Phil Fortunato
What this job does: Your district's one senator in the Washington Senate (49 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the budget, and confirm the governor's appointments. A term is four years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, 31st Legislative District (since 2017)
- Occupation
- State senator; environmental consultant and small contractor
Background
- State Senator for the 31st District since 2017; elected to the House in 2016; 47th District State Representative 1998-2000. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Environmental training and consulting; owner of a small contracting business; founding director of the PNW Erosion Control Association. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Studied landscape architecture at Rutgers University, Cook College of Agriculture. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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- Oppose rising taxes and excessive spending source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Defend Second Amendment rights source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Responsible use of tax dollars source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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