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Senate administration

General information about the Secretary of the Senate and workgroups including Senate Committee Services, Senate Counsel and Human Resources.

Secretary of the Senate's office

The Secretary of the Senate is elected by the senators. The Secretary of the Senate serves as the chief administrative officer, parliamentarian and keeper of the official legislative records. Responsibilities include managing Senate staff, preparation and distribution of legislative documents and ensuring transparency and accountability through public access.

Contact
Secretary of the Senate
PHONE

360-786-7550

Legislative hotline operators: 1-800-562-6000

MAILING ADDRESS

P.O. Box 40482

Olympia, WA 98504-0482

Administration
Sarah Bannister

Secretary of the Senate

ROOM

312 Legislative Building

Colleen Pehar

Deputy Secretary of the Senate

ROOM

310A Legislative Building

Senate Committee Services
Kim Johnson

Sr. Staff Director

ROOM

447 John A. Cherberg Building

Kimberly Cushing

Deputy Director

ROOM

421 John A. Cherberg Building

Senate Counsel
Jeannie Gorrell

Sr. Senate Counsel

ROOM

412 Legislative Building

Suchi Sharma

Sr. Senate Counsel

ROOM

412A Legislative Building

Human Resources
Alison Hellberg

Human Resource Officer

ROOM

221B Irv Newhouse Building

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