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Noon Fizz: Rep. Timm Ormsby Gets "Legislator of the Year."
Spokane's liberal rep, Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-3) was voted "Legislator of the Year" on a ballot of Democratic House legislative aides.
Seattle Rep. Sharon Nelson (D-34) won the honors last year. And indeed, she had a big session getting payday lending regulations passed.
Rep. Ormsby's big bill this session? The hazardous substance tax we've been obsessing over.
One thing that Rep. Ormsby and Rep. Nelson have in common? They're both key members of the Blue-Green Alliance, a group of 16 liberal legislators in the House who have teamed up to push this year's budget negotiations to the left.
Of course, the honor isn't soley about politics. Ormsby is well known among Democratic staffers as a humble Rep. who has deep respect for the work legislative aides do everyday.
Seattle Rep. Sharon Nelson (D-34) won the honors last year. And indeed, she had a big session getting payday lending regulations passed.
Rep. Ormsby's big bill this session? The hazardous substance tax we've been obsessing over.
One thing that Rep. Ormsby and Rep. Nelson have in common? They're both key members of the Blue-Green Alliance, a group of 16 liberal legislators in the House who have teamed up to push this year's budget negotiations to the left.
Of course, the honor isn't soley about politics. Ormsby is well known among Democratic staffers as a humble Rep. who has deep respect for the work legislative aides do everyday.
