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Advocates like you spoke up for the UW and

higher education in 2014. Who was listening?
How did your legislators work to support and advance the UW and higher education?

TOP DAWGS
Governor Jay Inslee earns UW Impacts Top Dawg
award in acknowledgement of his efforts to preserve
critical research at the UW and across the state.
When legislators prematurely eliminated the Life
Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF), UW Impact advocates

SEN. BARBARA BAILEY (R-10)

As chair of the Senate Higher
Education Committee, she
sponsored the REAL Hope Act
(the Senate version of the
DREAM Act), and championed
a bill to create administrative
efficiencies in the Senate.

mobilized to preserve a vital source of science

research dollars for the UW. Advocates sent more
than 1,500 messages urging lawmakers to veto the

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budget line eliminating LSDF funding.

Governor Inslee heard the message. His budget
veto backed by the support of a bipartisan group

REP. ZACK HUDGINS (D-11)

Prime sponsor of the DREAM
Act and tireless champion for
expanding higher education
opportunities for all students
in Washington State.

of legislators protects UWs ability to continue

developing life-saving research, fostering economic
growth and supporting jobs in Washington State.

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These lawmakers
renewed their
commitment to
higher education in
the following ways:

SEN. JOE FAIN (R-47)

Played a key role in higher
education budget negotiations
and worked as Senate floor
leader to advance bills
in support of UW and
higher education.

SEN. ANDY HILL (R-45)

Chairman of the Senate Ways
& Means Committee, and the
prime sponsor of legislation
that prioritized state funding
for education, including
higher education.

SEN. DAVID FROCKT

(D-46)
Champion for expanding
access to financial aid and
ensuring tuition rates are
affordable for Washington
students and families.

REP. MIA GREGERSON

(D-33)
Sponsored successful legislation
that helps create administrative
efficiencies to save the UW
thousands of dollars annually.

SEN. JEANNE KOHL-WELLES

(D-36)
Continues to make higher
education a priority in the Senate,
and was the prime sponsor of an
amendment to save the LSDF
during budget negotiations.

REP. LARRY SEAQUIST

(D-26)
As chair of the Higher Education
Committee, voted against the initial
budget proposal out of concern that
it didnt invest enough in higher
education and student financial aid.

REP. LARRY HALER (R-8)

Ranking minority member on the
Higher Education Committee, and
a prime sponsor of legislation that
would have expanded critical primary
care residency training programs in
southeastern Washington.

REP. HANS ZEIGER

(R-25)
Played a key role supporting
legislation to cut outdated
regulations, improve higher-ed
efficiencies, and help UW save
unnecessary administrative costs.

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REP. BRADY WALKINSHAW

(D-43)
Promising freshman legislator who
met with UW Impact advocates
within weeks of being sworn in,
and has made higher education
a top priority.

SEN. MICHAEL BAUMGARTNER

(R-6)
Higher ed advocate who continually
champions proposals to redefine
basic education to include higher
education. Earns a spirit award for
attempting to create a state law
mandating an annual UW/Gonzaga
basketball game.

REP. JESSYN FARRELL (D-46)

Strong advocate for a statewide
transportation package that would
ensure students, faculty and staff
have viable transit options to
UWs campus.

REP. GAEL TARLETON (D-36)

Guided by her past experience at
the UWs Institute for National
Security Education & Research,
she provided in-depth perspective
on supporting UW research.