Retired Public Employees Council of WA Working to protect and enhance the pension and health care benefits of Washington retired state, county and local government employees
RPEC Weekly ACTION Newsletter – 1-25-2019
In This Edition
- ACTION ALERT – Contact Your Senator about SB 5275
- WA State Legislative Bill Summary
- RPEC PAC Contribution Deduction Form
ACTION ALERT – Contact Your Senator about SB 5275
RPEC members testified earlier this week in support of SB 5275 which would add a representative of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to the Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB). We support this bill because it would bring the expertise and consumer advocacy of OIC to the PEB Board. This is especially important given the uncertainly around health care policy at the Federal level.
We are asking members to contact members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee to urge them to vote this bill out of the committee.
| Senate Ways & Means Committee Members | Phone |
| Rolfes, Christine (D) Chair – 23rd LD | (360) 786-7644 |
| Frockt, David (D) Vice Chair – 46th LD | (360) 786-7690 |
| Mullet, Mark (D) Capital Budget – 5th LD | (360) 786-7608 |
| Braun, John (R) Ranking Member – 20th LD | (360) 786-7638 |
| Brown, Sharon (R) Assistant Ranking Member – 8th LD | (360) 786-7614 |
| Honeyford, Jim (R) Assistant Ranking Member – 15th LD | (360) 786-7684 |
| Bailey, Barbara (R) – 10th LD | (360) 786-7618 |
| Becker, Randi (R) – 2nd LD | (360) 786-7602 |
| Billig, Andy (D) – 3rd LD | (360) 786-7604 |
| Carlyle, Reuven (D) – 36th LD | (360) 786-7670 |
| Conway, Steve (D) – 29th LD | (360) 786-7656 |
| Darneille, Jeannie (D) – 27th LD | (360) 786-7652 |
| Hasegawa, Bob (D) – 11th LD | (360) 786-7616 |
| Hunt, Sam (D) – 22nd LD | (360) 786-7642 |
| Keiser, Karen (D) – 33rd LD | (360) 786-7664 |
| Liias, Marko (D) – 21st LD | (360) 786-7640 |
| Palumbo, Guy (D) – 1st LD | (360) 786-7600 |
| Pedersen, Jamie (D) – 43rd LD | (360) 786-7628 |
| Rivers, Ann (R) – 18th LD | (360) 786-7634 |
| Schoesler, Mark (R) – 9th LD | (360) 786-7620 |
| Van De Wege, Kevin (D) – 24th LD | (360) 786-7646 |
| Wagoner, Keith (R) – 39th LD | (360) 786-7676 |
| Warnick, Judy (R) – 13th LD | (360) 786-7624 |
| Wilson, Lynda (R) – 17th LD | (360) 786-7632 |
WA State Legislative Bill Summary
Legislators have also introduced several other bills that would impact retirees. Below are the list bills we are tracking as they move through the legislative process. More will be added as they are released. Full Text and updates on these bills can be found by searching for the bill number at: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/
Here is a link to the list of bills currently of focus to RPEC: http://www.rpecwa.org/bill-summary-1-25-2019/
RPEC PAC Contribution Deduction Form
RPEC now has its own voluntary deduction program to help subsidize our Political Action Committee (PAC) to fund its own political program in state races. You can now contribute to the RPEC PAC fund through a voluntary deduction from your Department of Retirement Systems pension.
In the first few weeks of the year, we have seen a sizeable number of members signing up to participate in our new Political Action Fund Deduction.
This optional deduction is separate from regular membership dues and will go directly to RPEC Political Action Fund to be used for supporting candidates running for office here in Washington that support retirees.
Download the RPEC PAC Deduction Form here, print, fill out and return to the Council Office at:
Retired Public Employees Council
906 Columbia St SW, Ste 501
Olympia, WA 98501
