Who We Support: Government
Governing A Bright Tomorrow...
Governments around the world recognize the critical importance of semiconductor manufacturing and are investing in various initiatives to support the industry. These initiatives include funding for research and development, tax incentives for semiconductor manufacturers, and partnerships with private companies to build new fabrication facilities. By supporting semiconductor manufacturing, governments aim to boost economic growth, create jobs, and promote innovation in industries that rely on semiconductor technology.
Governing A Bright Tomorrow...
Governments around the world recognize the critical importance of semiconductor manufacturing and are investing in various initiatives to support the industry. These initiatives include funding for research and development, tax incentives for semiconductor manufacturers, and partnerships with private companies to build new fabrication facilities. By supporting semiconductor manufacturing, governments aim to boost economic growth, create jobs, and promote innovation in industries that rely on semiconductor technology.
Meet Your Representatives
As Washington state’s senior Senator, a member of Senate Democratic leadership since 2007, and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee since she first arrived in the Senate, Patty has a proven track record championing Washington state and breaking through partisan gridlock to solve problems, fight for progressive policies, and help workers, families, and communities. Senator Murray is also a primary leader for the CHIPS & Science Act which supports Semiconductors manufacturing and educations for students and working learners to enter good family wage careers.
Maria Cantwell currently serves as a United States Senator for the State of Washington. As a respected leader – both in public service and in the private sector – Maria has always embraced the values she first learned growing up in a strong working-class family. With the help of Pell Grants, Maria was the first member of her family to graduate college. Later, a successful businesswoman in Washington’s hi-tech industry, she helped build a company that created hundreds of high-paying jobs from the ground up. Senator Maria is a primary leader for the CHIPS & Science Act which support Semiconductors manufacturing and educations for students and working learns to enter into good family wage careers.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is a fifth-generation Washingtonian, former small business owner, and working mom who serves as Southwest Washington’s independent voice in Congress. As the daughter of an immigrant and pastor, Marie learned by example the importance of working for her community.
Marie earned her degree in economics at Reed College and co-owned an auto repair and machine shop with her husband, Dean, before coming to Congress. They were able to purchase their building with the help of an SBA loan and know the difficult choices small business owners often need to make.
Meet Your Government Entities
How our government works should be transparent and accessible. Read reports and data on our state’s budget and debt management, and learn more about our legislature, courts, corrections department, local and tribal government, and military. Get informed and involved through voting and elections or volunteering with a state agency.
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges — led by a nine-member governor-appointed board — advocates, coordinates and directs Washington state’s system of 34 public community and technical colleges.
Each year, about 262,000 students train for the workforce, prepare to transfer to a university, gain basic math and English skills, or pursue continuing education. Our students, graduates and community partners increase the state’s quality of life and economic vitality as entrepreneurs, employees, consumers, and taxpayers.
The Washington State Department of Commerce’s mission is to strengthen communities in Washington. We are the lead state agency charged with enhancing and promoting sustainable community and economic vitality in Washington. We administer a diverse portfolio of more than 100 programs and several state boards and commissions, all focused on helping communities achieve positive growth.
Washington’s Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (Workforce Board) is a Governor-appointed partnership of labor, business and government that is dedicated to helping Washington residents obtain and succeed in family-wage jobs, while meeting employers’ needs for skilled workers. The agency was created by the Washington Legislature in 1991.