Washington State Senate establishes ‘Code of Conduct Workgroup’

The Washington State Senate has begun Phase II of its effort to maintain an appropriate and respectful workplace in the Legislature with the creation of the ‘Senate Code of Conduct Workgroup.’

The workgroup includes representatives from the lobbying community, Senate staff from both caucuses, non-partisan Committee Services staff, legislative agency staff, as well as an executive branch agency liaison. Two members of the Senate – Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, and Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond – are also participating. Rivers and Dhingra each represent the members of their caucuses in the discu...