The National PTA and the Washington State PTA each actively lobby on issues affecting education at the federal and state levels respectively. IMS has students in the 5th and 41st Legislative Districts (state) and the 8th and 9th Congressional Districts (federal). See the list at the bottom of the page of our elected officials and their websites.
The Issaquah Middle PTSA Advocacy Representative, Erin Eaton, is responsible for:
If you have questions or ideas about advocacy, contact the Advocacy Representative at advocacy@issaquahmiddleptsa.org.
Links of interest:
Get Connected with Elected Officials: Get connected with your elected officials in Olympia. The State PTA Action Center allows you to communicate your views to lawmakers via targeted e-mail, letter, fax, and more. To contact the WA State Legislature directly, dial its Hotline at 1-800-562-6000.
Elected State Officials
Governor Jay Inslee, Washington State
Senator Mark Mullet, 5th Legislative District
Representative Bill Ramos, Position 1, 5th Legislative District
Representative Lisa Callan, Position 2, 5th Legislative District
Senator Lisa Wellman, 41st Legislative District
Representative Tana Senn, Position 1, 41st Legislative District
Representative My-Linh Thai, Position 2, 41st Legislative District
Elected Federal Officials
U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, 8th Congressional District
U.S. Representative Adam Smith, 9th Congressional District
Washington State PTA Contacts
Washington State PTA, http://www.wastatepta.org/advocacy/index.html
Shelley Kloba, Legislative Director, ptalegdir@wastatepta.org
Ramona Hattendorf, Government Relations, rhattendort@wastatepta.org
Bill Williams, Executive Director, bwilliams@wastatepta.org