[applause] mr. President , mr. Speaker, mr. President , mr. Speaker, madam chief justice, distinguished justices of the court, honored officials, members of the Washington State legislature, tribal leaders, local government officials, members of the consular corps and my fellow washingtonians. Good afternoon. I want to begin today by thanking oso chaplain joel johnson; the members of the Marysville Pilchuck high school choir; my family members especially trudi; the 13 newest members of the legislature who have stepped up to serve this state; and the people and communities of washington that over the past 125 years have given us the great state we celebrate today. I also want to mention a member i also want to mention a member of our legislative family, the late representative roger freeman. He was proud to represent his community. But most of all, roger was proud to be a father to his two children and a devoted husband to his wife, sonya. Our thoughts are with them today. The new repre
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