[Transit] WA Senate Committee members announced

[amy]

Great research here, Jo! Thank you so much for sharing!

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 1:12 PM Jo Claxton <msjoclaxton at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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