Senator Lisa Brown gets things done in Olympia. Respected for her integrity, strategic thinking, and effective leadership, she has been chosen as the Washington Senate Majority Leader since 2005. She uses her position to fight for people who don’t have high-paid lobbyists in Olympia. She has diligently represented working families and the interests of Spokane and Eastern Washington for 18 years.

Lisa believes in the power of education to strengthen our communities and the local economy. She took the initiative to expand the University district and the Riverpoint campus, expanding physical therapy and nursing programs and bringing first-year medical and dental education to Spokane. She increased funds for our school libraries and secured state support of the Northwest Autism Center, skills centers, trade apprenticeships, and the College Bound scholarship program. Lisa’s education successes are furthering the establishment of the Spokane area as a regional hub of advanced education and medical research.

Lisa’s legislative work is bringing us good jobs with benefits. She successfully led efforts to create medical research facilities and to provide incentives for regional aerospace manufacturers and the film industry.  Lisa helped revitalize downtown Spokane and neighborhoods by securing funds for the Fox Theater, affordable housing, the renovated YMCA/YWCA, farmer’s markets, neighborhood centers, and bike trails.

Lisa has been committed to putting more economic development tools in the Washington toolbox. She was the prime sponsor of the Rainy Day fund constitutional amendment, the Life Sciences Development Fund, the Strategic Economic Development Fund, and the Local Increment Financing Tool.

During Lisa’s tenure as Senate Majority Leader, legislative logjams lasting for decades have been broken, resulting in the passage of several pieces of landmark legislation, including the simple majority for schools constitutional amendment, mental health parity, and prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Lisa works hard to make Washington healthier, safer, cleaner, and economically vibrant.