Category: Awards

Environment

• Mountains to Sound Greenway

  Leadership Award for securing the funds to connect key hiking trails in the greenbelt along I-90. – 2009

• Cascade Water Alliance

  Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award
  For Roger’s work in securing a safe water supply for the Eastside for the next 50 years) – 2009

• Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries

  Legislator of the Year – 2013

More

Rated “Outstanding” from the non-partisan Municipal League of King County.

Roger is the only candidate on the Eastside to receive this highest rating.

• Lake Washington Institute of Technology “special friend” award

• For establishing a four-year Baccalaureate program in Applied Computer Science (campus in Duvall), the state’s only 4-year program at a technical college.

• Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants

  Special Award – 2013-14

• Towing and Recovery Association of Washington

  Legislator of the Year – 2012

Improving Lives

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

  Legislator of the Year – 2013

• Criminal Justice Training Commission

  “Guardians of Democracy” Award – 2019

• Disability Rights Washington

  “Breaking Barriers” Award – 2018

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  King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  “Norm Maleng Award” – for Roger’s groundbreaking work to reduce the harm from domestic violence and for his landmark legislation (HB 2077) for system change in our state’s domestic violence policy –  2012

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• National Safety Champion Award.  Roger was the first Washington State Legislator to receive this prestigious award – 2008

• Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention

• Outstanding Legislator of the Year – 2007

• The ARC of King County

  Award for Support of People with Developmental Disabilities – 2017

• Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs

  Legislator of the Year – 2019

• Washington Fraternal Order of Police

  Legislator of the Year – 2018

• Century Council

  Leadership Award in recognition of landmark legislation to reduce drunk driving – 2013

Child Advocacy

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  ***Roger has received the Early Learning Action Alliance

• “Gold Crayon” Award three times. This is the highest award given by the Children’s Alliance. Roger is the only legislator to win multiple times. (2010, 2012, 2018)

• Lake Washington Technical College Special Hero Award – 2007

• The Mockingbird Society Special Recognition for Legislation Supporting Foster Children – 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

• Roger has been named “Champion for Children” by the Children’s Alliance for his work to expand early childhood education. (2008, 2011, 2018)

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  Roger has also been named a “Champion for Education” by the League of Education Voters for his work to expand early learning in Washington.

• • Institute for Family Development Child Advocate Award – 2014