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Maxwell receives committee assignments, re-elected to leadership post

Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D-Renton) received her committee assignments this week for the 2013 legislative session.

Maxwell will serve on the coveted House Appropriations Committee where decisions on budget allocations are made. Maxwell will also serve on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education for K-12, early learning, and higher education.

Stable and ample education funding is a top priority for Maxwell. She has led work since 2009 to improve the state’s basic education program which must be supported with funding. Earlier this year, the state Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature was not meeting its constitutional obligation to fully fund basic education.

“One of the biggest challenges facing lawmakers in Olympia this session is how we’re going to generate needed revenue for schools,” said Maxwell. “We simply cannot meet our responsibility to education through cuts to vital programs.”

Maxwell was also re-elected to her position in leadership as Deputy Majority Leader for Education and Opportunity

“I’m honored to be chosen by my peers to lead our caucus on education issues facing our state,” said Maxwell.

Marcie’s 41st District represents Bellevue, Beaux Arts, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Renton, and Sammamish. Prior to her election to the House of Representatives in 2008, Maxwell served on the Renton School Board, Washington State School Directors’ Association Legislative Committee, and led the Renton Area PTA Council. As a business owner, she chaired the Renton Chamber.

Maxwell was awarded the “Friend of Education Award” by the Washington Education Association last spring and the “Friend of Children Award” by the Washington State PTA in 2011.

In addition to her Appropriations and Education committee assignments, Maxwell will also serve on the House Rules and Technology & Economic Development Committees.