Steve Tharinger

Rep. Steve Tharinger is running for a third term. Steve is a long-time leader of salmon habitat restoration and protection. He is a member of the Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board. Steve was also instrumental in securing appropriations from the 2013 State Legislature to fund air monitors for Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to measure ultrafine particles from biomass plants. He sits on the Governor's task force to increase funding for mass transit, bikes, and trails. Steve 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 favors renewable energy, funding for pedestrian projects, and making funds available for conservation priorities such as Puget Sound Cleanup and stormwater management. He worked on strengthening water conservation rules and worked on this issue for years while a Clallam County Commissioner.