HR 4715

HOUSE      RESOLUTION     NO.     2026-4715, by Representatives Jinkins, Stokesbary,
Abbarno,    Abell,    Barkis,   Barnard,   Berg,    Bergquist,   Bernbaum,   Berry,   Bronoske,
Burnett,    Callan,   Chase,    Connors,   Corry,   Cortes,   Couture,   Davis,   Dent,    Doglio,
Donaghy, Duerr, Dufault, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon,
Fosse, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hall, Hill, Jacobsen, Keaton,
Klicker,    Kloba,    Leavitt,     Lekanoff,    Ley,   Low,    Macri,    Manjarrez,   Marshall,
McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-
Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards,
Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons,
Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Thomas, Timmons,
Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, and Zahn
1     WHEREAS, Representative Steve Tharinger was elected to the House
2 of Representatives in 2010 representing the 24th Legislative
3 District; and
4     WHEREAS, He received his political science degree from Colorado
5 College after growing up in the Twin Cities in Minnesota; and
6     WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger started his career as a
7 contractor building houses, and later became a small business owner;
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9     WHEREAS, He was elected as the Clallam County Commissioner in
10 1999 and pursued his passions by serving on many local boards and
11 commissions; and
12     WHEREAS,   He   championed  environmental   efforts   to  protect
13 Washington waterways and native salmon; and
14     WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger was the chair of the House
15 Capital Budget Committee for 12 years, where he worked tirelessly to
16 craft the Washington state capital budgets with record investments in
17 school construction and housing along with funding for colleges,
18 universities, state parks, and local infrastructure that will serve
19 us for generations; and
20     WHEREAS, He also sat on the Health Care and Wellness and
21 Appropriations Committees, advocating for legislation and programs to
22 improve health care throughout the state of Washington; and
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1     WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger is known by his legislative
2 colleagues in the House of Representatives for his good humor,
3 negotiating skills, and ability to work across the aisle; and
4     WHEREAS, Representative Tharinger has served the people of his
5 district and the state of Washington with dedication and purpose;
6     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives
7 acknowledge Steve Tharinger's service to his district and the
8 Washington state legislature.
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10I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of
11Resolution 4715 adopted by the House of Representatives
12March 12, 2026
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18Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk
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