SR 8703

SENATE RESOLUTION
  8703
By Senators Pedersen, Braun, Stanford, Riccelli, Hunt, J. Wilson, Hasegawa, Hansen,
Cortes, Liias, McCune, Frame, Holy, Kauffman, Short, Krishnadasan, Boehnke, Valdez,
Christian,    Muzzall,      Goehner,   Warnick,   King,   Torres,   Dozier,   Harris,   Bateman,
Chapman,     Gildon,   C.    Wilson,   Trudeau,   Cleveland,   Nobles,   Dhingra,   Fortunato,
Salomon, Alvarado, MacEwen, Robinson, Lovelett, Wagoner, Saldaña, Lovick, Slatter,
Orwall, Shewmake, and Wellman
1     WHEREAS, Steven Edward Conway was first elected to the Washington
2 State House of Representatives in 1993, and was reelected eight
3 times. He was elected to the Washington State Senate in 2010, and was
4 reelected three times; and
5     WHEREAS, For 34 years, Senator Conway has represented the 29th
6 legislative district, which includes the cities of Tacoma, Midland,
7 Parkland, and Spanaway, and is home to many working families; and
8     WHEREAS, Senator Conway has served on labor committees in the
9 House or Senate for the entire duration of his legislative career,
10 and served as Chair of the committee for many years in the House; and
11     WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure, Senator Conway has been a
12 steadfast advocate for working families and a leading champion of
13 collective bargaining rights, recognizing the fundamental importance
14 of workers' ability to organize and negotiate for fair wages,
15 benefits, and working conditions; and
16     WHEREAS, Senator Conway's influence and input can be found in
17 every major labor policy over the last three decades. He has shaped
18 and   strengthened   collective    bargaining   rights,   unemployment
19 insurance, apprenticeship programs, Paid Family and Medical Leave,
20 and our state's pension system; and
21     WHEREAS, Senator Conway has also been intimately involved in the
22 state's pension policy. He is the longest serving member of the
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1 Select Committee on Pension Policy, a committee that has made
2 Washington's pension system one of the best funded in the
3 nation; and
4     WHEREAS, Senator Conway has also delivered funding for
5 countless local projects during his career. His work helped
6 expand the University of Washington Tacoma and build the LeMay
7 Car Museum, as well as establish the Harry Bridges Center for
8 Labor Studies at the University of Washington and, most
9 recently, the Asia Pacific Cultural Center in Tacoma; and
10     WHEREAS, Senator Conway is also passionate about supporting
11 park spaces, and was instrumental in securing funding for the
12 Star Center in South Tacoma, the Eastside Community Center in
13 the Eastside neighborhood, and Cross Park in the Frederickson
14 area; and
15     WHEREAS, Senator Conway was elected by the Senate to the
16 position of President Pro Tempore on January 13, 2025, and
17 presided over the Senate with grace when called upon to do so;
18 and
19     WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature will look back at
20 Senator Conway's career as an example of a life dedicated to
21 public service and the advancement of worker protections and
22 rights;
23     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the state
24 of   Washington  commend   and  honor   Steve  Conway  for   his
25 extraordinary service to the people of the 29th Legislative
26 District and the State of Washington; and
27     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be transmitted
28 by the Secretary of the Senate to Senator Steve Conway with the
29 Senate's most sincere thanks and appreciation for his years of
30 exemplary service in the Legislature.
31 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate,
32 do hereby certify that this is a true and
33 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8703,
34 adopted by the Senate
35 March 11, 2026
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1 SARAH BANNISTER
2 Secretary of the Senate
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