First-year state Rep. Lisa Callan came to Olympia with a computer engineering background, a burning desire to help Washington kids thrive and learn, and a commitment to erase state route 18's well-deserved reputation as a traffic nightmare. You'll meet her today.

Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast

English - April 06, 2019 01:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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Previous Episode: Washington state Rep. Jeff Morris is one of the Legislature's top thinkers in the field of energy, and today we'll talk about how smart, efficient appliances are going to change our lives.

Next Episode: Two of Rep. Mike Pellicciotti's favorite words are accountability and transparency, especially as applied to government, the election process, and the private sector. We'll talk about all these and more in this first Capitol Ideas podcast of the 2019 legislative interim.

As a Boeing engineer, Lisa Callan helped create the best airplanes in the world. Now that she's a member of the majority Democratic Caucus in the Washington state House of Representatives, she's putting her creative skills to use to help build a better Washington. In this edition of Capitol Ideas, she talks about being a brand-new lawmaker, fixing a nototious traffic chokepoint in her district, giving Washington kids the best schools around, and more. Give her 16 minutes; you'll be glad you did.