Government Affairs
Meet your lobbyists BIAW’s advocacy team is your voice in Olympia, working year-round to support the homebuilding industry in an array of issues including healthcare, land use, labor laws, environmental regulations, workers’ compensation and taxes. BIAW’s Government Affairs Director Jan Himebaugh and Government Affairs Assistant Director Josie Cummings work closely with contract lobbyists Tom Kwieciak, Steve Gano and Brent Ludeman of Gano and Associates, Inc., and Bill Stauffacher and Nora Burnes of Stauffacher Communications. Committed and experienced with long-term relationships on both sides of the aisle, BIAW’s team is second to none when it comes to advocating on behalf of members.
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Jan Himebaugh Jan Himebaugh is Government Affairs Director for BIAW, starting in 2011. She previously worked for the Washington Lodging Association and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ campaign. Himebaugh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) focused in Political Economy from Hillsdale College.
Josie Cummings
Tom Kwieciak
Josie Cummings is BIAW Government Affairs Assistant Director. Cummings’ lobbying portfolio encompasses natural resources and environmental issues, focusing mainly on water, climate and fish. In the past, she worked on forestry and recycling infrastructure legislation. She is Certified in Low Impact Development Design (LID) from the Washington State Department of Ecology. Cummings holds a BA in political science and public policy from Seattle Pacific University.
Tom Kwieciak, Tom Kwieciak Consulting, LLC, has over 20 years of lobbying experience in Washington state. He was the former director for BIAW’s retro and health insurance programs making his knowledge extensive in workers’ comp, labor and healthcare issues. Kwieciak graduated from Purdue University with a BA in political science and was a commissioned officer in the US Army.
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