Thread by @wallofshamewa

1/9 Washington has the most regressive tax code in the nation. Poll after poll shows that voters support making the wealthy pay what they owe. But they're working behind the scenes to do the opposite by trying to repeal the capital gains tax on profits over $250,000. #waleg

2/9 We’re shining a light on the ultra-rich behind this effort. First, there’s @mattmcilwain, board member of the Koch-brothers backed Washington Policy Center. Not content with his estimated $375M net-worth, Matt wants to give himself a massive tax cut. That’s just greedy.

3/9 Next we have GOP donor Brian Heywood. Brian is the CEO of Taiyo Pacific Partners and enjoys horse boarding and donating to pro-Trump Republicans in his spare time. He backed conspiracy-theorist Loren Culp’s gubernatorial bid and has given over $100k to the unhinged WA GOP.

4/9 Fmr Starbucks exec @howardbehar has enjoyed his retirement, splitting time between 3 different homes, including an $8.5M Seattle condo. Free of the duties of running a major corporation, Howard spends his time opposing laws that would give workers predictable hours.

5/9 Conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer @stevemgordon67 made $300 million on the sale of his company in 2013. Steve clearly doesn’t want to pay what he owes in taxes on his enormous profits. That’s pretty damn greedy. Probably why he’s an outspoken supporter of the GOP.

6/9 Maybe you remember (or forgot) @BillBryantWA from his failed gubernatorial bid where he wouldn’t say if he supported Donald Trump. Bryant opposed raising the minimum wage and obviously thinks the economy works best when untaxed gobs of cash trickle up to people like him.

7/9 @collin_hathaway describes himself as a small business owner – and by “small business” he means vulture capitalist private equity firm Skylight capital. Collin’s $8.6 million 5 bedroom home next to the Laurelhurst Beach Club would suggest that he isn’t in need of a tax cut.

8/9 And who are the “black hat” political consultants running this show? None other than Peri Hall and Mark Funk. They have the distinction of working on I-522, which was slapped with an $18 million fine - the largest in US history – for millions in illegal contributions.

9/9 There are no doubt more ultra-wealthy out there who love the idea of giving themselves a huge tax cut and robbing Washington kids and parents of over $500 million in childcare and early learning funding. We will continue updating the Wall of Shame with their information.