Contact the Intergovernmental Relations Staff

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Jim McCauley, Legislative Director

Oversight of League's legislative program; advocacy issue area: transportation, wildfire 
jmccauley@orcities.org

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Jenna Jones, Lobbyist

Advocacy issue areas: finance and taxation, economic development
jjones@orcities.org

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Michael Martin, Lobbyist

Advocacy issue areas: water, wastewater, solid waste and natural resources
mmartin@orcities.org

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Greg Miller, Lobbyist

Advocacy issue areas: information services, security, and technology, energy, environment, public contracting​​​
gmiller@orcities.org

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Alexandra Ring, Lobbyist

Advocacy issue areas: land use, housing, eminent domain
aring@orcities.org

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Scott Winkels, Lobbyist

Advocacy issue areas: ethics, public safety, community corrections, courts, personnel, PERS, collective bargaining, public contracting
swinkels@orcities.org

Full Portfolio Area Index

*If more than one staffer is listed, the staff member with primary responsibility to inquiries is indicated by an asterisk

9‐1‐1

Miller

Air Quality

Miller

Airports

McCauley

Animal Regulations

Winkels

Annexation

Ring

Ballot Measures

Winkels

Business Licenses

Winkels

Building Codes/Permits/Inspection

McCauley

Cable TV

Miller

Downtown Development

Ring/Jones

Drug Enforcement

Winkels

Earthquakes/Geologic Hazards

Martin

Economic Development

Jones

Elections

Winkels

Electric Restructuring

Miller

Emergency Management

Winkels

Eminent Domain/Condemnation

Ring

Employee Wellness

CIS

HR ‐ Personnel/PERS – Legislation & Committee

Winkels

Collective Bargaining/Unions

Winkels

Labor Relations

Winkels

Prevailing Wage

Winkels

Quality‐Based Selection (QBS)

Winkels

Endangered Species Act

Martin

Energy

Miller

Enterprise Zones

Jones

Environment

Miller

Ethics

Winkels

Federal Legislation

McCauley

Finance, Municipal

Jones

Fish and Wildlife

Martin

Floods

Martin/Winkels

Franchise Fees, Agreements

Miller

Gas Tax, Local

McCauley

Hazardous Substances

Miller

Historic Preservation/Main Street Revitalization

Ring

Homeless

Ring

Housing

Ring

Human Resources

Winkels

Human Service Programs

McCauley

Incorporation of Cities

Pierce

Infrastructure

Martin

Infrastructure Finance

Jones

Initiative & Referendum

Winkels

Insurance (employee benefits, liability, property/casualty)

CIS/Winkels

Legislative/Intergovernmental Relations

McCauley

Land Use / Development

Ring

Libraries

Winkels

Liquor Control

Winkels

Local Improvement Districts

Ring

Natural Disasters

Winkels

Natural Resources

Martin

Parking

McCauley

Parks & Recreation, Open Space

Ring, Winkels

Payday Loans

Winkels

Population Data

Jones

Property Taxes

Jones

Public Contracting, Purchasing

Miller

Public Records

Winkels

Public Rights of Way

Miller, McCauley

Public Safety (fire, police, courts, corrections, juveniles)

Winkels

Public Utilities Commission

Miller

Public Works

Martin

Railroads

McCauley

Recall of Elected Officials

Winkels

Revenue

Jones

Smoking/Tobacco

Winkels

Solid Waste

Martin

State Shared Revenues (9-1-1, Liquor, Marijuana, Cigarette, and Highway)

Jones

Streets/Transportation Infrastructure

McCauley

Systems Development Charges (SDCs)

Ring/Jones

Taxation

Jones

Telecommunications

Miller

Transient Lodging Tax

Jones

Traffic Safety, Regulations

McCauley

Transportation

McCauley

Urban Growth Boundary

Ring

Urban Renewal

Ring/Jones

Water, Wastewater and Storm water

Martin

Wetland

Martin

Workers’ Compensation

*Winkels, CIS