Jan. 26, 2009

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Local student serves as legislative page for Rep. Jim McCune
Nate Duval-Igarta participates in second week of 2009 legislative session

Nate Duval-Igarta served as a legislative page in the Washington State House of Representatives Jan. 19-23. He was sponsored by Rep. Jim McCune.

Nate, 16, is the son Bernard and Marie Duval-Igarta and a 10th-grade home-school student. His responsibilities included delivering messages and documents to legislators and legislative assistants, committee meetings and House chambers. Nate also spent time in the legislative page school learning about state government.

“The early weeks of the legislative session are always fast-paced and interesting. I’m glad Nate was able to experience the Legislature at this time,” said McCune, R-Graham. “I think young people are becoming more and more interested in government and understand they can make a difference. Our pages of today are the voters and leaders of tomorrow.”

Young men and women have come to Olympia since 1891 to serve as pages for the Washington State Legislature. Pages must obtain permission from their parents and schools, and most live with volunteer host families. State representatives may only sponsor a limited number of pages each session.

For more information on Rep. McCune: (360) 786-7824; mccune.jim@leg.wa.gov; or http://www.houserepublicans.wa.gov/McCune/

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