Maria Cantwell
A candidate for U.S. Senator in the 2012 Washington General Election
Party: Democrat
Age: 65
City: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Senator
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Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Cantwell (D) | 1,714,271 | 60.16% |
| Michael Baumgartner (R) | 1,135,453 | 39.84% |
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Budget, tax credits lead agendas of region’s lawmakers
WASHINGTON – With just under a month left in 2011, the federal budget and tax breaks top Inland Northwest lawmakers’ year-end to-do lists. Three of 12 appropriations bills are on President Barack Obama’s desk and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., remains optimistic the other nine will join them by year’s end.
Heating assistance at risk in federal bill
On a snowy day when temperatures were expected to dip into the teens, Spokane residents learned the state may lose millions in federal funding for heating assistance to southern states such as Arizona and Florida. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., spoke Saturday to seniors and low-income home heating program advocates in Spokane about a bill that would cut Washington’s heating assistance program.