Data Scientist and Washington State Senator, 1st District
Bothell, WA
Joined November 2009
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Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Our current private insurance system is simply not getting the job done for the public. My goal is universal access to high quality health care for all Washingtonians. -Sen. @DerekStanford
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Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Big corporations have driven food prices up and raked in enormous profits. Meanwhile working Americans are left to struggle.
Vice President @KamalaHarris will go after corporate price gouging and bring down prices.
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight — and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn’t change that, and it’s why so much is at stake in November. joebiden.com
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Nearly 60 years ago, Griswold v. Connecticut affirmed Americans’ right to privacy, including the right to contraception.
THIS WEEK, Senate Republicans went on the record blocking the simple right to access birth control.
We'll keep fighting back against the radical GOP agenda.
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Women should be making their own decisions about their pregnancies and when to start a family—not politicians or judges.
RT if you agree.
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Paraeducators are crucial to public education. They help students overcome barriers to education — whether from learning gaps, pandemic learning loss, or special needs. @govinslee has signed #SB5882 to fund paraeducators with $72 million to help students succeed and excel.
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Now all we need is for @GovInslee to sign #HB1455, championed by @RepStonier and Sen. @derekstanford -- and #Washington will become the 11th state where we have helped to eliminate a #HumanRights abuse that destroys girls' lives. #18NoExceptions
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
When we fret about inflation, we need to remember why it happened in the first place.
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
The Chairmen of the Suquamish Tribe, Leonard Forsman, and the Squaxin Island Tribe, Kris Peters, write in the Seattle Times that the State of Washington has an obligation to tribes and all citizens to fix salmon-blocking culverts. seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-… – at Auburn, WA
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
With his first bill in the Senate in 2014, former Sen. John McCoy (D-Tulalip) established Native American Heritage Day in WA — celebrated the fourth Friday of November. When Sen. McCoy passed on earlier this year, it was clear his legacy will live on for years to come. #WALeg
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
You can escape your noncompete by moving to California.
California non-compete law has just been shaken-up—and the ripples are likely to travel across the country. This blog looks at Senate Bill 699: ow.ly/XjgS50PSuU2
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
i like teaching lefty theory as much as the next guy but I can rarely do better at explaining the connection between capital and social-political domination than just pointing at what the guys with the capital do and say
Gurner Group founder Tim Gurner tells the Financial Review Property Summit workers have become "arrogant" since COVID and "We've got to kill that attitude." afr.com/politics/federal/alb…
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
In case you missed Leah's Op-Ed on the Seattle Times, she unpacks Bil Oil's cynical campaign to turn consumers against climate progress, seattletimes.com/opinion/don…
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Today, 20% tariffs on Washington apples are being lifted. This is a great day for everyone who enjoys the world's finest apples. (1/2)
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Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
We had higher gas prices last summer before the Climate Commitment Act went into effect! Big Oil wants us to believe climate policy is the reason for the price at the pump because it allows them to maintain their stronghold and continue to rake in billions in profit...
Washington gas prices are over $1 above the national average at $5.10
Here in Spokane County, the average cost of gas is $4.77 according to AAA
One reason prices have skyrocketed have have to do with the state’s cap and trade system.
@kxly4news
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country...and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level. I mean the wages of decent living.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Let's give a shout out to the people who labor in the fields to put food on our tables.
Mandemosle un saludo a la gente que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
#WeFeedYou #LaborDay
Thank you @ignaciogomezart for letting us use this art
ALT Art showing farm workers laboring in the fields by artist Ignacio Gomez.
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
This #LaborDay, let's celebrate unions — the driving force behind fair wages, improved workplaces, and empowered workers. We continue to stand together in solidarity, united by the belief that every worker deserves respect, dignity, and a voice in their workplace. 💪🛠️
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
In 2021, Washington passed a capital gains tax aimed at the rich.
As of May, the state has raised nearly $850M.
All of the revenue will go toward child care, early learning programs, and school construction. The rich are still doing fine.
This is how it’s done, folks.
Dr. Derek Stanford retweeted
Jill and I are praying for the victims, their families, and the people of Jacksonville following yesterday’s shooting.
As we continue searching for answers, we must say clearly and forcefully that white supremacy has no place in America.
Here’s my full statement.
ALT Statement from President Joe Biden on the Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida On Saturday, our nation marked the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington — a seminal moment in our history and in our work towards equal opportunity for all Americans. But this day of remembrance and commemoration ended with yet another American community wounded by an act of gun violence, reportedly fueled by hate-filled animus and carried out with two firearms. Yesterday in Jacksonville, Florida a white gunman went on a shooting rampage at a store near a Historically Black University and killed three Black individuals. While we still need to learn more about the motivation for Saturday’s shooting, law enforcement has opened a federal civil rights investigation and is treating this incident as a possible hate crime and act of domestic violent extremism.