatives, Chair
- Economic Development & International Relations
- Ways & Means Committee, Washington House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kenney served on the following committees:
- Community and Economic Development and Trade Committee, Washington State House, Chair
- Economic Development & International Relations Committee, Washington State Legislature, Joint
- General Government Appropriations Committee, Washington State House
- Ways & Means Committee, Washington State House
Elections
2010
Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2. She ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. In the November 2, 2010, general election she defeated Beau Gunderson.[2]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 2 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney (D)
|
41,979 | |||
| Beau Gunderson (I) | 8,001 | |||
| Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 2 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Phyllis G. Kenney (D)
|
22,562 | 84.16% | ||
| Beau Gunderson
|
4,247 | 15.84% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Phyllis G. Kenney won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 2 receiving 82.86% of the vote (50,943 votes), defeating Grand Old Party candidate John Sweeney who received 17.14% of the vote (10,538 votes).[3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 46-Position 2 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney (D)
|
50,943 | 82.86% | ||
| John Sweeney (G) | 10,538 | 17.14% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Kenney and her husband, Larry, have ten children.
Scorecards
Freedom Foundation
The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.[4]
2012
Kenney proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $1.87 billion, the 38th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[5]
- See also: Washington Freedom Foundation Legislative Scorecard (2012)
The Freedom Foundation also issued its 2012 Informed Voter Guide for Washington State voters, including a legislative score card documenting how Washington State legislators voted upon bills the Foundation deemed important legislation. The legislation analyzed covered budget, taxation, and pension issues.[6] A sign indicates a bill more in line with the Foundation's stated goals, and a
sign indicates a bill out of step with the Foundation's values. Here's how Kenney voted on the specific pieces of legislation:
| 2012 House Scorecard - Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement) |
Bill #5967 (House Democrats budget) |
Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases) |
Bill #6378 (Pension reforms) | ||||||||
| N | Y | Y | N | ||||||||
Recent news
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External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kenney (dead link)
- ↑ Washington Legislature Official primary results SOS
- ↑ Washington State Election Results
- ↑ Freedom Foundation's 2012 Big Spender List
- ↑ Freedom Foundation's 2012 list of Washington state representatives by proposed new taxes and fees
- ↑ My Freedom Foundation, "Home," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 46-Position 2 1997–2013 |
Succeeded by Jessyn Farrell (D) |
