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2009 Class Marks 10th Anniversary When the Western Legislative Academy (WLA) Class of 2009 convened on August 5, former CSG-WEST Chair Rep. Jose Campos (NM) invited legislators to: • Reach across state and party lines, • Network with each other, • Make a commitment to their legislative institutions, and • Improve their personal legislative skills. Lawmakers from the 13 Western states spent the next three days doing just that. Selected in a highly competitive process by the bipartisan CSG-WEST Executive Committee, 38 “students” from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming gathered in Colorado Springs for intensive training. WLA’ers work on team building at the U.S. Air Force Academy. WLA is the premier professional development event for Western institutions—one of the least glamorous and most important lawmakers in their first four years of service. aspects of the job. Legislative scholar Gary Moncrief kicked off the WLA with Class members worked hard with national experts in an overview of how legislatures have changed over the past communications, ethics, negotiations and time management. 50 years. State legislatures, he said, have become more The half day spent at the U.S. Air Force Academy working on professional, more representative and more diverse. personality assessments and team building was a highlight of the week. However, lawmakers face longer sessions, greater media scrutiny, more constituent demands, more ideological conflict The 2009 WLA marked the 10th anniversary of the academy. and more time Since it was created in 2000, 373 Western state legislators have Post 2009 WLA Newsletter and money spent graduated. Many Academy alumni have gone on to leadership Class President Profile...... 2 on campaigns. positions in their chambers and in state government. Two now Sponsors...... 3 Moncrief and serve as U.S. senators and three serve in the U.S. House. Legislative “students”...... 4-5 other WLA faculty Faculty...... 6-7 urged legislators The 2010 Western Legislative Academy will take place July 12-15. Alumni...... 8 to protect their Applications are due February 10th and may be found at legislative www.csgwest.org. Call 916-553-4423 for more information.

CSG-WEST 2009 Western Legislative Academy 1 Profile of the 2009 WLA Class President: New Mexico Senator John Sapien

Meet John Sapien. Sapien credited his team at State Farm for taking care of He rode into thousands of clients while he’s engaged in legislative business. Colorado Springs Although the senator devotes as much time as possible to his last August on a wife Veronica and two children Alejandro and Alicia (another is Harley-Davidson on the way), like many legislative families, the Sapiens didn’t motorcycle, wearing realize just how busy the legislative job would be. a leather jacket, biker helmet and Once in Santa Fe, Sapien began to understand that he boots. The 39-year- needed to be on the top of his game every day. You can’t old New Mexico understand the legislature, he said, until you’re in the mix of it. senator tackled the Working and watching as the legislature sought to bring policy Western Legislative consensus to 112 confident personalities was a surprising Academy just like he intellectual experience. He said the “process” is sometimes did the road—with a messy, but sound public policy outcomes make it worthwhile. fierce determination to get the most Sapien’s advice for newer lawmakers: try not to take issues out of the ride. personally. Taking care of relationships with other lawmakers His classmates and with constituents even when you disagree is a top priority. responded One of the WLA takeaways for Sapien was the importance enthusiastically and elected him president of the Class of 2009. of focusing on other people—knowing their names and also When asked why he ran for the legislature in the first place, knowing their concerns. Sapien pointed to the sense of public service imparted by his When he’s not at the state capitol, Sapien and his wife enjoy parents. He grew up in Bernalillo near Albuquerque, and his travel, and he is an ardent sports fan. Last year as home plate dad served as a county commissioner. While he was busy umpire at the Little League World Series regional championship establishing a successful State Farm Insurance business and growing a young family, friends and clients asked Sapien to run televised by ESPN, the freshman legislator finally got to call the for the legislature. Eventually he agreed, saying it was time to plays as he saw them—no debate required. give back. Other lawmakers who have been elected by their WLA class When he asked a couple of House members to estimate the members to serve as presidents are: Arizona Rep. Steve time he would need to spend as a citizen legislator in a state with short sessions, they told him to expect to spend 30-35 Farley (08), New Mexico Rep. Thomas Garcia (07), Idaho percent of his time on the legislative job. Sapien now spends Rep. Rich Wills (06), Nevada Asmbr. Heidi Gansert (05), almost 70 percent of his time on legislative business, thanks New Mexico Rep. Jose Campos (04), Nevada Asmbr. Kelvin in part to key assignments on budget matters. Those House Atkinson (03), Montana Sen. Jim Keane (02), Alaska Sen. Lesil buddies now have some splainin’ to do, he said laughingly. McGuire (01) and Nevada Sen. Barbara Cegavske (00.)

Special appreciation to the El Pomar Foundation and Penrose House who play a large role in the success of the CSG-WEST Western Legislative Academy. The Foundation’s ongoing investment in the WLA helps newer western legislators acquire the skills and networks to be more effective policy makers. The campus environment created by the Penrose House provides a place where participants can step away from their busy lives and immerse themselves in intensive skill building classes. El Pomar fellows serve as evaluators of the WLA and are an unbiased resource for course corrections in the curriculum.

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August 5-8 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Photo courtesy of Lynn Boutte Photography

Front row (l to r): Jan Angel (Rep WA), Sherrie Sprenger (Rep OR), Shirley Breeden (Sen NV), Linda Newell (Sen CO), Bill Beck (Rep MT), Karen Awana (Rep HI), Su Ryden (Rep CO), Martha Schrader (Sen OR), Rae Waters (Rep AZ) Second row: Becky Edwards (Rep UT), Fred Finn (Rep WA), Sharon Har (Rep HI), Nathan Cote (Rep NM), Cathy Connolly (Rep WY), Phylis King (Rep ID), Tim Stubson (Rep WY), Rebecca Chavez-Houck (Rep UT) Third row: Joe Palmer (Rep ID), Melissa Woodbury (Asmbr NV), Don Ipson (Rep UT), John Sapien (Sen NM), Howie Morales (Sen NM), Cheri Gerou (Rep CO), Cecil Ash (Rep AZ), Roland Sagum (Rep HI)

Fourth row: Bob Buch (Rep AK), April Mastroluca (Asmbr NV), Sue Wallis (Rep WY), Bruce Dammeier (Rep WA), Brad Hamlett (Sen MT) Last row: Paul Bandy (Rep NM), Bill Wielechowski (Sen AK), Curren Price (Sen CA), Mark Ferrandino (Rep CO), Jefferson Smith (Rep OR), Joe Thomas (Sen AK), Cliff Larsen (Sen MT), Jeff Siddoway (Sen ID)

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE 2009 WLA SPONSORS Astellas Pharma US • BP America • Celgene Corporation Chevron Corporation • GlaxoSmithKline • MedImmune Inc. sanofi-aventis • Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Allergan, Inc. • AT&T • Bayer Healthcare ConocoPhillips • Genentech • Hewlett-Packard Company Intermountain Rural Electric Association Kelly Services • McLane Company, Inc. • Shell Oil Company

CSG-WEST 2009 Western Legislative Academy 3 Class of 2009 Legislative “Students”

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CSG-WEST 2009 Western Legislative Academy 5 Western Legislative Academy Faculty

Alan Rosenthal An ardent defender of state legislative institutions, Rutgers University Professor Alan Rosenthal urged newer lawmakers to take care of their legislatures.

Thad Kousser Associate Professor at UC San Diego Thad Kousser worked with a WLA breakout group to discuss the power of leadership.

Jose Campos / Marcus Oshiro New Mexico Rep. Jose Campos (below), then chair of CSG-WEST, and Hawaii Rep. Marcus Oshiro presided over WLA 2009.

Jack Marshall Using “tough love” and real-life case studies, ethicist Jack Marshall helped legislators find “Secrets of the Virtuous Lawmaker.”

Danny Miller Ret. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Miller gave lawmakers personality assessments and led team building exercises during a half day at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

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David Landis Master consensus builder and former Nebraska Senator David Landis worked with lawmakers on successful legislative negotiation techniques, which happen when lawmakers focus on interests, not positions.

Arch Lustberg Communications trainer Arch Lustberg helped lawmakers understand the power of telling stories rather than reciting endless facts when making speeches.

John Straayer Colorado State University Professor John Straayer led a discussion group on the erosion of study and deliberation in the legislative process.

Gary Moncrief Boise State University Professor and scholar Gary Moncrief spoke about 50 years of legislative change and why “The Old Statehouse Ain’t What It Used to Be.”

Pam Vaccaro

Phil Boyle Designs on Time President Pam Vaccaro gave Dr. Phil Boyle, president of Leading lawmakers both quick tips and real change strategies and Governing Associates, engaged for balancing the demands of public and private life. class members in exercises to get from campaigning to governing.

CSG-WEST 2009 Western Legislative Academy 7 WLA Alumni 2000-2009 Alaska Colorado continued ... Idaho continued ... New Mexico continued ... Utah continued ... Rep Bob Buch-09 Fmr Rep Cheri Jahn-04 Rep John Rusche-05 Rep Candy Spence Ezzell-08 Rep Curtis Oda-06 Sen John Coghill, Jr.-02 Fmr Rep Ramey Johnson-03 Rep Mack Shirley-04 Rep Mary Helen Garcia-00 Rep Patrick Painter-06 Fmr Rep Eric Croft-00 Rep James J. Kerr-06 Sen Jeff Siddoway-09 Rep Thomas Garcia-07 Fmr Rep J. Morgan Philpot-02 Rep Nancy Dahlstrom-04 Rep Claire Levy-07 Rep Elaine Smith-03 Rep Keith Gardner-06 Rep Phil Riesen-08 Rep Anna Fairclough-08 Fmr Rep Carl Miller-00 Fmr Rep Steve Smylie-00 The late Rep Ron Godbey-00 Rep Jennifer Seelig-07 Fmr Rep Hugh “Bud” Fate-02 Sen Linda Newell-09 Sen Joe Stegner-00 Fmr Sen John T.L. Grubesic-07 Fmr Sen David Thomas-03 Rep Carl Gatto-06 Rep Jim Riesberg-05 Rep Richard Wills-06 Rep Joni Marie Gutierrez-05 Fmr Sen Carlene Walker-01 Fmr Sen Gretchen Guess-01 Rep Ellen Roberts-07 Fmr Rep Gary Young-01 Rep Jimmie Hall-07 Rep Mark Wheatley-06 Rep David Guttenberg-04 Fmr Rep Raymond Rose-03 Fmr Rep Irvin Harrison-03 Rep Brad Winn-08 Rep John Harris-00 Rep Su Ryden-09 Montana Sen Gay Kernan-03 Fmr Rep Jim Holm-03 Sen Paula Sandoval-03 Rep Elsie Arntzen-05 Rep Patricia Lundstrom-02 Washington Rep Lindsey Holmes-08 Sen Gail Schwartz-08 Rep Bill Beck-09 Sen Richard Martinez-02 Rep Glenn Anderson-01 Sen Charlie Huggins-05 Fmr Rep Jim Snook-01 Rep Mark Blasdel-08 Rep Kathy McCoy-05 Rep Jan Angel-09 Rep Craig Johnson-08 Rep Judy Solano-06 Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger-00 Fmr Rep Brian Moore-01 Rep Sherry Appleton-07 Rep Mike Kelly-05 Fmr Spkr. Lola Spradley-00 Rep Robyn Driscoll-06 Sen Howie Morales-09 Rep Mike Armstrong-02 Sen Lesil McGuire-01 Fmr Rep Debbie Stafford-02 Sen Jeff Essmann-08 Rep Andy Nuñez-04 Rep Barbara Bailey-05 Sen Kevin Meyer-02 Rep Amy Stephens-08 Sen Kim Gillan-00 Sen Gerald Ortiz y Pino-05 Sen Dale Brandland-03 U.S. Sen Lisa Murkowski-00 Sen Abel Tapia-02 Fmr Rep George Golie-00 Sen Mary Kay Papen-01 Fmr Rep David Buri-06 Fmr Rep Mary Nelson-02 Fmr Sen Ron Teck-00 Sen Bradley Maxon Hamlett-09 Rep Al Park-01 Rep -01 Rep Mark Neuman-07 Rep Nancy Todd-06 Sen Ken Hansen-04 Rep Jane Powdrell-Culbert-03 Rep Judy Clibborn-05 Rep Kurt Olson-05 Rep Dennis Himmelberger-05 Fmr Sen Lidio Rainaldi-02 Rep Bruce Dammeier-09 Fmr Rep Ralph Samuels-03 Hawaii Fmr Rep Linda Holden-01 The late Rep Raymond Ruiz-02 Fmr Rep Carolyn Edmonds-00 Rep Paul Seaton-04 Fmr Sen Melodie Aduja-03 Fmr Rep Joey Jayne-01 Sen John Sapien-09 Rep Fred Finn-09 Fmr Sen Ralph Seekins-04 Fmr Rep Emily Auwae-00 Sen Jim Keane-02 Fmr Sen Diane Snyder-01 Rep Larry Haler-06 Sen Bert Stedman-06 Rep Karen Leinani Awana-09 Sen Rick Laible-03 Rep James Strickler-08 Rep Bob Hasegawa-05 Sen Pres. Gary Stevens-01 Rep Rida T.R. Cabanilla-06 Fmr Rep Michael Lange-03 Rep Thomas Taylor-00 Sen Mike Hewitt-03 Sen Joe Thomas-09 Rep Mele Carroll-07 Sen Cliff Larsen-09 Sen Peter Wirth-06 Sen Jim Honeyford-00 Rep William A. Thomas, Jr.-06 Rep Pono Chong-05 Fmr Sen Lane Larson-05 Fmr Rep Teresa Zanetti-04 Rep Sam Hunt-02 Sen Thomas Wagoner-03 Sen J. Kalani English-01 MT Auditor Monica Lindeen-00 Rep Troy Kelley-08 Sen Bill Wielechowski-09 Rep Cindy Evans-03 Rep Gary MacLaren-06 OREgon Sen Derek Kilmer-05 Fmr Sen Gary Wilken-00 Rep Lynn Finnegan-04 Rep Tom McGillvray-07 Fmr Rep Gordon Anderson-04 Rep Mark Miloscia-01 Rep Peggy Wilson-01 Sen Mike Gabbard-08 Rep Scott Mendenhall-04 Fmr Rep Vic Backlund-02 Rep Dawn Morrell-03 Fmr Rep Helene Hale-01 Sen Lynda Moss-07 Rep Phil Barnhart-02 Fmr Rep Dan Newhouse-04 Arizona Rep Sharon Har-09 Fmr Rep Mark Noennig-01 Rep Vicki Berger-03 Rep -04 Sen Paula Aboud-07 Fmr Sen Lorraine Inouye-00 Rep Bill Nooney-07 Rep Kevin Cameron-06 Rep -06 Rep Cecil Ash-09 Fmr Rep Mindy Jaffe-01 Rep Ken Peterson-07 Fmr Rep Janet Carlson-01 Sen Linda Evans Parlette-00 Fmr Sen Pres. Timothy Bee-02 Fmr Rep Sol Fmr Sen Don Ryan-01 Rep Jean Cowan-07 Rep Kirk Pearson-02 Rep David Bradley-05 Kaho’ohalahala-00 Sen Trudi Schmidt-03 Sen Jackie Dingfelder-02 Rep Mary Helen Roberts-08 Fmr Rep Jennifer Burns-03 Rep Jon Riki Karamatsu-03 Fmr Sen Frank Smith-02 Fmr Rep Linda Flores-03 Rep Larry Seaquist-07 Sen Meg Burton Cahill-01 Sen Donna Mercado Kim-02 Sen Mitch Tropila-08 Fmr Rep Larry Galizio-05 Rep Pat Sullivan-07 Rep Olivia Cajero Bedford-03 Sen Russell Kokubun-02 Rep Franke Wilmer-08 Rep Sara Gelser-06 Rep Dean Takko-08 Rep Cloves Campbell,Jr.-08 Rep John Mizuno-08 Fmr Rep Jeanne Windham-06 Rep George Gilman-04 Fmr Rep Beverly Woods-03 Fmr Sen Robert Cannell-01 Rep Hermina Morita-00 Rep Mitch Greenlick-03 Rep Adam Driggs-07 Sen Clarence Nishihara-07 Nevada Rep Bruce Hanna-08 wyoming Rep Steve Farley-08 Rep Scott Nishimoto-04 Sen Mark Amodei-00 Rep Bob Jenson-00 U.S. Sen John Barrasso-03 U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords-04 Fmr Rep David Pendleton-02 Asmbr Kelvin Atkinson-03 Rep Betty Komp-05 Rep Rosie Berger-04 Fmr Sen Herb Guenther-00 Rep Roland Sagum, III-09 Asmbr David Bobzien-07 Rep Ron Maurer-07 Rep Kermit Brown-05 Sen Albert Hale-05 Sen Jill Tokuda-07 Sen Shirley Breeden-09 Sen Laurie Monnes Anderson-01 Rep Cathy Connolly-09 Fmr Sen Toni Hellon-02 Sen Shan Tsutsui-05 Sen Barbara Cegavske-00 Sen Frank Morse-04 Sen Stan Cooper-03 Rep Russ Jones-05 Rep Glenn Wakai-04 Asmbr Jerry Claborn-00 Rep Andy Olson-05 Rep Kathy Davison-07 U.S. Rep Ann Kirkpatrick-06 Rep Kyle Yamashita-05 Asmbr Marcus Conklin-03 Rep Tobias Read-08 Fmr Rep Dave Edwards-04 Rep Bill Konopnicki-05 Asmbr Moises Denis-05 Rep Chuck Riley-08 Rep Ken Esquibel-08 Rep Phil Lopes-03 Idaho Asmbr Heidi Gansert-05 Rep Arnie Roblan-07 Fmr Sen Bob Fecht-08 Rep John McComish-06 Rep Eric Anderson-06 Fmr Asmbr Susan Gerhardt-06 Rep Mike Schaufler-03 Fmr Rep Liz Gentile-03 Rep Nancy McLain-06 Rep Clifford Bayer-05 Asmbr Don Gustavson-01 Sen Martha Schrader-09 Rep Elaine Harvey-03 U.S. Rep Harry Mitchell-00 Rep Carlos Bilbao-08 Fmr Asmbr Brooks Rep Jefferson Smith-09 Sen John Hastert-06 Fmr Sen Tom O’Halleran-02 Rep Sharon Block-03 Holcomb-06 Rep Sherrie Sprenger-09 Fmr Rep Jerry Iekel-01 Sen Jonathon Paton-07 Rep Darrell Bolz-01 Asmbr William Horne-03 The late Rep Mac Sumner-06 Rep Pete Illoway-00 Sen Thayer Verschoor-03 Fmr Sen Skip Brandt-02 Sen Steven Horsford-06 Fmr Sen Vicki Walker-00 Sen Kit Jennings-06 Sen Jim Waring-04 Sen Joyce Broadsword-07 Asmbr Marilyn Kirkpatrick-05 Sen Doug Whitsett-06 Rep Thomas Lockhart-01 Rep Rae Waters-09 Fmr Sen Don Burtenshaw-00 Asmbr Ellen Koivisto-00 Rep Thomas Lubnau, II-05 Fmr Rep Joseph Cannon-04 Sen John Jay Lee-05 Utah Sen Marty Martin-04 California Rep Marge Chadderdon-08 Asmbr April Mastroluca-09 Fmr Rep Sylvia Andersen-07 Sen Saundra Meyer-02 Asmbr Anthony Adams-07 Rep Susan Chew-08 Asmbr John Oceguera-01 Fmr Rep Gregg Buxton-04 Rep Lori Millin-07 Sen Jeff Denham-04 Fmr Sen Dick Compton-04 Asmbr James Ohrenschall-08 Rep Rebecca Chavez-Houck-09 Rep David Miller-01 The late Asmbr Marco Sen Tim Corder-05 Asmbr Tick Segerblom-08 Rep Tim Cosgrove-05 Sen Ray Peterson-07 Firebaugh-00 Sen Russ Fulcher-07 Asmbr James Settelmeyer-07 Rep Brad Dee-03 Rep Loraine Quarberg-05 Asmbr Tony Mendoza-07 Sen John Goedde-01 Fmr Asmbr Rod Sherer-04 Rep Becky Edwards-09 Rep Lisa Shepperson-07 Sen Jenny Oropeza-01 Rep Marv Hagedorn-07 Asmbr Debbie Smith-01 Fmr Rep James Ferrin-02 Spkr. 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