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Two gubernatorial appointments to Housing Finance Commission heard by Senate Housing Committee
Summary
The committee heard two gubernatorial appointments—Senate appointment 9280 (introduced as Erin T. McGrath; nominee self-identified as Aaron McGrath) and appointment 9281 (Anne Malone)—who described private-sector and nonprofit housing experience and expressed interest in contributing to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
The Senate Housing Committee opened its Feb. 4 session with two gubernatorial appointments to be considered for the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
The first public hearing concerned Senate gubernatorial appointment 9280, introduced in the record as Erin T. McGrath. The committee administered the oath. The nominee gave an extended statement of experience and motivation, identifying themself in testimony as Aaron McGrath, recounting early housing work with VISTA/AmeriCorps, founding a community-based nonprofit housing developer, and a long legal career including multi-year service at K&L Gates and a roughly 25-year tenure at Amazon working on real-estate and logistics matters. The nominee described volunteer work since retiring, including involvement with DESC, Homestead Community Land Trust and City Commons, and emphasized a desire to focus on affordability, continuous feedback from stakeholders and data-driven improvement.
The second appointment (9281) brought Anne Malone before the committee. After taking the oath, Malone introduced herself as a housing finance professional with 21 years’ experience across construction lending for affordable developments, low-income housing tax credit investment (U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance), and service on oversight and nonprofit boards including chairing Seattle’s Housing Levy Oversight Committee and serving as treasurer of the Pacific Northwest Women's Affordable Housing Network. Malone said she would bring a "banker's view" to further the commission's mission of equitable housing across Washington.
Senators thanked both nominees for their willingness to serve; Senator Gaynor specifically welcomed Malone's public- and private-sector experience. The committee closed the public hearings on both appointments and proceeded to other agenda items.
Note on name discrepancy: the transcript introduces appointment 9280 with the name "Erin T. McGrath" and the nominee subsequently speaks, identifying themself as "Aaron McGrath." The article reports both names as they appear in the hearing record rather than reconciling them without additional verification.
