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David Thacher

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David Thacher
Basic facts
Organization:Geospiza
Role:Director
Location:Washington
Education:Yale University

As of 2019, David Thacher was the director of Geospiza Inc. and a member of the board of trustees for The Nature Conservancy in Washington state.[1][2]

  • Thacher supported the Washington Carbon Emission Tax and Sales Tax Reduction, Initiative 732 (2016), which was designed to impose a carbon emission tax on certain fossil fuels and fossil-fuel-generated electricity, reduce the sales tax by one percentage point, increase a low-income exemption, and reduce certain manufacturing taxes.[3][4]
  • Career

    Thacher attended Yale University. As of 2016, he was the director of Geospiza Inc., a company that develops "enterprise-class software systems for workflow management of genetic analysis." Thacher previously worked as a partner for Microsoft, where he led the research and development effort for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. He joined Microsoft in 1988 and held various leadership roles on Microsoft Windows NT®, Publisher, Office, and bCentral™ teams.[1][5]

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    Overview of ballot measure support and opposition

    The following table details Thacher's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

    Ballot measure support and opposition for David Thacher
    Ballot measure Year Position Status
    Washington Carbon Emission Tax and Sales Tax Reduction, Initiative 732 (2016) 2016 Supported[4]  DefeateddDefeated

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