Mike Ryherd has been the lobbyist in Olympia for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition since 1992. In his 35 years of lobbying at the state level, Ryherd has represented a variety of issues and clients including conservation, municipalities, labor, non-profits, corporations and professional trade associations. He was the first lobbyist for the Low Income Housing Congress, one of the founders of the State Housing Trust Fund and was presented the “Friend Of Housing Award” by the Housing Finance Commission in 1996. Ryherd was also a founding member, and past president, of the Bainbridge Island Land Trust and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Capitol Land Trust in Olympia.

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