Citizen Panel Rejects Pay Hike for WA Governor
The commission cited strained state finances and approved 4% raises for lawmakers while freezing Ferguson’s pay for two years.
- On Oct. 15, the Washington Citizens Commission recommended a two-year salary freeze for Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, the attorney general, and lieutenant governor.
- Members referenced new two-year contracts Ferguson negotiated with state workers unions containing no wage increases, contrasting sharply with 2024 when the commission raised governor and attorney general pay by 14%.
- Commissioner Melody Adams-Forsstrom moved to freeze the governor's salary, saying, "Though I am speaking for myself, I think we really represent the taxpayers of the state and what they're facing."
- Commissioners approved 2% raises for state lawmakers and judges on July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2028, though legislators earning $72,494 narrowly missed a vote to deny their own increase.
- Virtual hearings on these recommendations are scheduled for Nov. 12, Dec. 10, and Jan. 7, with a final hearing Feb. 10 in Olympia where commissioners may revise the schedule before final action.
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Citizen panel rejects pay hike for WA governor
Members also froze pay of the attorney general but backed a 4% raise for lawmakers.
Citizen panel rejects pay hike for Washington state governor
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who did not offer raises to thousands of state workers in recent contract talks, will not get one himself for the next two years, under a recommendation adopted by a citizen salary-setting panel on Thursday. Salaries for the attorney general and lieutenant governor will be frozen too with the proposed schedule drawn up by the Washington Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials at a daylong meeting in a…
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who did not offer raises to thousands of state workers in recent contract talks, will not get one himself for the next two years, under a recommendation adopted by a citizen salary-setting panel on Thursday.
Citizen panel rejects pay hike for WA governor • Washington State Standard
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who did not offer raises to thousands of state workers in recent contract talks, will not get one himself for the next two years, under a recommendation adopted by a citizen salary-setting panel on Thursday. Salaries for the attorney general and lieutenant governor will be frozen too with the proposed schedule […]
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