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Snohomish teen works as Legislative page

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 5, 2017

By Herald Staff

Snohomish teen works as Legislative page
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Snohomish teen works as Legislative page
SusAnna Kerns, a sophomore at Snohomish High School, recently spent a week at the Capitol working as a page for the Washington State Senate. She was sponsored by Sen. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe. (Contributed photo)

SusAnna Kerns, a sophomore at Snohomish High School, recently worked as a page in the state Senate in Olympia. She was sponsored by Sen. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe. She hopes to one day be a high school teacher.

Pages perform a wide variety of responsibilities, from presenting the flags to distributing amendments on the floor. In addition to contributing to the efficient operation of the Legislature, pages receive daily civics instruction, draft their own bills, and participate in mock committee hearings.

To become a page, applicants must have a legislative sponsor and be between the ages of 14 and 16. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/HouseLegPage (Washington State House) or tinyurl.com/SenatePage (Washington State Senate).

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