Rep. Maureen Walsh Rep. Norm Johnson Rep. Maureen Walsh (R-Walla Walla) and Rep. Norm Johnson (R-Yakima) were heavily criticized by some in their own party for their votes last year in support of the Domestic Partnership Expansion Law of 2009 (SB 5866 & HB 1727).  Yet despite the best efforts of anti-gay activists in the [...]

Recall if you will Michele Strobel, the anti-gay candidate who is challenging Representative Norm Johnson (R-Yakima) for his seat in the Washington state Legislature because Johnson co-sponsored the domestic partnership expansion bill in 2009.  Rep. Johnson has two gay sons.  Strobel, also a republican, announced her candidacy with this statement: “It was a slap in [...]

I’ve introduced you to Michele Strobel before.  Strobel is the anti-gay candidate who is challenging Representative Norm Johnson (R-Yakima) for his seat in the state House because Johnson co-sponsored the domestic partnership expansion bill.  Rep. Johnson has two gay sons. “It was a slap in the face to Christians,” Strobel said. “It was a slap [...]

Last month I called Michele Strobel a single-issue candidate because she said her reason for running for the Washington State legislature this fall was her disdain for incumbent state Representative Norm Johnson‘s (R-Yakima) vote for a comprehensive domestic partnership bill.  Strobel has allied herself with Larry Stickney, the perennial campaign loser who has dedicated much [...]

Single-issue candidate Michele Strobel is challenging incumbent state Representative Norm Johnson (R-Yakima) in this November’s election because, she said, in 2009 Johnson voted for a comprehensive domestic partnership bill (SB 5688).  Announcing her candidacy, Strobel said: “[Johnson's domestic partnerships vote] was a slap in the face to Christians,” Strobel said. “It was a slap in [...]

State Rep. Norm Johnson (R-14th) was one of the 93 (of 147) Washington state legislators who voted last Spring for the 2009 domestic partnership expansion law (SB 5688).  SB 5688 made Washington state registered domestic partnerships parallel with civil marriage, and was ratified by over 53% of voters on November 3rd via Referendum 71. Johnson’s [...]