427B Legislative Building
Post Office Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Full Name:
Bruce Chandler
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Julie; 3 Children: Carolyn, Emily, Seth
Birth Place:
Everett, WA
Home City:
Zillah, WA
Attended, Louisiana State University
Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, District 15 Position 1, 1998-present
Former Minority Leader, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Yakima County Republican Party
Candidate, Washington State House of Representatives, District 15 Position 1, 2018, 2022
Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
Assistant Ranking Republican, Appropriations Committee, Washington State House of Representatives, present
Member, Appropriations Sub-Committee on General Government, Washington State House of Representatives, present
Member, Business and Financial Services Committee, Washington State House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Beer and Wine Regulation Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and International Relations Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Select Committee on the Early Achievers Program, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Labor and Workplace Standards Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Owner, Chandler Ranches Limited Liability Company, 1985-present
Member, Board of Directors, State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association, present
Member, Calvary Baptist Church, present
Member, National Federation of Independent Business, present
Board Member, Washington Growers League, present
Member, Washington State Farm Bureau, present
Member, Washington State Horticultural Association, present
Former Cubmaster, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Council of State Governments on River Governance
Member, Legislative Council Economic Development International Trade
Member, Pacific Northwest Economic Region
Awards:
Legislator of the Decade, National Federation of Independent Businesses, 2010;
Guardian of Small Business award, National Federation of Independent Business, 2012;
W. Fred Witham Memorial Award, Yakima Association of Realtors, 2012;
Cornerstone Award, the Association of Washington Business, 2011;
Legislator of the Year Award, Washington State Potato Commission, 2009;
Key Award, Washington Coalition for Open Government, 2008;
In the Bag award, Washington Food Industry Association, 2006-2012