SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1999-8672

By Senators West, McDonald, Snyder, Johnson, Bauer, Fairley, Rasmussen, Spanel, Loveland, Roach, Thibaudeau, Haugen, B. Sheldon, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Patterson, Heavey,  Zarelli and McAuliffe

     WHEREAS, David Horsey received the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Editorial Cartoons; and

     WHEREAS, The Pulitzer Prize is the nation=s most prestigious journalism award; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Horsey was raised in Seattle, and graduated from Ingraham High School and the University of Washington, attesting to the quality of the state=s citizens as well as its educational institutions; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, David Horsey was named National Press Foundation Cartoonist of the year in 1999; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Horsey is a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist and columnist whose work appears in more than 450 newspapers, including the Seattle Post-Intelligencer where he has worked since 1979; and

     WHEREAS, David Horsey=s witty, biting brand of humor is a formidable weapon; and

     WHEREAS, The copyrighted Horsey wit, humor and well-honed drawing skills have been turned on the wealthy, the powerful, and even certain members of this august body; and

     WHEREAS, Some Senators have been known to provide Mr. Horsey with the financial incentive to attack the institution=s esteemed members by purchasing his original artwork; and

     WHEREAS, the cartoonist=s pen has found its targets on both sides of the political spectrum; and

     WHEREAS, David Horsey=s political cartoons have become just as integral to the Evergreen State=s political scene as Mount Rainier is to Washington=s landscape;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize and honor David Horsey for winning the Pulitzer Prize for his cartoons, and that the Washington State Senate take partial credit for his success by providing such a good target for his enormous talent.

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1999-8672,

adopted by the Senate April 24, 1999.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate