Sam Anderson, Executive Director of the Master Builders of King Snohomish Counties $700k Salary.

Sam Anderson, the Executive Director of the Master Builders of King Snohomish Counties makes over $700k per year as reported below. Now to be fair, his base salary is only $279,826 so the other part comes in bonuses, incentives, benefits, deferred and other compensation. I'm not really sure what the difference is, although it kinda makes up a pretty monstrous salary pie. I wonder what benefit the members of the MBA of King Snohomish are getting for that? I could probably hire a team of people if someone would underwrite nearly $1million a year.
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Len McComb's Lobby Efforts Attacks Builders

Read the original story by Brad Shannon Here

The budget debates are heating up in the WA Legislature, and things seem to be distilling to a debate around a proposed 3 cents-per-dollar sales tax increase.

As you might imagine, the Republicans are lining up with stringent opposition and would rather see a balanced budget rather than more tax-and-spend policy.

The major proponent of this bill is the Washington State Hospital Association because it will raise a reported $1 Billion for WA state health care programs.

What you might not know is, Len McComb, a contract lobbyist for the Master Builders Association of King Snohomish, has now switched his ideology (read: the health care association is paying him more $$) and is lobbying for the Washington State Hospital Association.

I wonder how many builders favor a sales tax increase and think that it will help their business? I wonder how many MBA King/Snohmish members know that their organization is keeping their opposition in business?

And I wonder what in the hell the Master Builders of King Snohomish are thinking?

Len McComb, lobbyist for the Washington State Hospital Association, said his group is in the healthcare-labor coalition that supports a tax-package for the ballot, and he is helping to get votes to pass the measure out of the Legislature

If I were in charge of the Master Builders of King Snohomish, I would be issuing a formal appology to all builders in WA State.