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2015 Legislators of the Year Award
CCA Washington is pleased to announce the recipients of their 2015 Legislators of the Year award: Rep. Liz Pike (R), District 18 for her work on HB 1660: Prioritizing Recreational Fishing Opportunities, and Sen. Ann Rivers (R), District 18 for her work on SB 5844, the Senate Companion to HB 1660: Prioritizing Recreational Fishing Opportunities.
Rep. Liz Pike worked closely with her local CCA member constituents to craft and introduce HB 1660 in the 2015 session. She worked hard to lobby this issue in the legislature, promoting a public hearing and the bill’s passage with the Chair of the House Agriculture and Natural Re - sources Committee (who refused to hold a public hearing on the legisla- tion). She also brought the legislation to the floor of the House of Repre - sentatives as a budget proviso amend - ment in an effort to expose more of her colleagues to the issue. To help generate public awareness and sup- port, Rep. Pike crafted newspaper editorials in the Vancouver and Aberdeen papers and appeared on the Outdoor GPS TV show promot- ing the legislation.
CCA Washington Executive Director Nello Picinich with Rep. Liz Pike.
Sen. Rivers worked closely with the Chair of the Senate Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Kirk Pearson, to secure a public hearing on SB 5844. Sen. Rivers testified at
Picinich presents Sen. Ann Rivers with her award.
the public hearing in favor of the bill, where she was joined by more than 60 recreational anglers, many of whom also testified in favor of the bill. Sen. Rivers stood tall when chal- lenged by pro commercial fishing industry legislators on the merits of this bill. It was the first time a bill to prioritize recreational fishing was heard before a legislative committee. Thank you and congratulations Rep. Pike and Sen. Rivers!
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