Liz Lovelett is an involved, dedicated, pragmatic leader in the 40th Legislative District who takes a
holistic, systems approach to problem-solving. Liz is rooted and invested in her community as a fifth-generation Fidalgo Island resident. Her father worked as a fisherman and later retired from the local refinery. Her mother worked at Island Hospital and ran a small business out of the family garage. Liz graduated with honors simultaneously from Anacortes High School and Skagit Valley College in 1998 by participating in the Running Start program. She ran The Business, our beloved indie record store, from 2005-2010 before jumping into local politics.

She served Anacortes as a City Councilmember for five years, where she worked on developing
Anacortes’ first affordable housing strategic plan, diligently helped to develop our public broadband
network, and protected our water from private ownership. All of this incredible local government
experience made her ready to transition to serving the State of Washington.

She was appointed to represent the 40th Legislative District in the State Senate in February 2019, and was duly elected the following November. She is a fierce advocate for her two biggest passions – protecting our planet and eliminating poverty. She has passed 14 bills – most of which were nearly unanimous – covering issues like food insecurity, orca protection, and clean energy financing and development.

She is a conduit between local and state government, and more importantly, connecting to the people she serves. When she isn’t working for her community, she’s taking part in it- riding her scooter around town, enjoying local food, seeing live music, hiking and swimming, and enjoying every moment with her husband and kids.