OLYMPIA – La Senadora Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle) ha sido elegida como presidenta del Comité de Trabajo y Comercio del Senado, tras una votación entre los demócratas del Senado la semana pasada. Saldaña sucede a la Senadora Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), quien se retira después de más de dos décadas de servicio en la Legislatura. “Es un honor seguir los pasos de la Senadora Keiser, cuyo legado de liderazgo en temas laborales ha mejorado innumerables vidas en todo Washington”, dijo Saldaña. “Espero continuar este trabajo tan importante: abogando por los derechos de los trabajadores, fortaleciendo beneficios y protecciones, y construyendo una economía que beneficie a todos”. Saldaña representa al Distrito Legislativo 37, que incluye South Seattle, Renton, Madrona, Central District, Leschi, Beacon Hill, Columbia ...
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Sen. Rebecca Saldaña represents Washington state’s 37th Legislative District, which includes parts of South Seattle, Renton, Madrona, the Central District, Leschi, Beacon Hill, Columbia City, Rainier Valley, and Bryn Mawr-Skyway. A proud Chicana of Mexican and German heritage, Saldaña grew up in Seattle’s Delridge neighborhood. Her upbringing, shaped by economic and environmental challenges, instilled a deep commitment to conservation, resilience, and justice.
Her father, a Mexican immigrant and former farmworker who became a machinist, worked in Georgetown near one of Seattle’s largest polluters. Her mother, a social worker, came from a family of Midwest farmers. These experiences fueled Saldaña’s determination to advocate for communities disproportionately affected by environmental and social injustices.
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