Peter Abbarno
{{short description |American attorney, businessman, and politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Peter Abbarno
|state_house = Washington
|district = 20th
| alongside = Ed Orcutt
|term_start = January 11, 2021
|term_end =
|predecessor = Richard DeBolt
|successor =
|birth_name = Peter Jaret Abbarno
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|09|24}}
|birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.{{cite news|url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/attorney-councilor-and-radio-host-keeps-his-eye-toward-the-future,33984|title=Attorney, Councilor and Radio Host Keeps His Eye Toward the Future|work=The Chronicle (Centralia)|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2021}}
|party = Republican
|occupation = Attorney, businessman, and politician
|spouse = Holly Abbarno
|children = 2
|residence = Centralia, Washington
|signature=Peter Abbarno Signature.png
}}
Peter Jaret Abbarno{{cite journal|url=https://wabarnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BarNews-OCT-2021_onlineNEW2.pdf|title=Pro Bono Publico Honor Roll|journal=Washington State Bar News|date=October 2021|volume=75|number=8|access-date=December 20, 2021}} (born September 24, 1975) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Washington. He is a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 20. Abbarno took office on January 11, 2021.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=December 1, 2020|title=Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 3, 2020|url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/research/official%20canvass%20of%20the%20returns%20g2020_%20certification%2012%2001%202020.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|publisher=State of Washington Secretary of State}}
Education
In 1997, Abbarno earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from State University of New York at Fredonia. In 2008, Abbarno earned a Juris Doctor degree from Vermont Law School. In 2009, Abbarno earned a master's degree in Laws in taxation from the University of Washington.
Career
Abbarno was a deputy assistant prosecuting attorney in King County Juvenile Court. In 2010, Abbarno joined the law firm of Olson Althauser Samuelson and Rayan (aka Althauser Rayan Abbarno, LLP) in Centralia, Washington.{{cite web |url=https://centralialaw.com/peter-abbarno/ |title=Peter Abbarno |website=centralialaw.com |accessdate=August 27, 2021}}
In 2015, Abbarno was elected to the Centralia City Council.{{cite web |url=https://shiftwa.org/newsmaker-interview-with-new-representative-and-gop-rising-star-peter-abbarno/ |title=Newsmaker Interview with New Representative (and GOP Rising Star) Peter Abbarno |website=shiftwa.org |date=December 23, 2020 |accessdate=August 27, 2021}}
On November 3, 2020, Abbarno won the election and became a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 20, Position 1. Abbarno defeated Timothy Zahn with 70.84% of the votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=907931 |title=WA State House District 20 Seat 1 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 3, 2020 |accessdate=August 27, 2021}}
=Legislation=
Abbarno twice introduced House Bill 1004, known as Zack's Law. The bill requires the state to post warnings of the dangers of jumping from bridges and subsequent drowning hazards, with particular outreach to provide information regarding cold water shock. The law was named after Zachary Lee Rager, an experienced swimmer who perished from cold water shock while jumping into the Chehalis River from a trestle bridge on the Willapa Hills Trail. The legislature unanimously passed the bill in 2023 by a vote of 95–0. The law also stipulates that a memorial sign about Rager be placed near the bridge where his death occurred.{{cite news |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Emily |title='Zack's Law' Unanimously Passes in State House of Representatives |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/zacks-law-unanimously-passes-in-state-house-of-representatives,315144 |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 7, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Pettingill |first1=Rebecca |title=Bridge safety bill signed into law |url=https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2023/apr/17/bridge-safety-bill-signed-law/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Columbia Basin Herald |date=April 17, 2023}}
Awards
- 2019 Person of the Year. Presented by The Chronicle.{{cite web |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/the-chronicles-2019-person-of-the-year-peter-abbarno,5892 |title=The Chronicle's 2019 Person of the Year: Peter Abbarno |website=chronline.com |date=January 10, 2020 |accessdate=August 27, 2021}}
- 2021 Legislator of the Year. Presented by The Washington Association of Agricultural Educators.{{cite web |url=https://peterabbarno.houserepublicans.wa.gov/2021/08/04/2021-legislator-of-the-year-ag-teachers/ |title=Rep. Abbarno named '2021 Legislator of the Year' by agricultural educators |website=houserepublicans.wa.gov |date=August 4, 2021 |accessdate=August 27, 2021}}([https://web.archive.org/web/20210827093842/https://peterabbarno.houserepublicans.wa.gov/2021/08/04/2021-legislator-of-the-year-ag-teachers/ archived])
Personal life
Abbarno's wife is Holly Abbarno. They have two children. Abbarno and his family live in Centralia, Washington.
References
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External links
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Abbarno Peter Abbarno at ballotpedia.org]
- [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=476167 Peter Abbarno at ourcampaigns.com]
- [https://centralialaw.com/peter-abbarno/ Peter Abbarno at centralialaw.com]
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Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature
Category:People from Centralia, Washington
Category:Washington (state) lawyers
Category:Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives