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Rochester
youth serves as
legislative page for Rep. Gary Alexander
Nick Fagerness
participates in 2009
legislative session
Nick Fagerness recently
served as a legislative page in the Washington State House of
Representatives Feb. 8 - 13. He was sponsored by
Rep.
Gary Alexander, R-Olympia.
Nick, 15, is the son of
Richard and Gala Fagerness of Rochester. He is a student at
Academy Northwest.
Nick's responsibilities included delivering messages and documents to
legislators and legislative assistants, committee meetings and House
chambers. He 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 their government operates," said Alexander.
"I've really enjoyed
having Nick join me in Olympia as a legislative page. He's done an
outstanding job and it was a pleasure having him serve as a legislative
page."
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. Alexander can be
contacted at (360) 786-7990 or
alexander.gary@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. Alexander and Nick.
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For more information, contact:
Brendon Wold, Senior
Information Officer: (360) 786-7698
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