Clean Materials Policy in Washington

Senator Liz Lovelett, Washington State Legislature

Sen. Liz Lovelett represents the 40th Legislative District in northern Puget Sound, including San Juan and portions of Whatcom and Skagit Counties. She was appointed to the Senate in 2019, won special election that fall, and was re-elected in 2020 and 2024. She was elected by her colleagues to serve as Senate Majority Deputy Leader in 2024.

As a fifth generation Anacortes resident, Liz is rooted and invested in the 40th District. She is known throughout the region as a champion for our environment, housing, water management, refinery safety, and for looking for solutions to common issues that improve people’s lives and repair past harms. She served on the Anacortes City Council, and has been a board member for several organizations including Population Health Trust Skagit County.

Liz has a desire to foster working relationships between state government and the people she serves. With a goal to promote environmental stewardship, balance community growth and economic vitality, support rural issues and find solutions that put people first; she’s helping make Washington a sustainable place to live and work. Liz is the Vice Chair of the Local Government Committee and serves on the Environment, Energy & Technology Committee and the Transportation Committee. She also co-founded the Ferry Legislator Caucus to advocate for much needed funding and improvements in service, and was appointed to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) – both of which are bicameral and bipartisan.

Her expertise and collaboration have resulted in the passage of legislation to set guidelines for boaters to protect Washington’s Southern Resident Killer Whales, promote energy efficiency improvements in commercial buildings, expand access to safe and affordable housing for farmworkers, increase access to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and much more.

Liz is a mother, sister, and daughter of Anacortes residents. She has owned and operated a business, and likes to hangout with her kids, hike, and sing in her local band.

Arianne Sperry, Recycling Modernization Act Implementation Lead, Oregon DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality)

Arianne Sperry is leading implementation of Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act for DEQ’s Product Stewardship team. She brings extensive experience in the materials management field and a deep understanding of Oregon’s recycling system from her previous role on the Waste Collections Team at the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. There, Arianne developed policy and programs and coordinated major changes, including delivering weekly food scrap collection to Portland residents in 2011 and leading efforts to advance equity and diversity in Portland’s waste collection system.

Mel Clark, President & CEO, CleanTech Alliance

Mel Clark is a leader with 25 years of nonprofit experience, as well as for-profit business experience in real estate and human resources.  She has a demonstrated track record of strong fiscal stewardship and program development.  She joined the CleanTech Alliance in April 2020.

She has two adult children, one in college studying computer science, the other a theatre technician at Disneyland.

She was born in Massachusetts, raised in Kansas, spent summers on the beach in Connecticut, and attended colleges in New York and Washington.  She is a life-long learner, and loves to read, travel, cook, bake, and garden, and enjoys hiking, yoga, swimming, diving, and tolerates running (long enough to finish a marathon in 2017).