State Rep. Larry Springer of the 45th District announced his run for re-election to the Washington State House of Representatives on Monday.
Springer has been a member of the House since 2005 and currently serves as Deputy Majority Leader for jobs and economic development, focusing on business outreach and coordinating the development of a job creation plan.
“I am eager to return to the Legislature and continue working to help Washington climb out of this economic recession,” said Springer, D-Kirkland. “We have made progress the past two years but there is much left to do.”
Springer is the only candidate so far to file for 45th District, Pos. 2 with the Public Disclosure Commission. So far, he has raised nearly $86,000, according to the PDC.
Springer has a reputation for working across the political aisle which has garnered him support from both Republicans and Democrats. His endorsements include local elected officials: Jane Hague, King County councilwoman; Redmond Mayor John Marchione; Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride; Woodinville Mayor Bernie Talmas; Amy Ockerlander, Mayor Pro Tem of Duvall; Don Gerend, City Councilman and former mayor of Sammamish; and Kirkland Deputy Mayor Doreen Marchione.
Before his time in Olympia, Springer served 11 years on the Kirkland City Council, four as mayor. While on the council he served as president of the Suburban Cities Association, chair of the salmon recovery program in the Cedar River watershed, on the Puget Sound Regional Council, and the Eastside Transportation Partnership.
Springer is a lifelong resident of the Eastside. Born in Snoqualmie, he attended a one-room school in Seattle before his parents moved to Bellevue where he graduated from Bellevue High School, before earning a BA from Western Washington State College and a Masters Degree from the University of Oregon.
A former elementary school teacher, Springer owns a retail wine store in downtown Kirkland for the last 27 years with his wife Penny Sweet, a Kirkland City Councilwoman, and their two Golden Retrievers, Beaune and Brix.
Contact Rep. Larry Springer at 425-822-2907, larry@larryspringer.org or visit www.larryspringer.org.
