Rebecca Saldaña's Biography
- State Senate (WA) - District 37, Democratic Majority Caucus Vice Chair
Contact Information
Office
227 John A. Cherberg Building
Post Office Box 40437
Olympia, WA 98504
2900 McClellan Street
Seattle, WA 98144
Full Name:
Rebecca Saldaña
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: David, Children
Birth Place:
WA
Home City:
Rainier Beach/ Skyway, WA
Grduated, Executive Leadership Institute, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, 2010
BA, Humanities and Theology, Theology, Social Justice, and Spanish, Seattle University, 1995-1999
Majority Caucus Vice-Chair, Washington State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Washington State Senate, District 37, 2017-present
Deputy Majority Leader, Washington State Senate, 2021-2023
Candidate, Washington State Senate, District 37, 2022
Majority Whip, Washington State Senate, 2018-2021
Minority Whip, Washington State Senate, 2017-2018
Member, Housing and Local Government Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
Vice Chair, Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Former Member, Commerce, Labor, and Sports Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Housing Stability and Affordability Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Human Services, Reentry and Rehabilitation Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Washington State Senate
Interim Executive Director, Fair Work Center/Working Washington, Rebecca Saldaña Consulting, Limited Liability Company, 2021-present
Program Director and Executive Director, Puget Sound Sage, 2011-present
New American Leaders Legislative Fellow, Vote Mama Foundation, 2020-2021
Community Liasion, District Office of United States Representative Jim McDermott, 2006-2011
Organizer, Service Employees International Union, Local 6, 2004-2006
Washington State Community Organizer, National Farm Worker Ministry, 2002-2004
Field Organizer and Religious Liasion, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, 1999-2001
Member, 37th District Democrats
Member, Alliance of Clean Jobs and Energy Board
Community Organizer, Oregon's Farm Worker Union
Member, Ranier Beach Action Coalition Board
Member, The Fair Work Center Board
Community Organizer, United Farm Workers
Member, Washington Environmental Council Board
Member, Latino Community Fund of Washington Board of Directors, 2009-2012
Performer, Los Bailadores de Bronce, 1999-2010
Co-Secretary and Member, MujeresNW Executive Board, 2007-2009
Board Chair, Stitch, 2001-2008
Member, Washington State Democratic Latino/Hispanic Caucus, 2004, 2006
Member, Washington State Democratic Latino/Hispanic Caucus Board, 2004, 2006
Executive Member, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement King County Chapter Board, 2003-2005