Monte teen works as page at Legislature

By Michael Lang Grays Harbor News Group • March 5, 2020 1:30 am
Photo courtesy Jim Walsh Alexander Snow, of Montesano, shakes hands with Rep. Jim Walsh on Feb. 13, while Alexander worked as a page at the Legislature in Olympia.
Photo courtesy Jim Walsh Alexander Snow, of Montesano, shakes hands with Rep. Jim Walsh on Feb. 13, while Alexander worked as a page at the Legislature in Olympia.

A teenager from Montesano recently spent a week working and going to school at the Capitol in Olympia.

Alex Snow, who is home-schooled by his parents, Jeff and Teresa Snow of Montesano, worked as a page in the state House of Representatives. He was sponsored by 19th Legislative District Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen).

“It was an honor to sponsor Alex as a page,” Walsh said in a release. “The experience of working at the state Capitol and learning about the legislative process often inspires students to a lifetime of civic engagement. Perhaps one day Alex will serve in local or state government.”

Alex, 15, enjoys going to church, watching football and hip hop dance, according to the release from Walsh’s office. “While working as a House page, he attended school every day to understand the operations and actions of the Legislature.”

To learn more about the page program, including how to become one, go to tinyurl.com/WA-House-Pages for the House or tinyurl.com/WA-Senate-Pages for the Senate program. To learn more about the Gina Grant Bull Memorial Legislative Page Scholarship program, go to tinyurl.com/WA-Page-Scholarships.