HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4713
HR 4713
By Representatives Jinkins, Stokesbary, Abbarno, Abell, Barkis, Barnard, Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry, Bronoske, Burnett, Callan, Chase, Connors, Corry, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio, Donaghy, Duerr, Dufault, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hall, Hill, Jacobsen, Keaton, Klicker, Kloba, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Ley, Low, Macri, Manjarrez, Marshall, McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards, Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger, Thomas, Timmons, Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, and Zahn
WHEREAS, John Michael Sattgast was born in Ontario, Oregon, to Herman and Dorothy Sattgast, the youngest child in a blended family with seven older siblings; and
WHEREAS, He moved to and grew up in the rural community of New Plymouth, Idaho, where his father was a dairy farmer; and
WHEREAS, John graduated from New Plymouth High School and attended Boise State University, where he studied communications and public relations and eventually became news director at the student radio station KBSU; and
WHEREAS, He continued his radio reporting career at KYET/KWBJ Radio in Ontario, Oregon, KIDO Radio in Boise, Idaho, and KPQ Radio in Wenatchee, Washington, where he met Representative Clyde Ballard; and
WHEREAS, John met Debbie Herman from Payette, Idaho, in December 1980. Their dates often ended with John rushing to a news story, with Debbie by his side as he went on the air remotely to report. Always the editor, he even sent her love letters back with copy edits. Yet, Debbie still married John in June 1982; and
WHEREAS, They went on to have three beautiful children – David, Jason, and Julie. The Sattgast family has called Shelton home since 1994; and
WHEREAS, In 1991, with Representative Clyde Ballard's assistance, John was hired as a public information officer for House Republican Caucus Media Services in the Washington State House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, he became broadcast coordinator for House Republican Caucus Communications. Since then, John has produced more than 4,000 radio stories and coordinated countless interviews with radio stations for House Republican state representatives; and
WHEREAS, John has served as a public information officer for 63 House Republican state representatives, including four House Republican leaders, and served while House Republicans were in the majority, minority, and 49-49 tie; and