Feb. 3, 2009

Burlington youth serves as legislative page for Rep. Barbara Bailey
Adam Kirkby participates in third week of 2009 legislative session

Adam Kirkby recently served as a legislative page in the Washington State House of Representatives Jan. 26-30. He was sponsored by Rep. Barbara Bailey.

Adam, 15, is the son of Mark Kirkby of Burlington. He is a sophomore at Burlington-Edison High School.

Adam’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.

“We ask a lot of our pages each week and I appreciate Adam’s time and efforts. It’s not easy navigating the capital campus and being away from home,” said Bailey, R-Oak Harbor. “I hope our young men and women continue to be more and more involved in all levels of government. In short time, they will not only be voting but running for office themselves.”

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. Bailey can be contacted at (360) 786-7914 or bailey.barbara@leg.wa.gov.

Additional information about the House Page Program can be found at: http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/HousePageProgram.aspx

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For more information, contact: John Handy, Assistant Director: (360) 786-5758