Call us greedy if you want, but at Fuse there are two things we want a lot more of in politics: Leadership and Accountability. That's why we created the Fuse Sizzle Awards.
The Sizzle Awards are designed to recognize great leadership and promote accountability. They are based on extensive conversations with activists, lobbyists, and progressive leaders; a great deal of research, and our own experience. We are giving Sizzle Awards to six legislators, the Governor, and one reporter for outstanding leadership.
We are giving Fizzle Awards to four legislators who consistently stand in the way of progress.
Please click on the link below for the full story on our award recipients - the Sizzle winners have definitely earned our appreciation, and the Fizzle winners have earned their woes.
http://www.fusewashington.org/sizzle
The Sizzle awards are accompanied by a report card on the legislative session. We wanted to take a step back and see how the Legislature did on the bills we worked on - a Legislative Progress report. Our Progress Report will give you all the details on the bills that we worked on together--the victories, the let downs, the champions and the hurdles.
Our award winners?
The Sizzles
"The Boss" - Senator Lisa Brown
"True Patriot" - Senator Craig Pridemore
"Cool Leadership" - Governor Chris Gregoire & Senator Chris Marr
"Intercontinental Smackdown Champion" - Representative Mary Lou Dickerson
"Favorite Gunslinger" - Senator Brian Weinstein
"The Collaborator" - Representative Skip Priest
"Spotlight on the Shadows" - Chris McGann
The Fizzles
"Biggest Embarrassment" - Representative Jim Dunn
"Off Her Rocker" - Senator Pam Roach
"The Mapquest Award" - Representatives Deb Eddy & Sharon Tomiko Santos
There isn't room in this email to give you the full story on how our winners earned their awards. But you can click the link below to see how your priorities faired and get the full story on who Sizzled and who Fizzled this year. Then forward this email to your friends to help build the movement.
http://www.fusewashington.org/sizzle
Our elected officials work for us and their work should reflect our values and beliefs. Despite your hard work and the hard work of our partner organizations, it was ultimately up to our legislators to pass progressive polices. Some of them emerged as leaders, while others stood as obstacles.
Our Sizzle Awards and our Progress Report are aimed at supporting the leaders, and identifying the problems.
Thanks for all you do!
Chris McCullough, Aaron Ostrom and Mina Hashemi Mercer, Fuse
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