[Transit] WA Senate Committee members announced

[Jo Claxton]

hi BATs,
On looking up members of the Labor and Commerce committee, I checked the
bills that some of them were primary and secondary sponsors on and I came
across 2 Bills that look in line with our elevator/escalator parts and
labor goal.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5269&Year=2023
-- Bill 5269 *Concerning Washington State Manufacturing* - To grow the
manufacturing sector in WA state in line with climate commitments. More
details:
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5269.pdf?q=20230119122748
I think that elevators and escalators that improve transit stations fall
under contributing to reducing emissions by encouraging more accessible
transit travel.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5247&Year=2023
-- Bill 5247 Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to
support climate-ready communities.
More details:
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5247.pdf?q=20230119125023

Rebecca Saldaña is a primary sponsor on Bill 5247. Karen Keiser, chair of
Labor and Commerce is a primary sponsor on 5269. And Joe Nguyen is a
primary sponsor on both of these bills.
Even though Sen. Nguyen isn't on the Labor & Commerce or Transportation
committee, maybe he would be a good Rep to approach?
-Jo


On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 10:55 AM Jo Claxton <msjoclaxton at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Saunatina,
> I looked at this link here.
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> https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/saldana/2023/01/11/the-2023-legislative-session-is-in-full-swing/
> Sen. Saldaña has 3 current legislations in session which don't look like
> issues we could tie into. But she mentioned more coming in email updates,
> so I subscribed to her newsletter to see what else she might bring.
>
> I can look at the remaining committee members for Labor and Commerce and
> see what their legislation proposals look like.
>
> And then perhaps as the Transportation committee is much larger, a few
> BATs could just pick a few off the list to research.
> Best,
> Jo
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> On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 9:00 AM Saunatina Sanchez <
> saunatina at transitriders.org> wrote:
>
>> Would any of the BATS be interested in doing some research on the list of
>> Representatives Jo sent, specifically I'm wondering about their legislative
>> priorities. The more we can tie our ideas to what they believe is most
>> important, the more likely they're going to support our efforts.
>>
>> Sen. Saldaña is the first person we can put in our supporter category,
>> I'm pretty sure. Is there something on her legislative agenda for this
>> session that we can tie into the escalator/elevator issue?
>>
>> I'm also now wondering about the lobbying priorities for King County,
>> Seattle, and other cities for the state and how we can add on our
>> priorities to their efforts.
>>
>> Even if you have time to do one representative on the list, that helps
>> with our efforts. As the saying goes - Many hands makes light work.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> S.
>>
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>> January 9, 2023 11:17 AM, "Jo Claxton" <msjoclaxton at gmail.com
>> <msjoclaxton at gmail.com?to=%22Jo%20Claxton%22%20%3Cmsjoclaxton at gmail.com%3E>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Here is the link to the WA Legislature Committee page also:
>> https://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/CommitteeListing.aspx
>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 11:15 AM Jo Claxton <msjoclaxton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello BATs,
>> The Washington State Legislature website posted the names of members for
>> the Committees today. I listed the Labor and Commerce members as well as
>> the Transportation members.
>> None of the names jumped out at me besides Rebecca Saldaña who is Vice
>> Chair on Labor and Commerce. When I looked at her bio to refresh my memory
>> this quote popped out at me "encourage sustainable development, build
>> equitable transportation solutions". She seems like a good candidate to
>> approach if we want to go the route of escalator parts and labor
>> improvement.
>> I'm sure some of you will have more familiarity with other Reps on these
>> lists.
>> I also wonder if a smaller committee is more advantageous than a larger
>> committee for getting a bill considered? Or maybe it's the opposite :)
>> I'm CCing Matthew on this email also.
>> Best,
>> Jo
>> *Senate Labor and Commerce Committee*
>> Keiser, Karen (D) - Chair
>> Conway, Steve (D) - Vice Chair
>> Saldaña, Rebecca (D) - Vice Chair
>> King, Curtis (R) - Ranking Member
>> Braun, John (R)
>> Robinson, June (D)
>> Schoesler, Mark (R)
>> Stanford, Derek (D)
>>
>> *Senate Transportation Committee*
>> Fey, Jake (D) - Chair
>> Donaghy, Brandy (D) - Vice Chair
>> Paul, Dave (D) - Vice Chair
>> Timmons, Joe (D) - Vice Chair
>> Barkis, Andrew (R) - Ranking Minority Member
>> Hutchins, Spencer (R) - Assistant Ranking Minority Member
>> Low, Sam (R) - Assistant Ranking Minority Member
>> Robertson, Eric (R) - Assistant Ranking Minority Member
>> Berry, Liz (D)
>> Bronoske, Dan (D)
>> Chapman, Mike (D)
>> Cortes, Julio (D)
>> Dent, Tom (R)
>> Doglio, Beth (D)
>> Duerr, Davina (D)
>> Entenman, Debra (D)
>> Goehner, Keith (R)
>> Griffey, Dan (R)
>> Hackney, David (D)
>> Klicker, Mark (R)
>> Mena, Sharlett (D)
>> Orcutt, Ed (R)
>> Ramel, Alex (D)
>> Ramos, Bill (D)
>> Schmidt, Suzanne (R)
>> Taylor, Jamila (D)
>> Volz, Mike (R)
>> Wylie, Sharon (D)
>>
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