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Joel Sacks
Joel Sacks is the Washington Director of Labor and Industries. Sacks assumed office on January 16, 2013. Sacks' current term ends on January 8, 2029.
He was first appointed to the position in January 2013 by Gov. Jay Inslee (D).[1]
Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) reappointed Sacks on December 17, 2024 to serve as Washington Director of Labor and Industries. The Washington Director of Labor and Industries is appointed by the Governor of Washington and serves at the pleasure of the governor.[2]
Biography
Sacks served four years at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor. He then joined the state Department of Labor and Industries, serving as deputy director of field services. From there he went to the Employment Security Department, spending five years as assistant commissioner for the Budget, Policy and Communications Division. He was appointed deputy commissioner of the state Employment Security Department Commissioner Paul Trause in October 2010. Sacks served in this role until his appointment as Director of the Washington Department of Labor & Industries in 2013.[3]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, political science, Haverford College
- Master's degree, public administration, Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Affairs[4]
Political career
Director of Labor and Industries (2013-Present)
Sacks was first appointed to the position in January 2013 by Governor of Washington Jay Inslee.[5]
Appointments
2013
Sacks was first appointed as Washington Director of Labor and Industries in January 2013 by Governor of Washington Jay Inslee.[6]
Recent news
See also
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- Labor Commissioner
- Washington Director of Labor and Industries
- Washington state executive offices
- Governor of Washington
- Current Governor of Washington Jay Inslee
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Governor of Washington, "Press Release" accessed February 4, 2013
- ↑ ‘’The Olympian, "Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson announces reappointment of 7 state department heads,” December 21, 2024
- ↑ WFSE, "Former senator to head DSHS," January 10, 2013
- ↑ Washington State Investment Board, "Joel Sacks," accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑ Governor of Washington, "Press Release" accessed February 4, 2013
- ↑ Governor of Washington, "Press Release" accessed February 4, 2013
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Washington Director of Labor and Industries 2013-Present |
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