The Board of Governors Legislative Committee is comprised of 11 members who meet weekly just before and throughout the legislative session. The Committee's primary purpose is to consider legislation of interest to the WSBA and provide guidance as needed to the Bar's Outreach and Legislative Affairs staff, who typically present legislation for review to the Committee. The Committee is authorized, after consideration of GR 12 and subject to the procedural requirements of the WSBA Bylaws, to take a position on legislation on behalf of the WSBA.
2026–2027 Board of Governors Legislative Committee Members
Chair: Alain Villeneuve, Treasurer and Governor, District 7 South
Francis Adewale, Immediate Past President
Chris Bhang, At-Large Governor
Todd Bloom, Governor, District 6
Kevin Fay, Governor, District 9
Min Kang, Governor, District 2
Nam Nguyen, President-elect and Governor, District 10
Kari Petrasek, President
Parvin Price, Governor, District 1
Mary Rathbone, Governor, District 4
Norma Linda Ureña, Governor, District 7 North
Contact Legislative Affairs
Sanjay Walvekar
Legislative Affairs Manager
206-733-5903 | sanjayw@wsba.org