Steve Tharinger

Steve Tharinger DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 24

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Steve TharingerDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 24
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Stephen Platner Tharinger (born 1949) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 24th district.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Colorado College
BA Political Science and Government
Past Positions1 - 2 of 2
Representative
Washington State House of Representatives
2010 - Current
Former Commissioner
Clallam County
Other Experience1 - 28 of 28
Chair
Clallam County Chemical Dependency/Mental Health Fund Advisory Board
Current
Member
Olympic Consortium for Workforce Development
Current
Member
Legislative Advisory Committee, Watershed Planning Implementation, Washington Biodiversity Council
Current
Member
Sequim Sunrise Rotary
Current
Volunteer Mediator
Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center
Current
Ex-Officio Member
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Board
2011 - Current
Member
Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board
2002 - 2010
Treasurer
United Way of Clallam County
2003 - 2009
Former Board Member
Clallam County Economic Development Council
Former Chair
Peninsula Regional Support Network for Mental Health
Former Member
Salmon Recovery Council and Ecosystem Coordination Board, Puget Sound Partnership
Former Member
Dungeness River Management Team
Former Member
Council of Governments for the Olympic Area Agency on Aging
Former Member
Washington State North Coast Local Loan Board
Former Member
Clallam County Board of Health
Member
Health Care Reform Revitalization Committee, State Insurance Commissioner
Member
Washington Association of Counties’ Coastal Caucus
Current
Member
Clallam County Planning Commission
1992 - 1997
Chair
Carlsborg Urban Growth Area Task Force
1994
Member
Clallam County Forest/Mineral Lands Committee
1991
Former Member
Capital Budget Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member
Local Government Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Clallam County Agricultural Advisory Committee
Former Chair
Clallam County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Former Co-Chair
Joint Committee on Aging and Disability, Washington State Senate
Former Member
United Way Access to Health Care Committee and Community Solutions Committee
Former Member
Clallam County Agricultural Resource Lands Committee
Former Member
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Health Care Reform Realization Committee
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