Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36)

Continuing to be the Seattle delegation’s most visible champion on environmental issues, Representative Dickerson once again led the effort to pass the Safe Baby Bottle Act. Always willing to fight for the health of our kids and our communities, Representative Dickerson overcame intense pressure from the chemical industry to pass one of the nation’s strongest toxics laws. The legislation makes Washington the second state to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in sports bottles and the fifth to take action on the chemical in children’s dishware. She is a permanent fixture as a champion for the environmental community.