Joe McDermott
34th District - West Seattle, Burien, Vashon Island, Maury Island, White Center
Majority Assistant Floor Leader
Committees
- Early Learning & K-12 Education
- Government Operations & Elections
- Ways & Means
- Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance
Olympia Office
230 Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504-0434
(360) 786-7667
Local Governments
News
Video: Legislative Update - Feb. 5 2/7/2010
Podcast - Feb. 5 2/5/2010
Sen. Joe McDermott's podcast for Feb. 5, 2010.
Video: Legislative Update - Jan. 28 1/31/2010
Sen. Joe McDermott – Legislative Update – Jan. 21 1/25/2010
Legislative Update - Jan. 14 1/18/2010
Tour the 34th Legislative District 11/18/2009
Reps. Eileen Cody and Sharon Neslon and I recently took the legislative camera crew on a tour of the 34th Legislative District. Watch us visit some of our favorite hometown spots.
Getting airborne to learn about possible Green River flooding 10/13/2009
Sen. Joe McDermott, D-West Seattle, took to the skies this afternoon to survey flood plains in the Green River Valley in danger of being submerged by rising waters this winter due to structural deficiencies with the Howard Hanson Dam. In the video below McDermott explains what he learned.
Budget cuts: 'I don't see how we can do more' 10/6/2009
Sen. Joe McDermott, D-West Seattle, is back home after spending part of last week in Olympia for committee Assembly Days. In this video, McDermott talks about the state’s worsening budget situation and says this time there’s no way to simply cut our way out of it.
Watch: Sen. McDermott updates you from Assembly Days 10/2/2009
The report Sen. McDermott references can be found here.
News: Sen. McDermott awarded ‘Champions for Children’ award 10/1/2009
Senator Joe McDermott was awarded a Champion for Children award by the Children’s Alliance for his long-standing commitment to feeding hungry children. During the 2009 Legislative session while the state faced a record budget shortfall, McDermott fought to ensure funding to eliminate the co-pay for reduced-price lunch for our youngest students and breakfast for all our students was retained.