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Richard Pope (politician)
Richard Lamar Pope Jr. (born August 18, 1962) is an American attorney and perennial candidate from Bellevue, Washington. Early life and education Pope was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and received a BA in economics from Excelsior University before graduating with a JD ''summa cum laude'' from the University of Washington School of Law. While still a law student, he sued the University of Washington for withholding social security taxes from student employees ineligible for retirement programs. Though he scored an initial court victory against the university, it was ultimately reversed on appeal by the Washington Supreme Court. Pope served seven years in the U.S. Army Reserve. Career Law practice After law school, Pope began to practice law in Washington, earning a reputation as a combative attorney. He has been cautioned by the Washington State Bar Association and fined by the state Court of Appeals. In 2006 he was removed from a case after informing the presiding jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorneys In The United States
An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in court on the retainer of clients. Alternative terms include counselor (or counsellor-at-law) and lawyer. As of April 2011, there were 1,225,452 licensed attorneys in the United States. A 2012 survey conducted by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell determined 58 million consumers in the U.S. sought an attorney in the last year and that 76 percent of consumers used the Internet to search for an attorney. The United States legal system does not draw a distinction between lawyers who plead in court and those who do not, unlike many other common law jurisdictions. For example, jurisdictions in the United Kingdom distinguish between solicitors who do not plead in court, and the barristers of the English and Welsh system and the Northern Ireland system and the advocates of the Scottish system, who do plead in court. Likewise, ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Goldstein (blogger)
David "Goldy" Goldstein is an American blogger and former talk radio host in Seattle, Washington. From 2006 to 2008, he hosted ''The David Goldstein Show'' on Saturdays and Sundays on 710 KIRO. Goldstein first gained notoriety in 2003 foInitiative 831 which would have officially proclaimed Washington State political activist Tim Eyman a "Horse's Ass." Goldstein declared that he was attempting to parody the initiative process to highlight its shortcomings and problems. Goldstein would claim the initiative got between "5,000 and 7,000" signatures before it died in court after a challenge by the state Attorney General, Christine Gregoire. Horse’s Ass In May 2004, Goldstein relaunched HorsesAss.org as a blog and it quickly became one of the most widely read liberal political blogs in Washington State. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and criticism of FEMA's response to the hurricane, HorsesAss.org became nationally known for breaking the story that then-FEMA The F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodspaceguy
Michael George Goodspaceguy Nelson (born Michael George Nelson) is an American perennial candidate from Washington state. Early life and education Born Michael George Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Goodspaceguy received a B.A. from the University of Maryland and a M.S. from the University of Minnesota. He legally added "Goodspaceguy" to his name in 2006, becoming Michael George Goodspaceguy Nelson. Career Outside of politics, Goodspaceguy describes himself as "an amateur economist and astronomer." In his 2010 campaign profile, he lists his previous occupations as "accountant, chemical plant operator, economist, ndinvestor". Goodspaceguy has sought public office twenty one times, including those of United States Senator and Governor of Washington. Though never endorsed by a party, he has contested elections as a Democrat, Republican, Trump Republican, Libertarian and as a candidate of the non-existent "Employmentwealth Party" (under Washington elections law, candidates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Mover
Uncle Mover, formerly known as Mike The Mover (born Michael Patrick Shanks, March 17, 1953), is an American perennial candidate and business owner from Washington State. Shanks legally changed his name to Mike the Mover in 1990 to help promote his furniture moving business. Politics According to Mover, he has run for public office more than 17 times but has never been elected. Though originally motivated to run for office in order to draw attention to Washington's complex regulations for movers, Mover's more recent campaigns have been a marketing tactic to promote his business. In 2004 he estimated $150,000 of his company's annual revenue came from name familiarity generated by his ballot appearances. Never endorsed by a political party, he has sought office as both a Democrat and a Republican. In the 2014 election for U.S. Congress from Washington's 1st congressional district, Mover, a Civil War enthusiast, ran as a candidate of the "National Union Party" (under Washington el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Lippmann
Stanley Irving Lippmann is a disbarred lawyer, anti-vaccination activist and a perennial candidate from the U.S. state of Washington. Early life and education Lippmann was born in Brooklyn, New York and received his undergraduate degree in physics from New York University. In 1995 he moved to Seattle from his then home in California to attend law school, taking a JD from the University of Washington School of Law in 1998. Political campaigns Lippmann has unsuccessfully run for public office more than a dozen times, standing for election for Mayor of Seattle, Seattle City Council, U.S. House of Representatives, Attorney General of Washington, Board Member of the Seattle Monorail Project, King County Executive, Mayor of Lake Forest Park, Washington, the Washington House of Representatives, and the Washington State Supreme Court. As Lippmann was disbarred from the practise of law in 2008, a Thurston County judge ruled that he was ineligible to stand for election to this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Dixon
Aaron L. Dixon (born January 2, 1949) is an American activist and a former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party for its initial four years. In 2006, he ran for the United States Senate in Washington state on the Green Party ticket. Background As an adolescent, Dixon marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to end housing discrimination in Seattle, and was one of the first volunteers to participate in the busing program to integrate schools. King's assassination, on April 4, 1968, deeply affected Dixon and propelled him towards the Black Power Movement. That week, Dixon and his brother Elmer were in San Francisco for the West Coast Black Student Union conference, and during that time attended the funeral of Bobby Hutton, a member of the Black Panther Party killed on April 6 in a confrontation with the police. Following the funeral, Dixon met with some of the Black Panther leadership such as Bobby Seale and Kathleen Cleaver, who made a vivid impression upon him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of The United States
The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy, grassroots democracy; anti-war; anti-racism; libertarian socialism and eco-socialism. On the political spectrum, the party is generally seen as left-wing. The GPUS was founded in 2001 as the Association of State Green Parties (ASGP) split from the Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA). After its founding, the GPUS soon became the primary national green organization in the country, surpassing the G/GPUSA, which was formed in 1991 out of the Green Committees of Correspondence (CoC), a collection of local green groups active since the year 1984. The ASGP, which formed in 1996, had increasingly distanced itself from the G/GPUSA in the late 1990s. John Rensenbrink and Howie Hawkins were co-founders of the Green Party. The Greens gained widesp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Senate Election In Washington, 2006
The 2006 United States Senate election in Washington was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won reelection to a second term. Background The filing deadline was July 28, 2006, with the primary held September 19, 2006. Cantwell consistently led in polling throughout the race, although political analysts saw her as vulnerable this election cycle due to her extremely narrow win in 2000 and discontent among progressive voters. In November, the ''National Journal'' ranked Cantwell's seat as number 13 of the top 20 races to watch based on the likelihood of switching party control, and the third-highest Democratic seat likely to flip. However, in an election marked by discontent over the Republican leadership in D.C., Cantwell easily won by a 17% margin of victory. Statewide politics in Washington have been dominated by the Democratic Party for many years. The governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, state auditor, and insurance commissioner are Democrats, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King County, Washington
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the List of the most populous counties in the United States, 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the state's most populous city. King County is one of three Washington counties that are included in the Seattle–Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma–Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue Seattle metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. (The others are Snohomish County, Washington, Snohomish County to the north, and Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County to the south.) About two-thirds of King County's population lives in Seattle's suburbs. History When Europeans arrived in the region that would become King County, it was inhabited by several Coast Salish groups. Villages around the site that would become Seattle were primarily populated by the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Seattle
The Port of Seattle is a government agency overseeing the seaport and airport of Seattle, Washington, United States. With a portfolio of properties ranging from parks and waterfront real estate, to one of the largest airports and container terminals on the West Coast, the Port of Seattle is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading economic engines. Its creation was approved by the voters of King County on September 5, 1911, and authorized by the Port District Act. The Port of Seattle is managed by a five-member Port Commission who are elected by the voters of King County and serve four-year terms. The Commissioners govern the Port, lead all inter-governmental functions, and oversee the Executive Director. History Creation The Port of Seattle was created by the state of Washington in 1911, with a view to regaining public control over the waterfront of Seattle. By Washington State's Port District Act, the port construction plan had to be presented and voted upon before co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoreline, Washington
Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is located between the city limits of Seattle and the Snohomish County border, approximately north of Downtown Seattle. As of the 2020 census, the population of Shoreline was 58,608, making it the 22nd largest city in the state. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Shoreline ranks 91st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. History Shoreline began in 1890 with the platting of the neighborhood of Richmond Beach, on Puget Sound, in anticipation of the arrival of the Great Northern Railway the next year. Over the next two decades, Shoreline was connected to Seattle via the Seattle- Everett Interurban streetcar line (1906) and North Trunk Road (now Aurora Avenue N., State Route 99) (1913), helping to increase its population. The name "Shoreline" was applied to this stretch of unincorporated King County in 1944 when it was given to the school district, since th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Gregoire
Christine Gregoire (; née O'Grady; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004, and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington. Gregoire chaired the National Governors Association for the 2010–2011 term. She also served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D. C. Early life, education, and legal career Gregoire was born in Adrian, Michigan. She was raised in Auburn, Washington, by her mother, Sybil Grace Jacobs (née Palmer), who worked as a short-order cook. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School, she attended the University of Washington in Seattle, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in speech and sociology. At UW, she became a member of the Sigma Iota chapter of the Kappa Delta sorority. She then attended law school at Gonzaga University in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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