PUBLICATIONS

Kip Tokuda, Member

Kip Tokuda has long been an advocate on behalf of children and families. He's currently Policy Director of the City of Seattle's Human Services Department. He also serves as a legislative liaison with the Office of Intergovernmental Relations.

For eight years he represented the 37th legislative district in the Washington State House of Representatives. He served as the Chair of the House Children and Family Services Committee as well as a member of the House Appropriations and the House Juvenile Justice and Family Law committees. As a state representative, Mr. Tokuda was a strong advocate for children, individuals with developmental disabilities and working families. He successfully passed a "Special Needs Adoption" bill designed to meet the needs of disabled children who are adopted through the state. He was instrumental in passing the" Homeless Children's Lawsuit" bill, which provided services for over 60,000 homeless families with children in Washington. He also contributed to passage of the "Foster Care Quality and Accountability" bill.

Prior to his terms in the legislature, Mr. Tokuda served as the Executive Director of the state's Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. In that capacity, he led the charge to develop policies, raise awareness and advocate on behalf of children and families in Washington.