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SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8023
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Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1996
Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/11/96. Referred to Committee
on Transportation.
Requesting the department of
transportation to name an overpass after Senator Matson.
TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION:
We, your Memorialists,
the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative
session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, Senator James
T. Matson has served the people of the Yakima Valley and the State of
Washington with distinction during his sixteen-year tenure in the Legislature;
and
WHEREAS, Senator Matson
is known and respected for his legislative knowledge and political instincts;
and
WHEREAS, Senator Matson
has displayed his leadership skills, whether serving as Senate Minority Leader
of the Senate Republican Caucus or, most recently, as Chairman of the Senate's
Committee on Labor and Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Senator
Matson's penchant for straight talk and reputation as one who does not go back
on his word was refreshing during these times of political rhetoric and double
talk; and
WHEREAS, Senator Matson
has been a powerful ally and promoter for the state's agricultural industry,
fighting for right-to-farm laws and reducing unnecessary government red tape;
and
WHEREAS, Senator Matson
has supported efforts to give police and investigators the necessary tools to
fight drugs and crime; and
WHEREAS, Most notably,
Senator Matson distinguished himself as a taxpayer advocate, leading the way
for smaller, leaner state government; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his
legislative career, Senator Matson fought hard to keep government off the backs
of businesses, farmers, and citizens; and
WHEREAS, Senator Matson
has been a strong supporter of the Yakima Valley, evident in such projects as
the rebuilding of the Clear Creek Dam; and
WHEREAS, Opinion leaders
have called Jim "one of the best legislators this past quarter
century," " . . . one of the most highly respected,
intelligent and independent-minded lawmakers in Olympia," describing him
with words such as "honesty," "integrity," and
"commitment"; and
WHEREAS, It was always
important for Senator Matson to do first-class work for the Senate and the
people who elected him and, throughout his years of service, Senator Matson
never let either of them down;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your
Memorialists respectfully pray that the State Department of Transportation name
the overpass at Selah, Washington after Senator James T. Matson.
BE IT
RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the State
Department of Transportation.
