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Rep. Sam Hunt, serving the 22nd District Serving Northern Thurston County, including all of Olympia and parts of Lacey and Tumwater, and the unincorporated communities of Johnson Point, Cooper Point, Tanglewilde, Thompson Place, and Boston Harbor. |
2009 Committees
* State Government & Tribal Affairs, Chair
The House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee considers issues relating to the processes of government, including state agency rule-making, state government reorganization, election laws, public disclosure, campaign reform, ethics laws, various public employee laws, and certain state agencies and the offices of elected state officials that are not under the purview of another committee. The committee also considers issues relating to veterans and the government-to-government relationship of the state and Indian tribes.
* Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee considers the operating budget bill, global fiscal issues such as pension policy and compensation, and bills with larger fiscal impacts. The committee also coordinates the work of the Education Appropriations, General Government Appropriations, Health and Human Services Appropriations and Finance Committees in developing the operating budget.
* Education
The House Education Committee considers kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) educational policy and finance issues.