Auburn’s Fain takes oath of office, named deputy Republican leader on transportation committee

Members of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus have named Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, as the deputy Republican leader on the Senate Transportation Committee.

Members of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus have named Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, as the deputy Republican leader on the Senate Transportation Committee.

Fain, the youngest of the newly-elected Senate Republicans sworn into office Monday, the first day of the 2011 legislative session, says he’s looking forward to finding solutions to state problems with a new generation’s perspective.

“There are a lot of challenges facing us right now, and the upcoming session will likely be a trying one at times,” Fain said, “but I’m very excited about the opportunities we now have to reform state government and make government more responsive.”

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In addition to his leadership position on the transportation committee, Fain will serve on the Senate Financial Institutions, Housing and Insurance Committee and the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee.

Senate Republican Leader Mike Hewitt recently made a formal request of Senate majority leadership to seat another Republican member on the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Committee, citing the senator’s passion for educational issues in his request to the majority leader. That request was approved by the majority party Monday.

Fain says he is ready for a demanding legislative session, considering how busy he’s been in the two months since the November general election – the highlight being his marriage last month to Steffanie Moxon, a Seattle attorney.

“Now that the tumult of the election and wedding planning is behind us, I can focus all my efforts on serving the people of the 47th District,” Fain said. “When the opening gavel falls Jan. 10, I’ll be prepared to hit the ground running.”