Biography

PERSONAL:
Resident of Aberdeen. Married to Debra Thomas-Blake.

EDUCATION:
Aberdeen High School
A. S. Forestry, Grays Harbor C.C.
B. S. Environmental Studies, TESC

EMPLOYMENT:
10 years logging, Contract Forester for Weyerhaeuser Co.
3 years Environmental Specialist III, Dept. of Corrections

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply during Drought
Recreation on State Trust Lands Work Group
Council of State Governments-WEST Legislative Council on River Governance
Western Legislative Forestry Task Force
Coastal Caucus

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Board member, Lower Columbia Community Action Council
Citizens for Washington Wildlife
Board Member, Grays Harbor/Pacific County Food Bank Distribution Center

PUBLIC SERVICE:
Citizen activist lobbying for access to our natural heritage.

YEARS IN HOUSE:
Appointed 2002
Elected, 2003, 2004, 2006

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES:
Family wage jobs
Education
Good natural resources policy