42nd LD
(This is where you live)
(This is where you live)
The 42nd legislative district is represented by this number of state representatives
What is three?
Sen. Shewmake
Rep. Alicia Rule
Rep. Joe Timmons
These three branches make up the federal and state government
What are the legislative, executive and judicial branches?
This endangered species lives in both the Nooksack and Skagit rivers, and is a critical food source for Orca whales
What are chinook salmon?
This level of government is primarily responsible for running elections in Washington state.
What is County government?
This is the highest paid tax-payer funded job in Washington state.
What is the WSU head football coach?
This former 42nd district state representative was the youngest person ever appointed to the State legislature
Who is Simon Sfezik?
The Washington state legislature runs in cycles of this many years
What is 2?
This geological phenomenon is an area of land that is drained by a river and its branches or tributaries, and is a critical geography to be considered in policy making in Washington state.
What is a river basin?
This amount of professional experience is required to be elected as a Coroner in Washington State.
What is absolutely none?
Pickleball was named this official sport of Washington in this year.
What is 2022?
This salary is the average income of a Whatcom County resident.
What is $58,000? (2021)
In odd years, the Washington state legislature's session is this many days long.
What is 105?
This northwestern river is the third largest on the West Coast and is home to all five species of salmon
What is the Skagit river?
Whether or not you can build a home on a plot of land you own is decided by this level of government.
What is county or city government?
Washington state anti-tax advocate Tim Eyman was arrested on misdemeanor theft in 2019 after being caught on camera taking this item from an Office Depot without paying.
What is an office chair?
This federal representative represents the 42nd Legislative District at the federal level.
Who is Rep. Rick Larsen?
Every two years, the Washington state legislature writes these three budgets in order to fund the state's variety of activities.
What are the operating, capital and transportation budgets
This number of years is how often the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is supposed to update community flood maps (which show what parts of a community are likely to flood at what water levels).
What is every 5 years?
Prosecuting Attorney, Auditor, Coroner and Clerk are all examples of this.
Local elected officials
The Oleomargarine Act of 1886 was the federal government's first attempt to regulate non-dairy alternatives in an attempt to protect this industry.
What is the dairy industry?
Doug Eriksen, who represented the 42nd LD as State Senator from 2010 until his death in 2021, was also a federally registered lobbyist for this authoritarian country.
What is Cambodia?
In Washington state, special sessions can be called for by the Governor or a two-thirds vote of the legislature. This year was the last time Washington state entered into special session.
What is 2017?
This 2016 State Supreme Court Decision greatly impacted northwest Washington when it required that counties change how they decide to approve or deny building permits that use wells as a water source.
What is Whatcom County vs. Hirst?
In Washington state, Counties that have no adopted their own charter are required to operate this form of government.
Strong Commission.
Whatcom county is an internationally recognized exporter of this agricultural product.
What are raspberries?