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Tue 03/25 04:00 PM - Appropriations (APP): PSHB 1198 -Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. (Remote Testimony Available).
63 👍 - Pro
Testifying:
- Danny Orrantia - Evergreen High School
- Joe McDermott - State Relations Director | King County
- 💵Brad Forbes - Alzheimer's Association
- Kate Krug - King County Sexual Assault Resource Center/Sexual Assault Working Group
- Laura Cepoi - Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging (W4A)
- Sumayo Mohamed
- Cathy Murahashi - The Arc of Washington
- Gordon Mc Henry Jr. - United Way of King County
- Molly Lawson - CHSS-9th Grade Success
- Teresa Clark - Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
- Tasha Mae - Advocacy Queen
- Deborah ONeal - American Renewal 1870
- Deborah ONeal - American Renewal 1870
- Terri Anderson - Tenants Union of Washington State
- 💵Christopher Ellis - Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1
- 💵Mark Streuli - NW Ironworkers, and International union of painters
- Blaze Vincent - Freedom Project
- Preston Dwoskin
- Laura Dow - Kinship Navigator Program
- Davida Ingram - SAARC
- Ryan Moody - Chelan County Sheriff's Office
- 💵Claire Lane - Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition
- 💵Aaron Dickson - Community Employment Alliance
- Alex Motteler - Trillium
- John Lemus - AtWork!
- 💵Lance Morehouse - Sherwood Community Services
- 💵Cindi Laws - Federal Way Public Market
- John Lemus - AtWork!
- Carla Myers - WA Assoc for Behavioral Analysis
- JESSE WINEBERRY - WASHINGTON EQUITY NOW ALLIANCE (WENA)
- 💵Kelly Campbell - Visitor & Conventon Bureau of Thurston Conty, dba Experience Olympia & Beyond
- Shannon Marshall
- Laura Cepoi - Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging (W4A)
- Tara Kinzy - American Renewal 1870
- Irene Pellegrini
- Brooke Ahlegian Pressly - The City of Mount Vernon Parks and Enrichment Services
- DAVID DUNPHY - Youth Experiential Training Institute (Y.E.T.I.)
- 💵Jacqueline Reyes - The Wilderness Society and The No Child Left Inside Program
- Madison Kenney - Friends of the Columbia Gorge
- Terri Anderson - Tenants Union of Washington State
- Terri Anderson - Tenants Union of Washington State
159 👎 - Con
Testifying:
- Heather Cantamessa - Akin
- Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist
- Danielle Garrett
- Mark Von Walter - Action DD
- Carolanne Sanders Lundgren - Purpose Dignity Action
- Diane Radischat - SHAG Arrowhead Gardens Residents Community
- Audrey Miller García - American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
- 💵Morgan Hickel - University of Washington
- Kathryn Kurtz - Pacific Education Institute
- Susie Richards - South Whidbey Elementary School
- Jordan Duncan - Chehalis School District
- Febe Fekadu - ETS-REACH
- Tim Merlino - ESD 112
- Chase Buffington - Washington Outdoor School Coalition
- John Hayes - Washington Outdoor School Coalition
- Meredith von Trapp - Washington Outdoor School Coalition
- Charlie Brown - South Sound Superintendents, Federal Way Schools, School Alliance
- Megan Karch - IslandWood
- John Heckel - Washington State Music Therapy Task Force
- Rob Roettger - NEWESD 101
- Melissa McCabe Gombosky - AESD Network
- 💵Dominique Davis - Community Passageways
- Kristen Keltz - Skagit Tourism Bureau
- Tammy Dunn - Snohomish County Sports Commission
- 💵Lisa Thatcher - Eastern Washington Historical Society
- 💵Nathan Tippmann - Evergreen Geoduck Student Union
- Ismael Vivanco - NWESD 189
- Victoria Love - Private citizen, environmental educator
- Tim Merlino - ESD 112, Superintendent
- Janice Rabe
- Vidal Vincent
- TODD CHAPUT - Economic Alliance of Lewis County
- Febe Fekadu - Evergreen Treatment Services REACH
- Jon Grant - Low Income Housing Institute
- Nichole Alexander - Purpose Dignity Action
- Cameron James - Woodinville Wine Country
- Chris Mulick - Washington State University
- Michael Woody - Visit Seattle
- Dean Burke - Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitor Bureau and Sports Commission
- Miriam Battson - Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce
- 💵Nora Selander - Western Washington University
- Gary Furr - Ridgefield Living Center
- Eyman Tim - Political Activist
- 💵Kelly Campbell - Visitor & Convention Bureau of Thruston County, dba Experience Olympia & Beyond
- John Carmichael - President, The Evergreen State College
- 💵Scott Hazlegrove - WA Association of Sewer & Water Districts
- Ron Banner - Clover Park School District
- 💵Oliver Miska
- Laurie Layne
- Lori McRea Keller - Bellevue College
- Bill Hole - U.S. Licensing
- Hailey Tsang - Student, Lake Stevens High School
- Kathy Schmit - Customer Success Manager, CCI Learning – former CTE Teacher
- Patty Eckelman - Teacher, Auburn Mountainview High School
249 ❓ - Other
Testifying:
- Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
- Kim Justice - Partners for Our Children
- 💵Myle Tang - Stand for Children Washington
- Henterson Carlisle - Center for High School Success
- Jim Theofelis - NorthStar Advocates
- Sam Pike - Washington Family Support Network
- Pauli Owen
- Megan Moore - Washington State Public Health Association
- 💵Joel Anderson - Washington Student Achievement Council
- Cynthia Green
- 💵Larry Delaney - Washington Education Association
- 💵Katy Warren - WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP
- 💵Reid Saaris - Children's Alliance
- Larry Jefferson - Director, Washington State Office of Public Defense
- Sara Robbins - Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid
- Fina Iredia
- Fina Iredia
- 💵Aaron Yared - Building Changes
- 💵Roxana Gomez - Legal Counsel for Youth and Children
- 💵Melissa Johnson - Community Residential Services Association
- Ashley Dutton - Wonderland Child and Family Services
- 💵Sean Graham - Washington State Medical Association
- Sandra Gorman-Brown - Washington Association for Children and Families
- Whitney Carlson - Washington Association for Children and Families
- 💵Jill May - Washington Association for Children and Families
- Sherrie Tinocco - Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Paula Reed - Children's Advocacy Centers of Washington
- Alison Eisinger - Seattle / King County Coalition on Homelessness
- Annalise Martucci - Office of Civil Legal Aid
- Suzi Fode - New Hope
- 💵Laurel Redden - King County Sexual Assault Resource Center/Sexual Assault Working Group
- 💵Melanie Smith - WA State LTC Ombuds Program
- 💵Karen Strickland - American Federation of Teachers - WA
- 💵Alyssa Odegaard - LeadingAge Washington
- Carma Matti-Jackson - Washington Health Care Association
- Demas Nesterenko - SEIU 775
- Alejandra Perdomo-Menera - Cherrywood Care Assisted Living
- Bret Heiner - Ensign Services/Pennant WA
- Chaim Wolmark - Caldera Care
- 💵Paul Jewell - Washington State Association of Counties
- Chris Beckers - Parkside Retirement Community
- Christina McPeak - Lacey Post Acute & Rehabilitation
- 💵Juliet Schindler - Western Governors University
- Rick Chisa - Public School Employees of WA/SEIU 1948
- Danielle St. Germain - Stafholt Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia
- Eli Oscherowitz - Caldera Care
- Naoko Shatz - International Families Justice Coalition
- Terry Kinjo - International Families Justice Coalition
- Jane Davis - Landmark Care & Rehabilitation
- Jason Odenthal - Evergreen Healthcare
- Jim Roe - Sapphire at Woodway Senior Living
- Rachel Erickson - Fir Lane Care
- Scott Carlston - Avamere Rehabilitation of Ridgemont
- Zack Wester - Noble Healthcare
- Abigail Robles Vazquez
- Lisa Dye - Lacey Post Acute & Rehabilitation
- Anna Phetsomphou - Caldera Care
- Amy Seils - Cascadia Healthcare
- Carol Ann Andrews - Olympic View Care
- Christopher Stanley - Administrative Office of the Courts
- Asher Lang - Everett High School
- Brittany Gregory - Administrative Office of the Courts
- Dawn Marie Rubio - Administrative Office of the Courts
- Anni-Michele Jean-Pierre - Children's Alliance
- Matthew Wilson - Oasis Youth Center
- 💵Emily Brice - Northwest Health Law Advocates
- 💵Jaime Bodden - WSALPHO
- 💵Sue Nightingale - Washington Education Association/Association of Higher Education
- Bill Lyne - United Faculty of WA/Washington Education Association
- Adam Aguilera - Evergreen Education Association
- 💵Courtney Williams - The Adult Family Home Council
- 💵Emily Mikkelsen - Early Learning Action Alliance
- Giannina Ferrara - Center for Children & Youth Justice
- Roger Rogoff - Office of Independent Investigations
- 💵Dawn Rains - Treehouse
- Sezi Fleming - Washington MESA
- Nancy Chamberlain - Washington State PTA
- Kathryn Gardow - Chair, Public Works Board
- 💵Karina Patel - The Tubman Center for Health and Freedom
- 💵Karen Pillar - TeamChild
- 💵Samuel Martin - Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy
- Jolynn Kenney - MENTOR Washington
- LaDessa Croucher - Resolution Washington
- Lelach Rave - WCAAP
- Sam Hatzenbeler - Economic Opportunity Institute
- 💵Traci Underwood - Economic Opportunity Institute
- 💵Denise Rodriguez - Washington Homeownership Resource Center
- Hannah Brendemuhl - Full Life Care
- Cricket Farr - Full Life Care
- 💵Patricia Hunter - WA State Long Term Care Ombuds
- 💵Scott Nelson - Office of the Washington State Auditor
- Patricia Castaneda - Manzanita House
- 💵Nancyrose Houston - New Americans Alliance for Policy and Research
- Sayed Mohammad Faqiri - New Americans Alliance for Policy and Research
- Anna Bondarenko
- Chief Justice Debra Stephens - Board for Judicial Administration
- Ramona Brandes - Washington Defender Association/Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- 💵Ramona Hattendorf - The Arc of King County
- Guillermo Zazueta - OneAmerica
- 💵Vanessa Gutierrez - Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
- Vanessa Reyes - Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)
- 💵Mia Shigemura - Washington State Budget and Policy Center
- Travor kagochi - Stand for Children
- Jim Freeburg - Patient Coalition of Washington
- 💵Alex Hamasaki - American Heart Association
- Stacy Christ - Full Life Care
- Samantha Fogg - Seattle Council PTSA Co-President
- Po Leapai - N/A
- Zane McKnight - Everett High School
- Marissa Rathbone - Washington State School Directors' Association
- Tyler Running Deer - eCityGov Alliance Executive Director
- David Buri - Eastern Washington University
- Naeem Anis - Catholic Community Services
- 💵Emmett Mills - Washington State School Retirees' Association
- Melanie Harding - MRSC -- Municipal Research & Services Center
- Robin Miller - WASE
- Noel Gomez - Washington against sexual exploitation (WASE Forward)
- Tom Salzer - Washington Association of Conservation Districts
- Mindy Schaffner - Ensign Services
- Mark Sanders - Willow Springs Care and Rehabilitation
- Will Daugherty - Pacific Science Center
- Zeta Strickland - Pacific Science Center
- Lynn Kimball - Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- Adam Sessions - Unified Care Systems
- Daniel Gomez Nava - Latino Community Fund WA
- 💵Shawn Latham - Serlf Advocates In Leadership
- 💵Radu Smintina - School's Out Washington
- Steve Stein - PISCES International
- Aaron Hayden - Highline College
- Deb Well - Central Washington University
- Mark Neufville - Spokane Falls Community College
- 💵Kurt Spiegel - Washington Federation of State Employees
- 💵Nicole Gomez - Washington Federation of State Employees/Lobbyist
- Brooks Riendl - City of Poulsbo
- Doug Fessler - Kittitas County
- Payton Grande - Former Student PISCES International
- Trevor Sellars - Stevens County
- Tristan Eddy - Justice for Girls
- 💵Daniel Lugo - YMCA of Greater Seattle
- Clair Olivers - Retired Public Employees Council of WA
- Mike Peroni - Northwest Agriculture Business Center
- Annie McGrath - State of Washington Tourism
- Mike Moe - State of Washington Tourism
- 💵Seamus Petrie - Washington Public Employees Association
- 💵Daniel Lugo
- Steve DuPont - Central Washington University
- Elaine Purchase - Pediatric Interim Care Center
- Jeri Moomaw - Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative
- Rebecca Dodt
- 💵Amber Carter - Washington Workforce Association
- Mark Mattke - Spokane Workforce Council
- Melinda Yaeger - Indessa Lighting
- William Westmoreland - Pacific Mountain WDC
- Kyla Shkerich Blair - Maddies Place
- 💵Anne Anderson - Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association
- Sam Ligon - EWU Faculty Legislative Rep
- 💵Aaron Czyzewski - Food Lifeline
- 💵Candice Bock - Association of Washington Cities
- Tammy Dunn - Snohomish County Sports Commission
- Pauline McDaniel - Three Rivers Care
- Josie Larsen - Puget Sound Care
- Cathryne Jenson - Three Rivers Care
- Jessica Pendleton - Three Rivers Care
- Kristina Phillips - Puget Sound Care
- Jen Clark - Three Rivers Care
- Christina Michelena - Three Rivers Care
- Ashley Hogue - Three Rivers Care
- Bill Ulrich - Consolidated Billing Services, Inc.
- Maile Hadley - First Five Fundamentals
- 💵Lisa Daugaard - Purpose Dignity Action
- Dr. Chris Bailey - Interim Executie Director, WA State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
- 💵Dominique Davis - Community Passageways
- Terry Gifford - Willowbrook Manor English Teahouse & Farm Stay
- Michelle Merriweather - Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
- Tiffany Olson - Crisis Connections
- 💵Christoph Mair - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Whitney Fey - YMCA of Greater Seattle
- 💵Isela Bonilla - Washington Student Association
- Nieisha Elder - YMCA of Greater Seattle
- 💵Chloe Merino - Disability Rights Washington
- Katie Kolan - Washington State Hospital Association
- 💵Jesse Taylor - WA Association for Career & Technical Education
- Caitlin Duncan - Save The Children
- Miguel Puente - Principal, Sun Valley Elementary School, Sunnyside School District
- 💵Evan Woods - We Train WA Grocery Apprenticeship Program
- Pam Hinsaker - Senior Advisor, The Dollywood Foundation
- Maria Batayola - Environmental Justice Council
- 💵Gabriel Neuman - GSBA - Washingtons LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
- 💵Gabriel Neuman - GSBA - Washingtons LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
- Brian Kim - WSU Student
- Alison Mondi - Arcora Foundation
- Jack Murphy - Douglas County Juvenile Court Administrator
- Sai Samineni
- 💵Dorothy Miller - Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Cliff Myers - Visit Vancouver Washington
- Kurtis Robinson - Revive
- Scott Waller - WASAVP - Washington Association for Substance misuse and Violence Prevention
- Mohamed Khalif - The International Medical Graduates Academy
- Rashi Gupta - UW Medicine
- 💵Bill Clarke - WA PUD Association
- Victoria Woodards - Mayor, City of Tacoma
- Kevin Lewis - Visit Tri-Cities
- Philippe Knab - The Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid
- Jerald Bledsoe - Green River College
- Sabine von Preyss MD CMD FACP - Transitional Care Center
- Mike Hamilton - PISCES Founder and Community Coordinator
- 💵Anna Nepomuceno - NAMI Washington
- Alyssa Rodrigo - Caldera Care
- 💵Karen Strickland - American Federation of Teachers, Washington
- Miri Cypers - ADL Pacific Northwest
- John Cooper - Yakima Valley Tourism
- Leslie Swindell - Ridgefield Living Center
- Carl Moody - Mira Vista Care Center
- Anthony Powers - Equal Justice Coalition
- Sean Flynn - Public Disclosure Commission
- 💵Altinay Karasapan - Climate Solutions
- Chloe Gale - Evergreen Treatment Services
- Guy Glaeser - Visit Walla Walla
- Angela French - Imagination Library of Washington
- Brittany Williams - United Way of Snohomish County
- Steve Hobbs - Office of the Secretary of State
- Scott Richards - The Nature Conservancy
- Rose Noble - Visit Spokane
- Adam Acampora - Woodinville Wine Country
- Ashley Sinner - Visit Wenatchee/Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Ryan Davis - Financial Empowerment Network
- Dave Ellenwood - AFT Seattle Local 1789
- Elizabeth Jennings - Community Action of Skagit County
- Jeff DeLuca - Washington State Community Action Partnership
- 💵Linda Garcia - Washington State Community Action Partnership
- Rachel Dorn - AFT Washington
- Cindy Larsen - Snohomish County Superior Court Judge
- Jennifer Forbes - Kitsap County Superior Court Judge
- Kristin Ferrera - President of the Superior Court Judges Association
- Tara Kinzy - American Renewal 1870
- Sheley Secrest - NAACP State Area Conference President of AK, OR, WA
Mon 01/13 04:00 PM - Appropriations (APP): HB 1198 Operating budget
165 👍 - Pro
Testifying:
- Jim Theofelis - NorthStar Advocates
- Sara Robbins - Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid
- Pauli Owen - The Imagine Institute
- Larry Jefferson - Director, Washington State Office of Public Defense
- 💵Aaron Czyzewski - Food Lifeline
- 💵Claire Lane - Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition
- Joe McDermott - State Relations Director | King County
- 💵Joel Anderson - Washington Student Achievement Council
- 💵Jake García - Latino Community Fund of Washington State
- Shari De Paulo - The Nest, Family Support and Resource Center
- Dan Watt - Unified Care Systems
- Zack Wester - Noble Healthcare
- 💵Laurie Weidner - Retired Public Employees Council of WA
- 💵Aaron Dickson - Community Employment Alliance
- 💵Denise Rodriguez - Washington Homeownership Resource Center
- Jacqueline Kinley - Unified Care Systems
- 💵Jill May - Washington Association for Children & Families
- Angela Youtsey - Washington Association for Children & Families
- Bradley Forbes - Alzheimer's Association
- Suzanne Cabrera - Catholic Community Services
- Miri Cypers - Anti-Defamation League Pacific Northwest Region
- 💵Katy Warren - WA St. Assn of Head Start and ECEAP
- Jack Edgerton - KidVantage
- Britney Beaty - Magnolia Care
- Nikki Storms - Chehalis West Assisted Living
- 💵Stacy Dym - The Arc of Washington State
- Tammy Ray - Brookdale Stanwood
- Robin Buban - Brookdale Senior Living
- Glenna Wickett - Brookdale Senior Living
- John Lemus
- Tammy Bowen
- Kris Camenzind - Hope Alliance
- 💵Sherrie Tinoco - WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Brittany Gregory - Administrative Office of the Courts
- Christopher Stanley - Administrative Office of the Courts
- Alejandra Perdomo-Menera - Cherrywood Care Assisted Living
- Rashi Gupta - UW Medicine
- Shelly Willis
- Cathy Knight - WA Assn of Area Agencies on Aging (W4A) in support of senior nutrition funding
- 💵Shawn Latham - Serlf Advocates In Leadership
- 💵Leslie Emerick - WA Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Association (WAEMA)
- 💵Lori Grassi - WA State Chiropractic Association
- Maurice Parrish - Battle Ground Adventist Community Services Diaper Bank
- 💵Altinay Karasapan
- 💵Collin Bannister - The Washington Student Association
- Scott Richards - The Nature Conservancy
- Roger Rogoff - Office of Independent Investigations
- Jolynn Kenney - MENTOR Washington
- Colleen Condon - Lilac City Early Learning Center
- Ramona Brandes - Washington Defender Association/ Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- ADAM SMITH
- David Beckstrom
- Sheri Sawyer - Office of Financial Management
89 👎 - Con
Testifying:
- 💵Larry Delaney - Washington Education Association
- 💵James King - Citizens for Parks and Recreation
- Andrea Gamboa - Tukwila Education Association
- Teresa Andree - Park Rose Care Center
- Joany Schimmelfennig - Good Samaritan Health Care Center
- Tim Eyman - Initiative activist
- Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Rick Chisa - Public School Employees of Washington (PSE)
- Mark von Walter
- Lyle Lewin - Shelton Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ken Alexander - Alderwood Manor
- Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist
- Marissa Rathbone - Washington State School Directors' Association
- Dieu Dinh - Hudson Bay Health and Rehab
- Tom Davis - WA Forest Protection Association
- LEN MCCOMB - WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- Charlie Brown - Tacoma, Federal Way, Puyallup, Clover Park, Bethel and other School Districts
- john worthington
- Max Martin - Association of Washington Business
- 💵Paula Sardinas - WBBA (WA Build Black Alliance)
- Kathryn Kurtz - Pacific Education Institute
- Xandra Johnson
- Kari-Anne Kane-Aguis - Liberty Place ESF
- Jennifer Hamilton - Main Residential Care
71 ❓ - Other
Testifying:
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