Marcie Maxwell To Leave Legislature--Will Take Education Post

41st District State House member Marcie Maxwell announced on her facebook page today that she is resigning to take a post as senior education advisor for Governor Jay Inslee.  The Renton Democrat is known as a tireless education advocate. Most recently serving as Deputy Majority Leader for Education and Opportunity.
 An Eastside real estate agent, she is also known as an active community leader. 

Issaquah Celebrates Salmon Days

Issaquah Salmon Days is the year's last outdoor festival, at least in the Greater Seattle Area.  I volunteered to work in the 5th District Democrats booth where state representative Marcie Maxwell (D-Renton) posed with me (bottom picture).  There where also the usual food (top picture), commercial, information boothes as well as entertainment. (middle picture). 
Weather was good, sunny and warm for most of the day until the later hours when rain started to fall.

Area Jewish Community Gathers On Queen Anne

About one hundred of the Seattle area's Jewish community gathered at the lovely home of Washington State Representative Reuven Carlyle last night for an evening of progressive politics. The party was a fundraiser for Jewish members of and candidates for the State legislature. Also a chance for politically engaged members of the Jewish community to see old friends and make new ones. Along with State Senators Adam Kline and Randy Gordon, State house members included Sherri Appleton, Marcie Maxwell, and Roger Goodman. House Speaker Frank Chopp also spoke.

Also there where former Insurance Commission Deborah Senn , former Congressional candidate Jeff Coopersmith and Rabbi Jim Mirel.

State Park Tragedy Doesn't Stop Eastside Democrats

One of the 5th District Democrats most successful fundraiser was the Summer Picnic, this year the 5th planned a bigger, bolder picnic, teaming up with other neighboring legislative districts. The plans were ready to roll, but a terrible shooting in Lake Sammamish closed the park and threatened to cancel the picnic. However swift action by the planning committee and a generous act by 41sth district State House member Marcie Maxwell of donating her house and yard allowed the picnic to take place. The picture was taken there of my wife and I talking to some partiers on Marcie's dock.

5th District Picnic Moved

This note from 5th District Chair Jennifer Sutton.

"Due to the tragic shooting at Lake Sammamish State Park, the park is closed today. We will be moving to the home of Rep. Marcie Maxwell, who has generously offered to let use her home. Rep. Maxwell's addresss is 2827 Mountain View Avenue North in Renton. Marcie lives in Sunnydale on the waterfront of Lake Washington. The times are the same: 11:30-4pm. "