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John,

Each year, Washington Conservation Voters names a Legislator of the Year: a legislator who showed up as an environmental champion and went above and beyond during the legislative session.

This year I'm delighted to announce Representative Joe Fitzgibbon of the 34th Legislative District as WCV's 2021 Legislator of the Year! He is the first two-time winner of our organization's prestigious award after having previously won in 2015.

WCV selected Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon because he led a multi-year effort to pass HB 1091, a Clean Fuel Standard, for the State of Washington. Rep. Fitzgibbon also helped strengthen and ultimately pass SB 5126, the Climate Commitment Act, which puts a price on carbon through a cap-and-invest program. He worked tirelessly to improve the Senate version of the bill by negotiating with Senate environmental leaders and the Governor, and engaging with Native Nations and racial justice stakeholders to ensure that key equity and Native Nations provisions were included in the bill — his ability to unite the House and a broad coalition for this bill was truly remarkable.

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"I'm proud of the tremendous, hard-won achievement by so many of our House Members and Democratic colleagues in the Senate moving Washington towards a climate-safe future. But as ever, our work is not done yet,” said Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34). “My colleagues and I are excited to continue our work together with WCV, environmentalists across the state, and communities most impacted by the climate crisis to accelerate our state's climate progress and ensure a healthy Washington for many generations to come. Thank you for this award, once again."

In addition, Rep. Fitzgibbon helped lead the House effort to pass SB 5141, the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act, in collaboration with Senate Sponsor Senator Rebecca Saldaña. This landmark bill finally brings environmental justice into state law and requires state agencies to consider how their decisions will affect impacted communities.

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Thanks to your support and advocacy, we're electing environmental champions just like Joe to fight for the futures of people and the planet.

Yours in service,

Alyssa Macy

CEO

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