Our Coalition

The NO on 1631 Coalition represents more than 200,000 Washington working families, small businesses, family farmers, taxpayers and consumers across the state who have come together to oppose this costly, unfair and ineffective energy tax proposal. A partial list of our coalition organization members is provided below. To add your name to the growing list of Washington citizens opposed to I-1631 please Join Us.

Partial List of NO on 1631 Coalition
Organization Members
(as of 10/27/2018)

• Organizations
• Businesses & Individuals

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Organizations across Washington Opposed to I-1631

Washington Farm Bureau Representing more than 45,000 farm families Seattle Building & Construction Trades Council Representing 15,000 members NFIB Representing nearly 8,000 Washington small business owners Washington & Northern Idaho District Council of Laborers Representing 12,000 members Associated General Contractors of Washington Representing 650 employers Washington Retail Association Representing 3,500 Washington store fronts International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 302 Representing more than 12,000 members Washington State Grange Representing 9,500 members Washington Hospitality Association Representing more than 6,000 employers Washington Association of Wheat Growers Representing 1,800 members Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 528 Representing 1,850 members ANEW Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce Representing 850 business members Iron Workers Local 29 Representing more than 1,400 members Washington Cattlemen’s Association Representing 1,200 members Washington Trucking Associations Representing 800 members Hop Growers of Washington, Inc. Representing 43 family farms in the Yakima Valley Central Washington Home Builders Association Representing 600 employers in Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Yakima and Klickitat Washington Food Industry Association Representing 471 employers Cowlitz Economic Development Council Representing 46 board members American Council of Engineering Companies Washington Representing 150 members Alliance of Western Energy Consumers Representing 55 members Adams County Farm Bureau Representing 409 farm families WA Mint Growers Association Benton County Farm Bureau Representing 1,056 farm families Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Representing 470 members Washington Potato & Onion Association Chelan/Douglas County Farm Bureau Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Whatcom County Farm Bureau Representing 1,800 farm families Washington State Conference of Mason Contractors Grant County Farm Bureau Representing 500 farm families Washington Construction Industry Council

Building Industry Association of Washington Representing 8,000 employers and members Food Northwest Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington Representing 350 employers and 5,000 employees IBEW Local 48 Representing 4,800 members Washington State Dairy Federation Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest Representing 9,000 Washington members Washington State Tree Fruit Association Longview/Kelso Building and Construction Trades Council Representing 8,000 members United Association Local 26 Representing 2,400 members Greater Spokane Incorporated Representing more than 1,150 business members Franklin County Farm Bureau Representing 1,150 farm families Washington Friends of Farms and Forests Grant County Farm Bureau Representing 500 farm families Benton County Wheat Growers Representing 35 farm families Nespelem Valley Electric Coop Grays Harbor/Pacific County Farm Bureau Representing more than 400 farm families King-Pierce Farm Bureau Representing 300 farm families Pasco Chamber of Commerce Representing 375 business members Northwest Agricultural Cooperative Council Representing 75 agricultural members Lewis County Farm Bureau Representing 300 farm families Far West Agribusiness Association Representing 122 businesses in 5 Northwest States Okanogan County Farm Bureau Representing 1,000 farm families Boilermakers Local 502 Skagit County Farm Bureau Washington Farm Forestry Association Representing 1,191 agricultural members Whitman County Farm Bureau Snohomish County Farm Bureau Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Representing 238 employers Spokane County Farm Bureau Representing 4,500 farm families Snohomish County Farm Bureau Thurston County Farm Bureau Washington State Hay Growers Association Yakima County Farm Bureau Representing 2,100 farm families Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce Representing 500 members Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association Representing 175 members

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Businesses & Individuals

Jon DeVaney President Washington State Tree Fruit Association Yakima, WA Washington Beef LLC Toppenish, WA Roger Anderson Owner Sparkle Shop Laundries Sedro Woolley, WA All Valley Sheet Metal, Inc. Selah, WA Marilyn Kennedy Business Agent Cement Mason Local #528 Recording Secretary, Local 528 Lifetime Achievement Award, Washington Women in Trades, 2017 Kent, WA Michael Bridges President Longview/Kelso Building and Construction Trades Council Business Representative IBEW Local 48 Longview, WA Bruce Chattin Executive Director Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association Des Moines, WA Dan Wood Executive Director Washington State Dairy Federation Elma, WA Busch Distributors, Inc. Pullman, WA Justin Sellers President/Business Representative LiUNA Local 335 Vancouver, WA Wade Blagg General Manager American Rock Products Pasco, WA Russell Humphries Retired Fire Chief Chattaroy, WA David Irby Owner Postal & Copy+ Clarkston, WA Steven Thonney President Benton County Farm Bureau Prosser, WA Kerry Annis Senior Telecommunications Specialist Washington State Patrol Mills Electric Co. Bellingham, WA Teresa Eller Farmer Spokane Valley, WA Frederic Blauert Adams County Farm Bureau Othello, WA Edmund O. Schweitzer III, Ph.D. President Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Pullman, WA Diane Jones Farmer Walla Walla, WA Sherry Thostenson Restaurant Owner Self-Employed Burlington, WA Vicki Malloy Agriculture – Self-Employed Harry’s Cherries, Inc. Board Member, Chelan/Douglas County Farm Bureau Commissioner District 1, Chelan County Planning Commission Malaga Community Council Member Former Washington Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Chair Former American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Malaga, WA Robert Helton Farmer Newport, WA Suzanne Schmidt President Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Spokane, WA Kent Kjack Farmer Rosalia, WA John Collins Training Director Local 242 Laborers Puyallup, WA Sound Oil Company Seattle, WA Leslie Tramble Training Instructor ANEW – PACE Peggy Cook – Apprentice of the Year Award Tacoma, WA Ferguson Farms LLC Wapato, WA Brad Ansorge Deputy Sheriff Walla Walla, WA Debbie Doran-Martinez Executive Director Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Moses Lake, WA Valerie Bond Para Educator Riverside Middle School Chattaroy, WA Donald Laurine Retired Meteorologist, Hydrologist with NWS, Environmental Engineer Vancouver, WA Ellis Construction, Inc. Seattle, WA Ralph Munro Former Washington Secretary of State Rex Johnston Klickitat County Commissioner White Salmon, WA Brent Schulthies Farmer Prosser, WA Snider Energy Company Sumner, WA Brent Cowden President Cowden Gravel & Ready Mix Bellingham, WA Peter Appel President Whitman County Farm Bureau Carl Knecht Owner Carl T. Knecht Construction Gig Harbor, WA JoAnn Shaffner President Grays Harbor/Pacific County Farm Bureau Montesano, WA Leanne Guier Political Director WSA Plumbers & Pipefitters Renton, WA American Rock Products Pasco, WA Roger Esparza Broker Walla Walla Sotheby’s Board Chair, Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce Walla Walla, WA Chad Smith Ranches Prosser, WA Larry Ihlen Retired Former Tacoma Police Detective Former Command Sergeant Major USAR Puyallup, WA Ralph Weber Farmer Newport, WA Shannon Bono Administrative Assistant IBEW Local 77 Kennewick, WA Abby Arritola RN VAMC Spokane Spokane, WA Ronald & Peggy Van Laeken Farmers Ridgefield, WA Shane Johnson Washington Mint Growers Association Kennewick, WA Raymond & Eileen Miller Farmers Colville, WA Mike Shannon Sales Northern Fruit Co. Wenatchee, WA Evelyn Crawford Co-Owner Crawford Auto Upholstery Ferndale, WA Michael Howe Public Affairs Director Central Washington Home Builders Association Yakima, WA Heartland Mortgage Inc. Walla Walla, WA Sherman Polinder Dairyman Lynden, WA Damon Borden OPS Manager Broadway Truck Stops Spokane Valley, WA Tracey Eixenberger Business Manager Boilermakers Local 502 Puyallup, WA Janelle & Roy Moses Farmers Holy Cow Grass Fed Wapato, WA Pederson Bros., Inc. Bellingham, WA Cameron Wilkinson Assistant Business Manager United Association Local 26 Lacey, WA Brad Backus Heavy Equipment Operator Big D’s Construction Pasco, WA Bill Oatfield Farmer Naselle, WA Cowden Gravel & Ready Mix Bellingham, WA Rick Gehlhaar Director of Claims HARRP Vancouver, WA Mark Lambert President Lambert Farms Dayton, WA Robert Waring President GlassMan Inc. Graham, WA Sabrina Jones Owner Movher LLC Spokane, WA Bernie Brabant Business Teacher Port Angeles High School Port Angeles, WA Sun Pacific Energy Kennewick, WA Rick & Beva Miles Spokane Valley, WA Adam Davis Steamfitter Local 26 Business Agent Local 26 Plumbers & Pipefitters Castle Rock, WA Walla Walla Insurance Services Walla Walla, WA Kathleen Neir President/Owner KTAP, Inc. Sammamish, WA Michael Gregg Physical Therapist College Place, WA Steven Simmons Restauranteur S&S Hospitality, Inc. Kennewick, WA Larry Jensen Farmer Mount Vernon, WA Linnis Perry Minister Peace Assembly Church Tacoma, WA Leslie Honcoop President Whatcom County Farm Bureau Mark & Velma Manes Owner/Operator Cattle Ranch Valley, WA Ozzie & Paula Knezovich Spokane, WA Wendy Novak President/CEO Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington Bellevue, WA Velma Wright Teacher/Owner Velma Wright Academy Tacoma, WA Sherrie & Woodrow Jones Orchardist Grandview, WA Judy Mahler Registered Dietician IRG Snohomish, WA Modern Electric Water Company Spokane Valley, WA Ricardo Garza Owner Broadway Truck Repair & Service Othello, WA Chandler Enterprises Inc. Toppenish, WA Robert Allen Farmer Tieton, WA William Martinoli Owner Mattison Martinoli, Inc. Monroe, WA Dennis Barr Registered Nurse Poulsbo, WA Kerry Lees President Mountain View Funeral Chapel, Inc. Walla Walla, WA Bob Edwards Financial Investment Advisor, Martin Nelson & Company Former President, Puget Sound Regional Council Former President, Port of Seattle Commission Former President, Association of Washington Cities Former appointed member, Puget Sound Water Quality Authority and Council Seattle, WA Don Simpson General Manager Nespelem Valley Electric Coop Nespelem, WA Joseph Neff Concrete Finisher Local 528 Mount Vernon, WA Broadway Truck Stops, Inc. Greenacres, WA Ronald Melville Truck Driver Chattaroy, WA Nathan Greene Physician Camas, WA Jane Brook Cranberry Farmer Grayland, WA Nicole Kuchenbuch President Okanogan County Farm Bureau Okanogan, WA Pam Marks Office Manager Marks Cranberry Company Grayland, WA Reisner Distributor, Inc. Anacortes, WA Frank Lyall President Yakima County Farm Bureau Grandview, WA Adam DeBruler Project Manager, Neeley Construction Board Member, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Kent, WA Postal & Copy+ Clarkston, WA James Alford President, Franklin County Farm Bureau Pasco, WA Larry Willis Farmer Montesano, WA Victor Musselman State President Washington Farm Forestry Association Chehalis, WA Doyle Electric Inc. Walla Walla, WA Kathryn Lake Paralegal Washington Attorney General’s Office Onalaska, WA Keith Dorsey Farmer Outlook, WA Ryan Munn Manager R Munn Farms, LLC Prosser, WA Chad Smith Grower, Self-Employed President, Benton County Wheat Growers Association Prosser, WA Andrew Galioto Owner Sandstone Tech Solutions Lake Stevens, WA Peter Robison Farmer Walla Walla, WA Byrnes Oil Company Walla Walla, WA

Robin Barcus Horse Trainer Self-Employed Yakima, WA H & E Farms Raymond, WA Steve Pendergrass President Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest Edmonds, WA Dave DeFord Bramble Hill Farm Snohomish, WA Shane Nehls President Iron Workers Local 29 Glenn Aldrich Farmer Mossyrock, WA Hal Meenach President Spokane County Farm Bureau Valleyford, WA Haskell Corporation Bellingham, WA Larry Brown Owner Ferndale Grocery Outlet Ferndale, WA Debra Murphy Orchardist Royal City, WA Divine Corporation Spokane, WA Bert & Alice Downs Retired Tacoma, WA Craig Smith Food Northwest Allan Lougheed Farmer Raymond, WA Michael Martin Owner Egress Specialties Elk, WA Tammy Balliett Legal Administrative Manager Washington Attorney General’s Office Olympia, WA Whitley Fuel LLC Okanogan, WA Malcolm & Ardell McPhail Cranberry Growers Ilwaco, WA John Stuhlmiller CEO Washington Farm Bureau Lacey, WA M4 Construction Walla Walla, WA Brian Sonntag Vice President Western Washington Umpires Association Retired Washington State Auditor Chinue Collins Instructor ANEW Federal Way, WA Kelly Vanasse Teacher Chehalis, WA Laura Lawton President, Lawton Printing Services Board Member, Association of Washington Business Former National Chairperson, Printing Industries of America Spokane, WA Ronald Graham Farmer Ellensburg, WA Windflow Fertilizer, Inc. Mattawa, WA Peter & Cathleen Brown Retired Lakewood, WA Cascade Natural Gas Corporation Kennewick, WA Chris Willoughby Manager Moan Orchards Manson, WA Kent Lopez General Manager Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association Olympia, WA Steve Peloquin Plasterers Business Agent OPCMIA Local #528 Lynnwood, WA Lindsey Backus Educator PSD #1 Pasco, WA Mattison Martinoli, Inc. Monroe, WA Cory Jackson President Jacksons Food Stores, Inc. Dean Maxwell Mayor of Anacortes (1993-2013) Former Board Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County Former Board Member, Skagit County Emergency Management Former Board Member, Community Action Agency of Skagit County Anacortes, WA Gregory Ebright President Xanadu Seafoods Lynnwood, WA Thomas Bailey Pastor New Vine Fellowship University Place, WA Dr. Robert Sorlien Retired Kettle Falls, WA Matt Ryan Author, Self-Employed/Retired Commissioner Kitsap County (1993-1996) Bremerton, WA Birch Equipment Co. Inc. Bellingham, WA Thomas Jones Farmer/Rancher Goldendale, WA Rob McKenna Attorney, Orrick Washington Attorney General (2005-2013) King County Council (1996-2005) William Fleenor Financial Advisor D.A. Davidson & Co. Former Mayor of Walla Walla Walla Walla, WA Eljay Oil Co., Inc. Spokane, WA Slade Gorton Attorney K&L Gates Seattle, WA Randall Norris Chiropractor Self-Employed Camas, WA Will Parks Owner Adventure Dynamics Nine Mile Falls, WA Rebecca Buchmann Teacher MLSD Moses Lake Ritzville, WA Joanne Thomas Education & Member Services Assistant Washington State Tree Fruit Association East Wenatchee, WA Marlene Larson Retired Teacher Spokane, WA Integrity Design and Copyworks Walla Walla, WA Philip Alcantara Firefighter Seattle Fire Department Mountlake Terrace, WA Margie Stotts Owner Margie’s Meticulous Maids Buckley, WA David Vimont Oyster Farmer Totkum Shellfish Co. Shelton, WA Delmar Barrans Minister Kettle Falls, WA Jacksons Food Stores, Inc. Multiple locations in Washington Steven Clowser Owner Mini Storage Colville, WA Wilcox & Flegel Longview, WA Crawford Auto Upholstery Ferndale, WA Mike Byerley Vice President SB Farms Inc. Walla Walla, WA James Fitzgerald Executive Director Far West Agribusiness Association Spokane, WA BrandSafway Services LLC, Bellingham Washington Branch Ferndale, WA Tom & Becky Goldberg Self-Employed T & B Transmissions & Gear Deer Park, WA Mountain View Funeral Chapel, Inc. Walla Walla, WA Joshua Swanson Political & Communications Representative International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 302 Bothell, WA John Kasperbauer Owner John’s Cleaning Service Bothell, WA Andrea Bault Teacher Nachos School District Yakima, WA Dillard & Juanita Jensen Farmers Yelm, WA Randy Okerman Hobby Farmer JCFD District 5 Commissioner Port Townsend, WA Linda & Pat Clerf Farmer/Rancher Ellensburg, WA Bickford Farms East Wenatchee, WA Verlynn Best CEO/President Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce Yakima, WA Genesee Fuel & Heating Co. Seattle, WA Kathleen Rinta Beef Rancher Yacolt, WA Sheri Call Executive Vice President Washington Trucking Associations Olympia, WA Melissa Holmes Owner Lucky Dog Resort Snohomish, WA Paul & Meri George Retired Vancouver, WA Roadmax Inc. Olympia, WA Marshall & Penny Behm Retired Silverdale, WA Beemans Vineyard Yakima, WA Evergreen Drug Testing Services Bothell, WA Robert & Barbara Cebull Retired Redmond, WA Patrick Paden Aviation Safety Inspector Federal Aviation Administration Port Angeles, WA T&K Repair Pasco, WA Ryan Ferguson Owner Ferguson Farms LLC Wapato, WA Co-Energy/Connell Oil Inc. Pasco, WA Arden Reed R & D Manager AgroFresh Wenatchee, WA Donald & Violet Morgan Spokane Valley, WA Craig Bendewald Retired Firefighter Kennewick, WA Paul & Norma Charlton Farmers Ellensburg, WA Bramble Hill Farm Snohomish, WA Jim Bekkevar Truck Driver Self-Employed Sequim, WA Michael Keller Retired Past President Anacortes Chamber of Commerce Anacortes, WA Paul Christel General Contractor Self-Employed Tacoma, WA R Munn Farms, LLC Prosser, WA David McDonald Retired Pasco City Planner (1985-2018) Pasco, WA Paul Geraci Vice President Benjamin Asphalt Inc. Issaquah, WA Holiday Painting Co. Walla Walla, WA Brian Lewis Retired Former K-12 Teacher, Coach, Principal, and Superintendent Pomeroy, WA Gary Christensen Farmer Othello, WA Carol Sandberg Retired Teacher Pasco, WA Marvin Vining Farmer Grandview, WA Steven Bell Physician OMIC Silverdale, WA Rosella Mosby Auburn, WA Chris Rady Firefighter Dupont, WA Brooks Manufacturing Co. Bellingham, WA Jim Bennett MBA, Paramedic, Fire Protection District #9 Spokane, WA Gary Ferrin Retired Graham, WA Razors Edge Consulting LLC Puyallup, WA Karen Bigelow Clinical Laboratory Scientist MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane, WA James Morrell Teacher NW ESD 189 Sedro Woolley, WA Tom’s Yard Care Walla Walla, WA Ann & Michael Donnelly Vancouver, WA Richard Pratt Owner Snohomish Transmission, Inc. Snohomish, WA Steven Holland General Contractor/Owner Holland Construction Snohomish, WA Diana Bickford Owner Bickford Farms East Wenatchee, WA Acme Fuel Olympia, WA Kenneth Lindh Lewis County Public Works Fire Commissioner LCFD #14 Randle, WA Pat & Margery Godfrey Retired Federal Way, WA Fire Mountain Farms, Inc. Onalaska, WA Joe Morgan General Manager Modern Electric Water Company Spokane Valley, WA Kevin Quinn Vice President Banner Bank George & Paula Dibble Farmers Naches, WA Jim Adsley Retired Former Fire Chief, KCFD24 Former Employee, City of Sea-Tac Langley, WA Donald & Linda Hofstad Farmers Sunnyside, WA Grant Kelly Co-Owner Western Business Forms Battle Ground, WA

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