Marr arrives in Olympia with ambitious agenda for Spokane

OLYMPIA — Some might consider Monday’s swearing-in ceremony the culmination of Sen. Chris Marr’s hard-fought campaign to win election to the Senate. But Marr, D-Spokane, sees it as just the beginning of efforts to improve life in the 6th Legislative District.

And as the new vice chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, Marr said funding for Spokane’s north-south freeway tops his list of priorities.

“This isn’t just a transportation issue, it’s an economic issue,” Marr said. “For Spokane to move forward, the freeway must move forward.”

Marr wants to make sure the freeway’s construction is funded through completion and that the work can withstand the scrutiny and accountability required for major transportation projects.

Marr also hopes to change some of the dynamics of majority party rule under which Democrats dominate the state but Republicans have tended to dominate Eastern Washington. “If I can help bring both sides together, everyone will benefit,” he said. “We’ll produce better legislation and we’ll accomplish more, not just in Eastern Washington but across the state.”

Marr also serves on the Senate Health & Long-Term Care Committee, the Senate Human Services & Corrections Committee and the Senate Water, Energy & Telecommunications Committee.

Constituents may contact Marr through his Senate office in Olympia at 360-786-7610 or marr.chris@leg.wa.gov, and can subscribe to a range of committee lists at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/subscriptions/ to keep track of specific issues or areas of interest.

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