Biography

PERSONAL:
Jim lives in Vancouver.

PROFESSIONAL:
Chemical Dependency Counselor – Kaiser Permanente (25Yrs)

EDUCATION:
Washington State University – BS in Psychology
Portland State University, Graduate School of Social Work
Portland State University, Graduate – Mark Hatfield School of Government

HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore
Judiciary Committee
Commerce and Labor Committee
Health Care and Wellness Committee
Rules Committee

Joint Committee on Veterans & Military Affairs (Co-Chair)
Senate/House Joint Taskforce on Public Health Financing
Senate/House Joint Taskforce on Revising the Child Support Schedule
Governor’s Workgroup on Licensing of Mental Health and Abuse Counselors

PUBLIC SERVICE:
Washington State House of Representatives, 49th Dist. (Re-elected to his third term in 2006) Vancouver WA City Council, 2 terms

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Board Member – Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Clark County Methamphetamine Task Force
Human Services Council Board Member
Vice-Chair - Association of Washington Cities (former)
Member of the Governors Council on Substance Abuse (former)
Chair - SW Washington Health District Board (former)
Co-Chair & Founding Member - Vancouver/Clark Ct. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (former)
Member – YWCA Diversity Task Force (former)
Member – Clark College Advisory Committee on Chemical Dependency (former)
Founding Member – Clark County Pride (former)
Founding Member – Hands Off Washington

PUBLIC SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Passed Instant Runoff Voting – WA House of Representatives
Co-Founded – SW Washington Visitor and Convention Bureau
Passed – Instant Runoff Voting Amendment to City Charter
Passed – Domestic Partnership Benefits, City of Vancouver
Sponsored & Built Vancouver’s First Skate Park

HONORARIUM:
Community Health Centers Health Care Champion – 2005
Glenn Galbreath Spirit Award – Northwest Paralyzed Veterans of America - 2005
Greater Seattle Business Association – Collaboration for Social Change Award 2006
Hands Off Washington Lifetime Hero Award, 1996
S.W. Washington Labor Roundtable Community Service Award, 2000
Children and Family Services, Region VI, Community Diversity Award, 2002
Service Award Association of Washington Cities