Randolph I. Gordon , born June 29, 1953, is the Washington State Senator from Bellevue, Washington. In 2010 he was appointed to replace Sen. Fred Jarrett. He has his own law firm, Law Office of Randolph I. Gordon PLLC, in Seattle, Washington and an Associate Professor at Seattle University School of Law.
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Randy Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1953
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Education
- 1975 B.A. University of Michigan with High Honors and High Distinction
- 1978 J.D. Harvard Law School
Career
In 1978 he began his legal practice at law firm Riddell, Williams, Bullitt & amp; Walkinshaw of Seattle, Washington. He is a principal at law firm Casey Gordon Davis, P.S. from 1983 to 2002. This practice emphasizes court practices, business and commercial litigation, product liability and personal injury of plaintiffs, toxic tortures and chemical exposure litigation, mediation and arbitration, court-specially designated teachers. In 1995, he was an advisor to the counselors at Birklid v. Boeing, 127 Wn.2d 853, an important case in which he represents seventeen workers exposed to the smoke of toxic phenol compounds. This case establishes that knowledge of hazardous conditions is a 'deliberate intention'. From 2002-2010, he is the head of the Bellevue law firm, Washington Gordon Edmunds Elder PLLC where his expertise is Mediation and Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury Law, Poison Opening Law, and Product Liability. In 2011, he formed the new law firm of Gordon Edmunds Grelish PLLC who did the same job in Seattle, Washington.
He has been teaching as Professor Adjunct at the Seattle University School of Law since 1999, where he specializes in product and treatment responsibilities.
Politics
Randy Gordon is Officer of the Police Committee for Precinct BEL 41-0219 in Bellevue, WA.
2006 campaign for US Representatives
In 2005, Randy Gordon ran an exploration campaign to shift US Representative Dave Reichert in District 8 Washington. He left the race on January 5, 2006.
session 2009-10
In 2010 he was nominated to the Washington State Senate by Democratic Justice Committee Officers (PCO) and confirmed by King County Council to replace Sen. Fred Jarrett who resigned to serve as King County's executive representative.
During a brief spring session of 2010, Gordon received three committee commitments: Joint Legislative & amp; Review Committee (JLARC), Preliminary Learning & amp; K-12 Education and Judiciary.
Gordon sponsored seven bills during the session, sponsored forty bills, a joint senate warning, twenty-two senate resolutions.
- SB 6512, Improve school security.
- SB 6593, Baby & amp; toddler program. The bill gives children from 3rd birth with support for developmental disability education. It was passed into law on March 29, 2010.
- SB 6686, Changing the terms of appointment and appointment to a city court judge. Graduated from the Senate, but died at home.
- SB 6694, Confiscation of dwelling house.
- SB 6728, electrical training training.
- SB 6764, Tortious consideration/action. The bill raises the interest rate on a civil rating from 2 percent to 12 percent. The interest rate is changed in the House to be a prime plus two points. It was passed into law on March 19, 2010.
- SB 6796, automatic teller cost/B & amp; O taxes.
In his first speech on the Senate floor, Gordon voted with other Democrats to postpone voter-approved initiatives so that so-called tax loopholes can be closed to pay for the mandatory budget items required by the country's Constitution. A two-thirds majority is not required to amend I-960 because lawmakers can change the initiative with a simple majority vote after they have been in the book for two years. SB 6843 passed into law. In the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee, committees working to make state government operations more effective, efficient and accountable by auditing and evaluating how money is spent, Gordon reviews a tax exemption book. He signed two major bills hoping to close some of these tax breaks by half a billion dollars - SB 6853 and SB 6873.
As part of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gordon assists SB 5838 through a committee that will result in more serious offenses for drivers who violate traffic laws causing massive death or bodily injury from pedestrians, cyclists, or other "vulnerable" road users.
As part of Preliminary Learning & amp; K-12 Education Committee, Senator Gordon sponsors SB 6593 who will transfer the Early Baby and Toddler Intervention Program to the DEL from DSHS. Gordon testified on behalf of the bill
The session concludes with Gordon voting for 2ESSB 6143 to cover a $ 2.8 billion budget shortfall with a combination of state service cuts and tax increases. Increased taxes on non-essentials - beer, soda, bottled water, and candy. Pieces made in K-12 and higher education, and other state services.
2010 campaign for the Country Senate
Gordon was defeated by Mercer Island City Councilman Steve Litzow. After automatic recount, Gordon's defeat was confirmed. He lost 192 votes from nearly 60,000 votes.
Jobs pro bono
- Randy Gordon, Paul Lehto and John Wells asked the King County Superior court to overturn the Sequoia contract that has effectively allowed them to vote. Gordon argues that by transfers voting to private companies that maintain the secrecy of the process, the individual rights to a transparent and observable election process are being summarized. Gordon asked for a $ 5 million refund for Snohomish County for 1,000 voting machines.
- Eastside Legal Aid Program (voluntary attorney)
- American String Project (board member)
- Pacific Northwest Ballet (Barre member)
- Eastside YMCA (leader of Parent-Child Program)
- Washington State Karate Association (Advisor)
- The USA-National Karate-do Federation (Acting Chair of the National Review Board, General Counsel)
- Washington State Bar Association (Special District Advisor)
- Hearing Officer; Governor, Congress District 8)
- Lake Bellevue Water Quality Association; and others.
Awards and awards
- Invited three times in the last five years to grant the Address Start of the graduation case
- 2000, 2001, 2003 Exceptional Faculty Award
- Student Advisory Board
- Civil Liberties-Civil Laws Review
- Established an orientation program that still exists at Harvard Law School 1977
- Phi Beta Kappa in his first year at the University of Michigan 1974
- Branstrom 1972 Gift
- Bain-Swiggett Prize for poetry
- James B. Angell Scholar [seven semesters] at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science & amp; Art
- The 1998 Public Justice Award
- 2001 Professionalism Award
- 2001 Presidential Award
- 2005 New Democratic Party Star
- Three times accepting Washington's Law & amp; Political "Super Lawyer" award by peer selection
- Articles Accepted for Publishing and Published in Seattle Journal for Social Justice
- 2010 Awarded Everett Herald Cappies "Rookie of the year"
Speech
- Proud to be Randy Gordon's Lawyer, Seattle School School of Law Commencement Address, Seattle, Washington, December 16, 2000.
- Proud to be Lawyer Randy Gordon, Legal Administration Division of Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, December 22, 2001
- Initial Event Randy Gordon, University of Seattle Administration Section, Seattle, Washington, December 20, 2003
Membership and affiliation
- East King County Bar Association (Trustee, Vice President, President)
- King County Bar Association (East King County Trustee)
- Washington State Litigation Association (Governor, District 8, Liaison to State Bar)
- Washington State Bar Association [Governor, District 8] (2003-2005)
- Bellevue Kiwanis
Family
- Randy Gordon, divorced, has two daughters, Katie and Becky, and a stepdaughter of Brittany.
References
External links
- facebook page Randy Gordon
- Randy Gordon Photo Gallery
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