Associates Facetime with State Fiscal Chairs, Part II (Invitation Only)

Speakers:

Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, Oregon, Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Ways & Means

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Family Medicine at OHSU. She has served as the State Senator for Northwest Portland and Beaverton since 2012. She is a Senate Co-Chair of the Full Ways & Means Committee, which oversees Oregon’s state budget. She is also a member of the Capital Construction Sub-Committee and the Legislative Audits Committee, both of which address portions of the budget. Senator Steiner Hayward also serves on the leadership team of the Oregon Senate Democrats as Deputy Majority Leader.

In her time in the Oregon Legislature, she has raised the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21, increased statewide vaccination rates, passed legislation establishing the nation’s first state-wide universally-offered nurse home visiting program, and addressed the opioid epidemic head-on through behavioral health treatment programs and increasing access to medication-assisted treatment. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, hiking, photography, and cooking.

Rep. Rick Youngblood, Idaho, Chair, Appropriations Committee

Born in Boise, Idaho; attended North Idaho College and College of Idaho; graduate NW Ag Credit School-Washington State University; graduate Pacific Coast Banking School-University of Washington; graduate-General Banking, American Institute of Banking (AIB); Canyon Highway District #4 Commissioner-Chair; ten years in private sector — president of engineered wood products and commercial development company; 30 years in banking — corporate and executive management; member First Church of the Nazarene; serve on the Economic Outlook & Revenue Assessment Committee, the Credit Rating Enhancement Committee, and the Idaho Public Safety Communication Commission; spouse: Arlene; two children; six grandchildren.