Legislative Contacts and Higher Education Advocacy Organizations

Contact Info for Legislators:

State District 42 Legislators

• Representative Alicia Rule
  Democrat https://leg.wa.gov/legislators/member/31533

• Senator Sharon Shewmake
  Democrat https://leg.wa.gov/legislators/member/29108

• Representative Joe Timmons * On the Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee
  Democrat https://leg.wa.gov/legislators/member/34037

 

State District 40 Legislators

• Representative Debra Lekanoff
  Democrat https://leg.wa.gov/legislators/member/29106

• Senator Liz Lovelett
  Democrat https://leg.wa.gov/legislators/member/29548

• Representative Alex Ramel
  Democrat https://leg.wa.gov/legislators/member/30127

 

WA Legislative Budget Writers:

• Sen June Robinson https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/robinson/contact/

• Sen Derek Stanford https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/stanford/contact/

• Rep Timm Ormsby https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/ormsby/contact/

• Rep Nicole Macri https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/macri/

• Rep Mia Gregerson https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/gregerson/contact/

 

Higher Education Resources:

American Association of University Professors https://www.aaup.org/

• AAUP Ice on Campus https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/AAUP-ICE-on-Campus.pdf

• AAUP Attacks on Higher Education https://www.aaup.org/issues/political-attacks-higher-education

• AAUP Briefing on “Gender Ideology” EO https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/EPW_Gender_Ideology.pdf

ACLU – Know Your Rights https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights

• ACLU Letter on Weaponization of Education Accreditation https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-deeply-concerned-by-the-proposed-removal-of-references-to-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-accreditor-standards

• ACLU-PA Statement on impact of anti-DEI EOs on institutions of higher education https://www.aclupa.org/en/news/trumps-executive-orders-rolling-back-dei-and-accessibility-efforts-explained

 

POL-U1000.13 Regarding Access to University Property and Student Records for Immigration Enforcement Purposes at WWU

https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1000.13-Regarding-Access-to-University-Property-and-Student-Records-for-Immigration-Enforcement-Purposes-Interim

 

Blue Resource Group – Know Your Rights

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGc29fxvUc/njG0xV3YKqmSvliv_LT9JQ/view?utm_content=DAGc29fxvUc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

 

Keep Washington Working – Guidance for Education

https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploadedfiles/Home/Office_Initiatives/KWW/KWW%20Schools%20Model%20Guidance.pdf

 

NW Immigrant Rights Project https://www.nwirp.org/

 

NW Justice Project | CLEAR Hotline 1-888-201-1014 for civil legal needs (211 in King County) https://nwjustice.org/home

 

Washington Education Association https://www.washingtonea.org/

 

WEA Advocacy https://www.washingtonea.org/advocacy/

 

WA Immigration Solidarity Network (WAISN) | Deportation Defense Hotline: 1-844-724-3737 https://waisn.org/