Senator Max E. Benitz, Sr
Subtitle: "Mr. Energy"
By: Eileen M. Benitz Wagner with Michele S. Gerber, Ph. D.
Contributors: Gerber, Michele S., author
Publisher: NorTex Press, an imprint of Wild Horse Media Group
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Fort Worth, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781940130972; 9781940130460
Subjects: Politicians; Biography; Energy policy; History; Nuclear energy; Radioactive waste disposal; Taxation; Education and state; Agriculture and state; Fiscal policy
Other titles: Max E. Benitz, Sr; Mr. Energy; Mister Energy
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.
Table of contents: title: Early years and public service to 1958 --; title: Early years in the state legislature --; title: Legislative years, 1981-1990 --; title: Energy issues --; title: Establishing the Washington wine industry and Max Benitz legacy --; title: Added testimonials.