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Spokane Valley
youth serves as
legislative page
for Rep. Larry Crouse
Marta Nelson participates in 2009
legislative session
Marta Nelson recently
served as a legislative page in the Washington State House of
Representatives March 30 - April 3. She was sponsored by
Rep.
Larry Crouse, R-Spokane Valley.
Marta, 16, is the daughter
of Carol Nelson of
Spokane Valley. She is a student at
Northwest
Christian Schools.
Marta's responsibilities included delivering messages and documents to
legislators and legislative assistants, committee meetings and House
chambers. She also spent time in the legislative page school learning
about state government.
"The legislative page
program is a great opportunity that gives students first-hand experience
about how their government operates," said Crouse.
"We ask a lot of our pages each week and
I appreciate Marta's time and efforts. It's not easy navigating the
capital campus and being away from home. She did a great job and
it was a pleasure having her in Olympia."
Young men
and women have come to Olympia to serve as pages for the Washington
State Legislature since 1891. Pages must obtain permission from their
parents and schools, and many stay with volunteer host
families in Thurston County.
Rep. Crouse can be
contacted at (360) 786-7820 or
crouse.larry@leg.wa.gov.
Additional information about the House Page Program can be found at:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/HousePageProgram.aspx
Click here for a high-resolution photo of Rep. Crouse and Marta
Nelson.
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For more information, contact:
Brendon Wold, Senior
Information Officer: (360) 786-7698
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