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Eatonville teen serves as
page for Rep. McCune
Andrew Benton, from
Eatonville, served as a legislative page during the week of January 16.
He was sponsored by
Rep. Jim McCune, R-Graham.
Andrew is 15 and is a freshman at Eatonville High School. He wants to
enroll in the Air Force after high school.
Since 1891, young people from across the state have come to Olympia to
serve as pages for the Washington State House of Representatives.
Several hundred students between the ages of 14 and 16 will participate
this year in the legislative page program.
As a page, Andrew’s responsibilities included delivering messages and
documents to legislators in their offices, committee meetings, and the
House chambers during floor sessions. The job is vital to the efficient
operation of the Legislature.
In addition to his assigned duties, Andrew continued his regular
schoolwork two hours a day. He also spent time in the Legislative Page
School learning about state government.
Pages must be in good academic standing and obtain permission from their
parents and school. They are paid a stipend for their service and many
of them live with volunteer host families while in the state capital.
Additional information
about the House Page Program can be found on the Internet by visiting
http://www1.leg.wa.gov/House/PageInternProgram/.
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For more information, contact:
John
Handy, Assistant Director: (360) 786-5758
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