Bellevue Rotary Club, Bellevue, WA
WEEKLY BULLETIN

FEATURED SPEAKER ON JULY 19, 2005

 
Rodney Tom, Luke Esser & Ross Hunter
48th Legislative District
"Legislative Update"

• Rodney Tom

For the past three years, Rodney Tom has served as a State Representative, representing the 48th District. In the legislature, Rodney serves on the Education, Financial Institutions and Insurance, and Rules Committees. Born and raised in Bellevue, he graduated with honors from the University of Washington in 1985 and then earned his MBA at the University of Southern California. An active outdoorsman, Rodney has climbed all five of Washington's volcanoes, plus Mt. Hood in Oregon, participated in the Seattle-to-Portland bicycle event, and competed in three marathon races.

On a more personal side, Rodney has been married for 16 years to his wife Deborah, and they have two of the coolest kids around, Nicole (10) and Dylan (8).

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• Luke Esser

Luke Esser is currently the Republican Floor Leader of the Washington State Senate. He has served the 48th Legislative District since 1999, first in the House of Representatives. The 48th district includes parts of Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland and the Points Communities. He ran for Congress last year.

Luke works a regular job too as the Community Relations Director for the Washington State Attorney General's Office He is a licensed attorney and previously worked as a Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the King County Juvenile Court. He also is a freelance sportswriter.

Senator Esser has twice been awarded the Guardian of Small Business award presented by the National Federation of Independent Businesses for having worked effectively to protect & preserve the future of free enterprise & small business.

He is the former Chairman of the Senate Technology & Communications Committee.

In 2003 he served as a member of the Boeing Five Corners Alliance, tasked with persuading Boeing to assemble the 7E7 in Washington State.

Other than Rotary, Luke’s volunteer activities include serving on the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Board; Bellevue Family YMCA Board of Directors; Reinvestment in Youth Steering Committee; and local Chambers of Commerce.

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Ross Hunter

Ross Hunter retired from Microsoft in 2000 after 17 years of service, ranging from Program Manager for Microsoft Access to General Manager of the Microsoft Commercial Internet System. He graduated from Yale University in 1983 with a BS in Computer Science and holds a number of patents related to database technology.

Ross has been married to Tricie Hunter, a lifelong Washingtonian, for 15 years. He is the father of Jack (14) and Emily (11), who both attend public schools in Bellevue. Ross has been active with the Cub Scouts at the pack and district levels, is a Hopelink board member, and is a trustee for the Bellevue Schools Foundation.

Rep. Hunter is a member of the Appropriations and Education committees, is vice chair of the Finance committee, and chairs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review committee, the legislature’s performance audit effort.

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Rotary Cares Committee

The Family of Rotary supports our members. If you know a Rotarian who is experiencing personal health issues, if they have an immediate family member that is ill, if there has been a death in their family, or they are experiencing a crisis in their business or job, please notify committee chair Katherine Thompson. Our club supports our members during times of joy, too, so send along those moments to celebrate — the birth of children, weddings, and milestone anniversaries.

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Next Meeting
July 19, 2005

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BACK TABLE DUTY
Debbie Acton
Peter Wang

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Will Bevens, 07/01

Ross McIvor, 07/04

Regina Glenn, 07/05

Harry Weiner, 07/06

Larry Morris, 07/10

John Shaw, 07/10

Jeff West, 07/11

Jerry Henry, 07/14

Wright Arnold, 07/15

Jim Hogue, 07/15

Mike Green, 07/18

Patrick Duff, 07/19

Ken Graham, 07/20

Rick Taylor, 07/20

Chuck Doland, 07/21

Brad Hunt, 07/21

Sarah Langton, 07/22

Doug Whalen, 07/23

Rodney Tom, 07/25

Dean Rebhuhn, 07/26

Norm Beck, 07/28

Margaret Doman, 07/28

Mike Hendrickson, 07/28

Betty Nokes, 07/28

Bill Lagen, 07/29

Gail Romero, 07/31

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