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Governor
Christine Gregoire Next Election (2008)
2008 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Brad Owen

Attorney General
Rob McKenna

Department of Education

Department of Social and Health Services

State Legislature
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U.S. Senate
Patty Murray (2010)
Maria Cantwell (2012)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Jay Inslee
District #2 - Rick Larsen
District #3 - Brian Baird
District #4 - Doc Hastings
District #5 - Cathy McMorris
District #6 - Norman D. Dicks
District #7 - Jim McDermott
District #8 - David Reichert
District #9 - Adam Smith

Step Up for Kids Day

Step Up 4 Kids DayEvery Child Matters organized a non-partisan, nationwide event on September 16to draw public attention to issues affecting children in Washington and across the country.
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Statistics on Children

  • There are 1,484,365 children under 18 in Washington
  • Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 226,424
  • Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 106,000
  • Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 4630,000
  • Children Reported Abused (2005) - 34,293
  • 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 22,923 (29.0%)
  • Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 70
  • 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 99,140 (59.9%)
  • % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 30

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