Voter Engagement (2025)

House Page, Ash Larson researched and brought his question to Committee Leadership of the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections Committee about voter engagement.

Hear what Committee Chair Javier Valdez (RD) 46th Dist., and Ranking Member Jeff Wilson (R) 19th Dist. each had to say!

Check out the full series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SCiQlpeW9JwnJepn87zNpDT&feature=shared

📚 20 min Lesson Plan: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections Committee:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LSi3ioY-ajfGP4UG1POfyJeSSb5dJ0CbcCfwkzDjn1E/edit?tab=t.0

Viewer's Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fa1Oc2fDDgXcxprdMOnZ7ESnltrQ2bzuNJ1IYnBBpoY/edit?usp=sharing

The 2024 Election was historic with Washington surpassing 5 million registered voters for the first time. In order for this to happen, there needed to be a lot of organization at the state level. The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections Committee is in charge of passing laws to ensure that the state government runs smoothly, ethically, and efficiently. They consider issues relating to:

State contracts, Agency rulemaking, Emergency management
Veterans
Elections
Campaign finance
Public disclosure
Ethics in government
Archaeological and historic preservation

More Learning resources:
📚 Lesson plan for this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LSi3ioY-ajfGP4UG1POfyJeSSb5dJ0CbcCfwkzDjn1E/edit?usp=sharing
📚Check out our other CIVICS CURRICULA for WA middle and high school teachers: https://www.teachwithtvw.org/lesson-plans/
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🙋Capitol Classroom - Bring the Legislative process into your classroom: https://teachwithtvw.org/civic-participation-in-the-classroom/

🙋On The Issues - Youth bring the questions to WA state leadership: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SCiQlpeW9JwnJepn87zNpDT&feature=shared

🙋TVW CONNECTS - WA students engage in live Q&A with political leaders and experts:
https://teachwithtvw.org/tvw-connects-civic-engagement/

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