2025HB 1486

Adding a Student Activist Seat to the College Board

2025 - Washington Senate

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill adds a voting student member to the state board for community and technical colleges, inviting more short-term political pressure onto a governing body that should focus on long-term stewardship. It risks turning governance into another forum for campus activism. CPAC opposes restructuring state boards to institutionalize transient activist voices and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-09 by a vote of 39-10. The bill later became law.

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Legislators · 49

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Emily Alvarado WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Jessica Bateman WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Matt Boehnke WA	Republican	75%	Leftist
John Braun WA	Republican	70%	Conservative
Mike Chapman WA	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Leonard Christian WA	Republican	85%	Conservative
Annette Cleveland WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Steve Conway WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Adrian Cortes WA	Democrat	15%	Leftist
Manka Dhingra WA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Perry Dozier WA	Republican	82%	Leftist
Phil Fortunato WA	Republican	78%	Leftist
Noel Frame WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Chris Gildon WA	Republican	70%	Conservative
Keith Goehner WA	Republican	50%	Leftist
Drew Hansen WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Paul Harris WA	Republican	45%	Leftist
Bob Hasegawa WA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Jeff Holy WA	Republican	63%	Leftist
Claudia Kauffman WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Curtis King WA	Republican	66%	Leftist
Deborah Krishnadasan WA	Democrat	15%	Leftist
Marko Liias WA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Liz Lovelett WA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
John Lovick WA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Drew MacEwen WA	Republican	80%	Conservative
Jim McCune WA	Republican	87%	Conservative
Ron Muzzall WA	Republican	57%	Conservative
T'wina Nobles WA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Tina Orwall WA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Jamie Pedersen WA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Bill Ramos WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Marcus Riccelli WA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
June Robinson WA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Rebecca Saldana WA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Jesse Salomon WA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Mark Schoesler WA	Republican	87%	Conservative
Sharon Shewmake WA	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Shelly Short WA	Republican	87%	Conservative
Vandana Slatter WA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Derek Stanford WA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Nikki Torres WA	Republican	60%	Conservative
Yasmin Trudeau WA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Javier Valdez WA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Keith Wagoner WA	Republican	84%	Leftist
Judy Warnick WA	Republican	72%	Leftist
Lisa Wellman WA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Claire Wilson WA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Jeff Wilson WA	Republican	66%	Conservative