Senator Max E. Benitz, Sr

By Eileen M. Benitz Wagner

Subjects: Biography, Politicians, Energy policy, Nuclear energy, Taxation, Agriculture and state, Education and state, Radioactive waste disposal, History, Fiscal policy

Description: "The information in this book is based on personal records, news articles, original letters, diaries, testimonies and state archival records. The years when Max Benitz lived in, and helped lead, Washington state, 1937 to 1990, were very formative ones. Debates that took place in those years about energy, taxes, nuclear power and nuclear waste, education, and diversified agriculture form the backdrop to many of the issues facing 21st century America. Benitz's firm beliefs in fiscal responsibility, small government, free markets, educational opportunities for all, and the need for a comprehensive national energy policy still resonate today."--Preface.