Kevin Van De Wege

Rep. Kevin Van De Wege has a strong environmental voting record that includes lead on the Neah Bay Rescue Tugs, banning flame retardants in commercial products, and serving on the House Leadership environmental group. He was successful in having the 2013 State Legislature appropriate funds for air monitors in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to measure ultrafine particles from biomass plants. Kevin co-sponsored legislation requiring oil companies to fully disclose the amount of oil entering our state, the route of oil trains, and other information on the movement of oil that our communities and first responders need to know. He supports renewable energy, funding for mass transit, bike and pedestrian projects, making funds available for conservation priorities such as Puget Sound Cleanup and stormwater management, and more revenue for the Department of Ecology and Parks.