Bob Ferguson

Liberal

Democrat

Governor

Washington

Current Position: Governor of Washington

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

For the Affordable Care Act; successfully defended it against legal challenges by the Trump Administration and Republican attorneys general

For environmental protection; created an Environmental Protection Division, sued Monsanto over PCB pollution, sued the federal government over Hanford nuclear cleanup, and blocked Trump-era rollbacks of climate change protections and the Endangered Species Act
For environmental protection; created an Environmental Protection Division, sued Monsanto over PCB pollution, sued the federal government over Hanford nuclear cleanup, and blocked Trump-era rollbacks of climate change protections and the Endangered Species Act

For same-sex couples' equal rights in the marketplace; personally argued and won a case guaranteeing same-sex couples the same rights as opposite-sex couples
For veteran protections; strengthened consumer protections for veterans and military personnel, passed the bipartisan Pension Poacher Protection Act to protect senior veterans' pensions
For senior protections; strengthened laws around financial exploitation of vulnerable adults and identity theft, expanded access to affordable hospital care, and worked to protect seniors from utility shut-offs during heatwaves
For same-sex couples' equal rights in the marketplace; personally argued and won a case guaranteeing same-sex couples the same rights as opposite-sex couples
For veteran protections; strengthened consumer protections for veterans and military personnel, passed the bipartisan Pension Poacher Protection Act to protect senior veterans' pensions
For senior protections; strengthened laws around financial exploitation of vulnerable adults and identity theft, expanded access to affordable hospital care, and worked to protect seniors from utility shut-offs during heatwaves
For expanding access to abortion medication; took legal action against the Biden Administration to increase access to abortion medication
For protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act and tribal sovereignty
Against Trump's Muslim travel ban; successfully blocked and defeated the original travel ban in court

Against dark money in elections; secured major campaign finance penalties against the Grocery Manufacturers Association and Facebook for campaign finance violations
For open government transparency; passed legislation requiring open government training for elected leaders, increased penalties for violating Washington's Open Public Meetings Act, and pledges not to assert executive privilege to withhold public records as Governor
Against dark money in elections; secured major campaign finance penalties against the Grocery Manufacturers Association and Facebook for campaign finance violations
For open government transparency; passed legislation requiring open government training for elected leaders, increased penalties for violating Washington's Open Public Meetings Act, and pledges not to assert executive privilege to withhold public records as Governor
For refusing campaign contributions from large corporations

For DACA protections for DREAMers; successfully blocked Trump's attempt to rescind the program

Against assault weapons and high-capacity magazines; led effort to ban their sale in Washington state
For raising the tobacco and vape sale age to 21
Against 3D-printed 'ghost' gun plans being legally disseminated on the internet; successfully blocked Trump's plan to allow it