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Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee, Washington House of Representatives

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The Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee is a standing committee of the Washington House of Representatives.

Per Rule 24 of the House Rules, committee members of the House of Representatives are selected by the caucus of each party.[1] The chairs of the committees are selected by the majority party caucus.[1] Standing committees of the House have the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses, the power to administer oaths, and the powers of subpoena.[2] The debate by any standing committee on a measure is open to the public.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Rules

Function

“ The House Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Committee considers issues relating to agricultural production, marketing, and sales; food policy; animal and plant disease control; fisheries and wildlife; forest practices and forest fire protection; water; mining; and rural economic development and resiliency. The committee also considers the management of certain state-owned lands.


(Please note: This is a general description of issue areas considered by committees; not a definitive or exhaustive listing. It is provided solely to assist the public in understanding the general roles of House committees.)[4][5]

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Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (6) Republican members (5) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (8) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (8) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

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2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Members, 2017
Democratic members (8)Republican members (7)
• Brian Blake, Chair• Vincent Buys
• Mike Chapman, Vice chair• Tom Dent
• Joe Fitzgibbon• Bruce Chandler
• Kristine Lytton• Joel Kretz
• Eric Pettigrew• Ed Orcutt
• June Robinson• Joe Schmick
• Larry Springer• Jim Walsh
• Derek Stanford

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021 (Rule 24)
  2. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 26)
  3. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 25)
  4. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Committee," accessed February 21, 2021
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Current members of the Washington House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins
Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon
Minority Leader:Drew Stokesbary
Representatives
District 1-Position 1
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District 2-Position 1
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District 3-Position 1
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District 4-Position 1
District 4-Position 2
Rob Chase (R)
District 5-Position 1
Zach Hall (D)
District 5-Position 2
District 6-Position 1
Mike Volz (R)
District 6-Position 2
District 7-Position 1
District 7-Position 2
District 8-Position 1
District 8-Position 2
District 9-Position 1
Mary Dye (R)
District 9-Position 2
District 10-Position 1
District 10-Position 2
Dave Paul (D)
District 11-Position 1
District 11-Position 2
District 12-Position 1
District 12-Position 2
District 13-Position 1
Tom Dent (R)
District 13-Position 2
District 14-Position 1
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District 15-Position 1
District 15-Position 2
District 16-Position 1
District 16-Position 2
District 17-Position 1
District 17-Position 2
District 18-Position 1
District 18-Position 2
John Ley (R)
District 19-Position 1
Jim Walsh (R)
District 19-Position 2
District 20-Position 1
District 20-Position 2
Ed Orcutt (R)
District 21-Position 1
District 21-Position 2
District 22-Position 1
District 22-Position 2
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District 24-Position 1
District 24-Position 2
District 25-Position 1
District 25-Position 2
District 26-Position 1
District 26-Position 2
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Jake Fey (D)
District 28-Position 1
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Cindy Ryu (D)
District 32-Position 2
District 33-Position 1
District 33-Position 2
District 34-Position 1
District 34-Position 2
District 35-Position 1
District 35-Position 2
District 36-Position 1
District 36-Position 2
Liz Berry (D)
District 37-Position 1
District 37-Position 2
District 38-Position 1
District 38-Position 2
District 39-Position 1
Sam Low (R)
District 39-Position 2
District 40-Position 1
District 40-Position 2
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District 43-Position 1
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District 45-Position 1
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District 46-Position 1
District 46-Position 2
District 47-Position 1
District 47-Position 2
District 48-Position 1
District 48-Position 2
Amy Walen (D)
District 49-Position 1
District 49-Position 2
Democratic Party (59)
Republican Party (39)


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