HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4715

HR 4715

ByRepresentatives Jinkins, Stokesbary, Abbarno, Abell, Barkis, Barnard, Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry, Bronoske, Burnett, Callan, Chase, Connors, Corry, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio, Donaghy, Duerr, Dufault, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hall, Hill, Jacobsen, Keaton, Klicker, Kloba, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Ley, Low, Macri, Manjarrez, Marshall, McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards, Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Thomas, Timmons, Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, and Zahn

WHEREAS, Representative Steve Tharinger was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 representing the 24th Legislative District; and

WHEREAS, He received his political science degree from Colorado College after growing up in the Twin Cities in Minnesota; and

WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger started his career as a contractor building houses, and later became a small business owner; and

WHEREAS, He was elected as the Clallam County Commissioner in 1999 and pursued his passions by serving on many local boards and commissions; and

WHEREAS, He championed environmental efforts to protect Washington waterways and native salmon; and

WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger was the chair of the House Capital Budget Committee for 12 years, where he worked tirelessly to craft the Washington state capital budgets with record investments in school construction and housing along with funding for colleges, universities, state parks, and local infrastructure that will serve us for generations; and

WHEREAS, He also sat on the Health Care and Wellness and Appropriations Committees, advocating for legislation and programs to improve health care throughout the state of Washington; and

WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger is known by his legislative colleagues in the House of Representatives for his good humor, negotiating skills, and ability to work across the aisle; and

WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger has served the people of his district and the state of Washington with dedication and purpose;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge Steve Tharinger's service to his district and the Washington state legislature.