Ranking Member, Rules Committee

Member, Select Committee on Pension Policy

Member, Ways and Means Committee

— Awards:

• Legislator of the Year from Hunters Heritage Council
• 100 Percent Voting Record from Washington Retail Association, 2019
• Perseverance Award from the Columbia Basin Development League Award (other recent notable recipients: Doc Hastings and Washington Dept. Of Agriculture Director, Derek Sandison)
• Citizens Alliance for Property Rights 2018 Citizen's Award Winner
• Washington State Fraternal Order of Police 2017 Legislator of the Year
• Maryann Mitchell/Andy Hill Award from the Mainstream Republicans of Washington
• Association of Washington Business "Cornerstone" award, 2007.
• 100 Percent Voting Record on issues important to farmers, Washington State Farm Bureau, 2005.
• Washington State Farm Bureau Legislator of the Year, 2004 and 2010.
• Water and Sewer Districts Legislator of the Year, 2003.
• Washington Association of Agriculture Educators Legislator of the Year, 2001 and 2002.
• Washington Association of Wheat Growers, Member of the Year, 2004.
• Public School Employees President's Award, 2003-2004.
• Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2012.
• Distinguished Service Award, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, 2004.
• Past Washington Potato Commission Legislator of the Year.
• AWB Cornerstone Award, 1993-98 and 2002-05.

— Number of Grandchildren:

• 3

Priority Issues:

Job Creation

— Publications:

• "Money in politics? Initiative would make it worse." on crosscut.com