Jessica Hauffe
Director of Government Affairs
Advocacy toolkit
Get involved and make your voice heard! There are many ways that you can take action and advocate for the issues that are important to you. Please see below for actions you can take.
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Join the WSNA Political Action Committee (WSNA PAC) and help invest in growing the voice of nurses in Olympia. WSNA PAC is focused on supporting people running for state legislative office who support nurses and to help support nurses who want to run for legislative office themselves.
WSNA's legislator voting records are developed based on the priority bills we supported during a given year's Washington state legislative session. Not all WSNA priority bills are always voted on in both chambers, which is why the list of bills tracked on the report may differ from Senate to House. As the voting records indicate, most nursing issues have bipartisan support in Olympia.
To see how legislators voted on other labor priorities during the 2024 session, check out the Washington State Labor Council’s voting record (PDF).
Not every idea is created equal. There are several questions that the Legislative & Health Policy Council must consider before deciding to adopt an idea as a legislative priority for an upcoming session. Read more...
Designed for both nursing students and practicing nurses alike, Introduction to Legislative Advocacy aims to inform about the Washington state legislative process and the importance of registered nurse advocacy in directing the practice of nursing. Learn about WSNA legislative priorities, the most effective way to advocate to your legislators, and hear from a panel of WSNA members about their advocacy journeys.