Janéa Holmquist Newbry
Janéa Holmquist Newbry is an American politician of the Republican Party. She is a member of the Washington State Senate.
Background
Holmquist Newbry was first elected to the Senate in 2006, after serving 3 terms as the 13th District’s State Representative. At 31, she became the youngest female State Senator in Washington history.[1][2]
She is the chairwoman on the Washington State Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, and also serves on the Trade and Economic Development Committee.
She serves on the State Building Codes Council, the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee and the Select Committee on Pension Policy.
Awards
- Washington Restaurant Association Legislative Hero Award
- Association of Washington Business Jim Mattson Award
- Washington State Potato Commission Legislator of the Year
- Association of General Contractors Legislator of the Year
- NFIB’s Guardian of Small Business
- Association of General Contractors Legislator of the Year
- Business Institute of Washington’s Business Star Award.
- She is also the only legislator to earn the Washington Farm Bureau Legislator of the Year Award two years in a row.
Education
Holmquist Newbry earned her B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA.
Personal
Holmquist Newbry resides in Grant County with her husband Matt. In 2012 they had a son, Makaio. In early 2013, when Janea left the Senate chambers to nurse her newborn son, Democrats tried to seize the opportunity for a quick vote without her since the Republicans only had a one vote majority at the time. The effort failed.[3]