Perkins Coie Sponsoring WA State Legislation for Affirmative Action Anyone in WA state, pay attention. I got a flyer in support of this initiative in the mail and the fine print notes that Perkins Coie is one of the sponsors. I doubt Goats would vote for this referendum 88 anyway, but note that Initiative I-1000 is about voting for whether or not 'minority' status will factor into hiring for state jobs. WA state is a non-Affirmative action state and Perkins-Coie is the sponsor (one of five) of this piece of legislation. If you don't know who Perkins-Coie is, you should! They are knee deep into Fisagate and HRC henchmen--to say the least!