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Janéa Holmquist Newbry's Biography

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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

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