For the past 16 years, the intensely independent people of the 39^th District have sent Val Stevens to represent them in Olympia because she stands for responsible government, accountable to the citizens it serves.  

Senator Stevens introduced the first legislation in Washington calling for a state budget web site where citizens can see how the state spends its revenue and what it gets for every dollar.  That vision is now a reality at fiscal.wa.gov.

As the Republican leader of the Senate Human Services and Corrections Committee, Senator Stevens has worked tirelessly on behalf of Washington families. Her legislation has made it mandatory that children who must be removed from their parents be placed with relatives if at all possible and that siblings be kept together.

Senator Stevens has received the National Federation of Independent Business’ Guardian of Small Business Award and the Cornerstone Award from the Association of Washington Business.

Her current passions are:

1.    To fix U.S. Highway 2 between Everett and Stevens Pass, Washington’s most dangerous highway. Since 1999, 50 people have died on that 70-mile stretch of mostly two-lane road.

2.    To split the Children’s Administration away from the Department of Social and Health Services, a bureaucratic behemoth that bogs down Child Protective Services, resulting in too many Washington children being abused, neglected, tortured and even killed.  

For Senator Stevens, her constituents’ concerns become her own. She works to keep Washington’s property taxes low because high property taxes in her district are threatening seniors’ ability to remain in their homes. She also fights intrusive regulations that hurt small business and she is dedicated to keeping Washington a place where small businesses can thrive.