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Contact Rep. Hunter:

District office:
1611 116th Ave NE
Suite 206
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 453-3064

Olympia office:
PO Box 40600
333 John L. O'Brien Bldg.
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
(360) 786-7936

Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-562-6000
TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-635-9993
hunter.ross@leg.wa.gov


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House Finance Chairman shows path to Key Arena financing solution (March 12, 2008)

Port contracts law passes House and Senate (March 10, 2008)

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December 2007

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Video: House Bill 1024 - Phasing out the use of PBDEs
February 16, 2007 - Floor speech
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State House, Senate agree to phase out widely used, extremely toxic flame retardant (MP3, 59 seconds, 928 KB)
April 4, 2007 - Read the script

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48th District:
Serving parts of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and all of Medina, Clyde Hill, Yarrow Point and Hunts Point.

This web page is meant as a tool for citizens to get informed and involved. I hope you find it useful.

I got started in politics as a citizen activist, working to make our local schools better. The great thing about our democracy is that every citizen has the right to participate.

It's my belief that the way to restore trust and faith in government is to be much more honest and straightforward about everything we do, including the budget. I'm working to make the way we run Washington more rational and focused on our values.

Part of my job representing the citizens of the 48th District is keeping you informed about key issues. These are the issues I'm focusing on:

  • Improving our local schools, and reforming the way our schools get funded
  • Passing a balanced and sustainable budget
  • Restoring faith in government through reforms to increase accountability and efficiency

What do you think? Please take a moment to send me a quick e-mail, or to call my office.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Ross Hunter


 

November 2007

Sonics announce intent to move to Oklahoma City

The owners of the Sonics recently announced their intent to move the team to Oklahoma City. They cited lack of legislative support for their proposal for a new arena as a major reason for their decision. As Chair of the Finance Committee I've been very involved in reviewing that proposal.

Click here to read my thoughts on why the proposal doesn't work for Washington taxpayers.

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July 2007

Mathematics standards for public schools

This summer the State Board of Education released a draft copy of their report on mathematics standards for public schools in Washington.

Click here for an update on the Board's findings as well as my thoughts on how we can move forward to improve math achievement in our state.

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