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Law & Justice Committee recommends confirmation of multiple gubernatorial nominees, including sentencing commission candidates
Summary
The committee held public questioning for several gubernatorial appointments and recommended confirmation for multiple nominees, including Brian Smith, Josephine Wiggs, Esther Matthews and Karen Donahue. Most confirmations were recorded by voice vote with recommendations subject to signatures.
The Senate Law & Justice Committee on Feb. 20 heard public testimony for several gubernatorial appointees to state bodies and recommended confirmation for multiple nominees by voice vote.
Nut graf: The committee took up numerous gubernatorial appointment motions, heard statements from several nominees — including those recommended to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission — and recommended confirmation for a set of appointees by committee voice votes. Where nominees answered substantive questions, the committee recorded their backgrounds and the committee’s recommendation to confirm.
Brian Smith, introduced himself as police chief of Port Angeles and described prior federal law-enforcement experience with the National Park Service and recent service on the Sentencing Guidelines Commission task force. “I’m the police chief in the city of Port Angeles. I have been with the Port Angeles Police Department for 16 years,” Smith said on the…
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