HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2000-4756, by Representatives D. Schmidt, Wensman, Hatfield, Thomas, Hankins, Dickerson, Kagi and Pflug

       WHEREAS, Alan Rosenthal is a professor of public policy at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, and for two decades served as the Director of the Institute; and

       WHEREAS, Professor Rosenthal has dedicated his professional life to studying state legislatures and has consulted with numerous state legislatures on matters of organization, procedure, and ethics; and

       WHEREAS, Among Professor Rosenthal's several books are Legislative Life, Drawing the Line:  Legislative Ethics in the States, and his most recent book, The Decline of Representative Democracy; and

       WHEREAS, In the last several years, the Washington State Legislature has been honored to have Professor Rosenthal participate in the Legislative Staff Leadership Institute and serve as a featured speaker in the House of Representatives Integrity in Government Series; and

       WHEREAS, Professor Rosenthal continues to share his expertise and experience and is working with the National Conference of State Legislatures, the American Political Science Association, and the Center for Civic Education on a multiyear project entitled A New Public Perspective on Representative Democracy.  This project is an outreach and civic education program to explain representative democracy, legislatures, lawmakers, and the legislative process to citizens;

       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and honor Professor Alan Rosenthal for the numerous contributions he has made throughout the years to the understanding of state legislatures; and

       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Co‑Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives to Professor Rosenthal.

       I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of

       Resolution 4756 adopted by the House of Representatives

                         February 18, 2000.

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Timothy A. Martin, Co-Chief Clerk    Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerk