Lisa Callan Explained

Lisa Callan
State House:Washington
District:5th
Alongside:Bill Ramos
Term Start:January 14, 2019
Predecessor:Paul Graves
Party:Democratic
Birth Name:Lisa Williams
Birth Place:Arizona, U.S.
Alma Mater:Northern Arizona University (BS)

Lisa Callan is a Democratic member of the Washington Legislature representing the State's 5th House district for position 2. Callan has held office since 2019 after being elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Career

Callan has a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University in mathematics and computer science. She worked as an engineer at Boeing and then as a software developer in the technology sector. She served on the Issaquah School Board.[1] [2]

Callan won the general election in November 2018 to a secure a seat in the Washington House of Representatives. She secured fifty-two percent of the vote while her closest rival, Republican Paul Graves, secured forty-eight percent.[3]

Callan won re-election to the State House on November 3, 2020.[4]

Notable legislation

Callan voted in favor of HB 1589,[5] which is described as supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future by prohibiting the expansion of natural gas services and other regulations on natural gas companies.[6]

Callan voted in favor of and sponsored HB 1054,[7] which is described as establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers by adding restrictions on vehicular pursuits, as well as prohibiting law enforcement from using chokeholds, the deployment of tear gas, or unleashed police dogs in the arrest or apprehension of suspects.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Lisa – LISA CALLAN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE. https://web.archive.org/web/20181218142729/http://lisacallan.org/about-lisa/. dead. 2018-12-18. 2018-12-18. 2019-03-20.
  2. Web site: lisacallan – LISA CALLAN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE. en-US. 2019-03-20.
  3. News: Washington Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times. 6 November 2018. The New York Times. 16 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Kunkler . Aaron . Democrats again secure all three state seats in 5th Legislative District races . valleyrecord.com . Snoqualmie Valley Record . 13 January 2021 . en . 3 November 2020.
  5. Web site: HB 1589 - 2023-24 Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. . leg.wa.gov.
  6. Web site: Environment & Energy Committee . leg.wa.gov.
  7. Web site: HB 1054 - 2021-22 Establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers. . leg.wa.gov.
  8. Web site: Public Safety Committee . leg.wa.gov.