Full Name:
Janéa Holmquist Newbry
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Matt; 1 Child
Home City:
Moses Lake, WA
Attended, Waterford-London Exchange Program
BA, Political Science/Sociology, Gonzaga University
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2014
Senator, Washington State Senate, 2010-2014
Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 2003-2010
Former Member, Basic Education Finance Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Beer and Wine Regulation Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Economic Development, Trade and Innovation Committee, Washington State Senate
Member, Joint Legislative Task Force on Basic Education Finance
Member, Joint Legislative Task Force on Family Leave Insurance
Member, Joint Legislative Task Force on the Aerospace Industry
Member, Joint Legislative Task Force on the HVAC/R Industry
Former Ranking Minority Member, Labor, Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Audit and Review Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Washington State Senate
State Coordinator, Christa McAuliffe Academy, 2002-present
Independent Insurance Consultant, present
Legislative Assistant, Representative Joyce Mulliken, 1998-2001
Member, Adopt-a Grandparent
Member, Agricultural Task Force, Council of State Governments
Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders
Co-Chair, Governor's Prayer Breakfast
Member, Grant County Republican Women
Member, Grant County Republicans
Board Member, K-20 Educational Network
President, Kiwanis Key Club
Member, Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce
Member, Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce
Member, Setons Organization
Member, Washington Farm Bureau
Volunteer, Youth Dynamics
Awards:
*National Federation of Independent Business' (NFIB) "Outstanding Legislator";
*Washington Farm Bureau Legislator of the Year (Chosen 2 years in a row, an unprecedented honor);
*Washington State Potato Commission's Legislator of the Year;
*Association of General Contractors' Legislator of the Year;
*Legislative Hero by the Washington Restaurant Association;
*Association of Washington Business' Jim Matson Award winner; and,
*A recipient of the Business Institute of Washington's Business Star