It’s super important for legislators to receive thank you messages. It was a long, hard battle to get this legislation passed. Legislators are feeling exhausted, bruised and battle-weary. They need everyone’s thanks — the sooner, the better.
These legislators especially need to hear from students:
- Rep. Frank Chopp, Speaker of the House
- Rep. Pat Sullivan, House Majority Leader
- Rep. Drew Hansen, chairman of the House College and Workforce Development Committee
- Rep. Gael Tarleton, chair of the House Finance Committee
- Sen. Andy Billig, Senate Majority Leader
- Sen. Christine Rolfes, Senate Ways & Means Committee chair
- Sen. David Frockt, Senate Ways & Means Committee vice chair
- Sen. Guy Palumbo, Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development
Legislators by college
Email addresses for House members
Email addresses for Senators
Important System Thank You Notes
Jan Yoshiwara, SBCTC Executive Director
Jyoshiwara@sbctc.edu
Arlen Harris, SBCTC Legislative Affairs Director
Aharris@sbctc.edu
Dr. Tim Stokes, President, South Puget Sound Community Colleges
dtoledo@spscc.ctc.edu
Thank You Note Template
Dear Senator ___________
My name is _____________ and I am a student at _________College. Today, along with 80 other student leaders, we are working on our 2020 legislative agenda for the Washington Community and Technical Colleges Student Association (WACTC). I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support for HB 2158 and assuring that all eligible students will now receive funding through the Washington College Grant. Please know your work is greatly appreciated and we look forward to working with you again next session.
Thank you,
Name
College Name
Dear Representative ___________
My name is _____________ and I am a student at _________College. Today, along with 80 other student leaders, we are working on our 2020 legislative agenda for the Washington Community and Technical Colleges Student Association (WACTCSA). I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support for HB 2158 and assuring that all eligible students will now receive funding through the Washington College Grant. Please know your work is greatly appreciated and we look forward to working with you again next session.
Thank you,
Name
College Name