Pam Roach

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name = Pam Roach


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state_senate = Washington
state = Washington
district = 31st
term_start = 1991
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birth_date = 1948
birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
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party = Republican
spouse = Jim Roach
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children = 5
residence = Auburn, Washington, U.S.
alma_mater = Brigham Young University
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website = [http://www.senaterepublicans.wa.gov/roach/ www.senaterepublicans.wa.gov/roach]
[http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/roach Official Senate page]
footnotes = [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=3136 Senator Pam Roach (WA)] . Project Vote Smart. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.]

Pam Roach (born 1948) is an American Republican politician and a Washington State Senator representing the 31st district.

Personal

Senator Roach and her husband, Jim, have been married for 33 years. They have five grown children, one of whom (Dan Roach) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives.

Employment

Senator Roach is a former KIRO Weekend Radio Show host. For 16 years she worked as a legislative assistant and aid to former Senator and King County Council member Kent Pullen.

Education

*B.A., History, 1970, BYU
*Teacher Certificate, 1971.

Elected Office

*Senate 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006. Current term expires January 2011.

tanding Committees (2007-08)

*Ranking Republican Member, Government Operations and Elections
*Judiciary
*Ways and Means.

Civic Activities

*Director, Reading Tree Advisory Board
*Board member, Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation
*Member: Rotary International of Sumner
*State Farm Bureau; Boy Scouts of America (Guardian Member); Founding member, Lake Tapps Task Force
*Sons of Italy
*Past Member: Auburn Food Bank Board of Directors
*Auburn Chamber of Commerce
*Local Council, Boy Scouts of America
*Soos Creek Action Response

pecial Committees

*Sunshine Committee (Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee)
*Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation
*Washington Insitute for Public Policy
*Joint Select Committee for Veterans and Military Affairs (Executive Board)
*Economic Development Finance Authority
*Sentencing Guidelines Commission [http://www.senaterepublicans.wa.gov/roach/bio.htm SRC - Senator Pam Roach Biography] . Senate Republican Caucus. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.]

Awards

Roach was awarded Legislator of the Year by the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs, 1996,1997,1998,1999 R

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