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Bruce Chandler's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

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 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

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