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SR8611 • 2026
Honoring Keri Rawlings Rooney.
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Keri Rawlings Rooney
Adopted.
Keri Rawlings Rooney
WHEREAS, It has been the tradition of the Washington State Senate 1 to honor significant and important contributions to the public good 2 made by employees of the State; and 3 WHEREAS, Keri Rawlings Rooney has faithfully served the People of 4 the State of Washington for over 50 years in a variety of offices at 5 both the state and local level; and 6 WHEREAS, Keri Rawlings Rooney has provided sage advice and sound 7 counsel to members of the legislature, governors, and other state 8 elected officials, members of congress, and local government 9 officials; and 10 WHEREAS, Keri played a major role in public policy development 11 during her tenure at the Washington State Senate, Office of the 12 Pierce County Auditor, Office of the Pierce County Executive, and 13 Office of the State Auditor; and 14 WHEREAS, Keri created and promoted a program to instill the value 15 of voting into children in the K-12 school system called "Voting is 16 Cool," which provided materials promoting democracy and the value of 17 casting a ballot to over 1,000 children; and 18 WHEREAS, Keri was an indispensable part of the success of both 19 the 2010 United States Amateur and 2015 United States Open Golf 20 Tournaments to Chambers Bay Golf Course to the benefit of her 21 community and the economy of the State; and 22 SENATE RESOLUTION 8611 By Senators Nobles, Saldaña, Trudeau, Kauffman, C. Wilson, Conway, Lovelett, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Chapman, Frame, Ramos, Pedersen, Riccelli, Shewmake, Salomon, Lovick, Slatter, Wellman, Bateman, Cortes, Holy, Harris, Krishnadasan, Orwall, Short, and Robinson p. 1 8611 WHEREAS, Keri is widely respected across the state for her 1 political acumen, legislative expertise, and knowledge of 2 government operations and is a key influencer in Pierce County; 3 and 4 WHEREAS, During her distinguished career Keri Rawlings 5 Rooney mentored countless people who launched careers in public 6 service and carry on her legacy of making a difference for the 7 community; and 8 WHEREAS, Keri is known to one and all as a trusted friend, 9 respected colleague, and source of sound professional judgment;10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State 11 Senate express its sincerest appreciation to Keri Rawlings 12 Rooney for 50 years of service to the People of the State for 13 her dedication to the public good and friendship and support to 14 her many friends and colleagues; and do hereby extend best 15 wishes to her as she enters retirement; and 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be 17 immediately transmitted to Keri Rawlings Rooney. 18 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 19 do hereby certify that this is a true and 20 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8611, 21 adopted by the Senate 22 February 25, 2025 23 SARAH BANNISTER 24 Secretary of the Senate 25 p. 2 8611