2010 State Offices Subject to Election

time spent: 15 minutes


This morning I located the page that indicates that 2010 Offices Subject to Election in Washington State:

http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/en/PreviousElections/2010/general/Pages/2010OfficesSubjecttoElection.aspx
They included one State Senator (a 6-year term), members of Congress (a 2-year term), state Legislatures and various Court positions. From earlier research I have found a way of determining which district I belong to, so I can narrow the focus rather easily. For purposes of this project I have a keen interest in giving closer scrutiny to the members of Congress. In my case, I am served by the 7th Congressional District represented by Congressman Jim McDermott.

At a State level, I live in the 36th Legislative district, where the State Senator (a 4-year term) and Representative (a 2-year term) positions are scheduled on the ballot as well. From a court perspective, there are three positions on the ballot for the State Supreme court (a 6-year term). Also affecting me are two positions on the Court of Appeals in Division 1, District 1 (a 6-year term and a 1-year term unexpired term) and the King County Superior Court position (a 2-year unexpired term).

From the lessons learned of the last two weeks, and recognizing I still have not completed my investigation of future ballot items at the county and city level, I will commit my focus thus far on Congressman McDermott. Time permitting I may record other efforts and findings pertaining to other candidate positions.

The first step I shall take in consideration of Congressman McDermott's candidacy is to refresh myself of the duties of a congressman, under Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution:

http://www.house.gov/house/Constitution/Constitution.html