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Why is governing so much harder than campaigning? According to Western Legislative Academy faculty member Phil Boyle, it’s because you can campaign on single-value solutions to problems. But in the real world of public decision making, single-value solutions are rare. Once elected, legislators face complicated problems with as many as four core values that must be considered and integrated.

• Community is the “we” value that places the good of the whole at the center of policy decisions.

• Liberty is the “me” or individual dimension that says personal freedoms and responsibilities matter most in any solution.

• Prosperity is the value that says policies must be market-based to maximize economic gain and standard of living.

• Equality places fairness, justice and tolerance at the forefront of public policy.

Boyle, who is an expert in leadership and governance issues, used real-world Western legislative examples to demonstrate why political and value differences are essential when crafting good public policy.

From July 12-15, newer state legislators from around the West spent three days in classes such as Boyle’s in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Legislative “students” worked with national experts in

communications, ethics, negotiations, time management, governance and legislative institutions. A highlight of the

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training was the half-day spent at the U.S. Air Force Academy engaged in personal style assessments and team building.

Each year in a highly competitive process, the Western Legislative Academy selects 39 state legislators in their first four years of service to participate in this intense professional development program delivered by the Council of State Governments-WEST. The two key goals of the Western Legislative Academy are:

1.To help lawmakers improve personal legislative skills and2.To promote commitment to legislative institutions as pillars

of representative democracy. Since its creation in 2000, 412 Western state legislators have graduated from the WLA. Many Academy alumni have gone on to leadership positions in their chambers, in statewide offices and in Congress.

Graduation night at WLA 2010

The 2011 Western Legislative Academy will take place October 3-6. Applications are due April 29 and may be found at www.csgwest.org. Call 916-553-4423 for more information.

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When you get to know Drew Perkins, you’ll find a man without pretentions who’s not afraid to laugh at himself.

If you ask about his most embarrassing day at the state capitol, he tells about the time he presided over the Committee of the Whole. After a procedural vote killed a bill before the Senate, Perkins

hesitated about what he was supposed to do next. So he turned to lawmakers in the chamber and said: “I don’t know the exact words here, but I think that sucker’s dead!” Colleagues never let Perkins forget the incident.

Elected to the Wyoming Senate in 2006, Perkins says his races are always tight. He came in a “close fifth” in his first race for county commissioner and won his Senate seat by 136 votes. Thanks to his mother Dorothy who served in the Wyoming House for 16 years, Perkins grew up fascinated by politics. For him, public service is a “calling.”

The Casper senator received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his law degree from the University of Wyoming. Perkins also earned a master’s degree in taxation and served as vice president of a Washington, D.C. high tech firm for ten years.

In the legislature, his policy mission is to create a good business climate while still protecting Wyoming’s unspoiled

Profile of the 2010 WLA Class President:Wyoming Senator Drew Perkins

Special appreciation goes to the El Pomar Foundation and Penrose House that play a large role in the success of the CSG-WEST Western Legislative Academy. The Foundation’s ongoing investment in the WLA helps newer Western legislators acquire the skills and networks to be more effective policy makers. The campus environment created by the Penrose House provides a place where participants can step away from their busy lives and immerse themselves in intensive skill building classes. El Pomar fellows serve as independent evaluators of the WLA and are an unbiased resource for course corrections in the curriculum.

vistas and unparallel recreational opportunities. Transparency and openness in government are his passions.

Perkins said he benefitted from many classes at the Western Legislative Academy, but the most valuable take-away came from the session on “From Campaigning to Governing” (see front page story). That class reinforced his belief that negative campaigns and single issue solutions get in the way of finding common ground among complex interests. Wyoming lawmakers, he said, agree on 80 percent of the measures coming before them. Subject matter and geography are more divisive than party.

When not legislating in Cheyenne or working in his Casper law firm, Perkins likes to go boating, golfing and snow skiing. He and his wife Kristie enjoy their two grown children and enthusiastically await the birth of their first grandchild.

Past presidents of the Western Legislative Academy are: New Mexico Sen. John Sapien (09), Arizona Rep. Steve Farley (08), New Mexico Rep. Thomas Garcia (07), Idaho Rep. Rich Wills (06), Nevada Asmbr. Heidi Gansert (05), New Mexico Rep. Jose Campos (04), Nevada Asmbr. Kelvin Atkinson (03), Montana Sen. Jim Keane (02), Alaska Sen. Lesil McGuire (01) and Nevada Sen. Barbara Cegavske (00).

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WLA Class of 2010

Photo courtesy of Lynn Boutte Photography

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE 2010 WLA SPONSORS

July 12-15 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Front row (l to r): Michelle Kidani (HI Sen), Allison Copening (NV Sen), George Muñoz (NM Sen), Glenn Moniz (WY Rep), Scott Kawasaki (AK Rep), Sue Malek (MT Rep), Dean Mortimer (ID Sen), Terry Nealey (WA Rep), John M. Kefalas (CO Rep)

Second row: Marilyn Dondero Loop (NV Asmbr), Chuck Hunter (MT Rep), Tina Orwall (WA Rep), Kraig Powell (UT Rep), Evie Hudak (CO Sen), Dan Dockstader (WY Sen), Chuck Winder (ID Sen)

Third row: Lynne Pancrazi (AZ Rep), Bob Herron (AK Rep), Ellen Spiegel (NV Asmbr), F. Jay Seegmiller (UT Rep), Drew Perkins (WY Sen) Fourth row: Faye Hanohano (HI Rep), Dan Liljenquist (UT Sen), Richard McArthur (NV Asmbr),

Randi Becker (WA Sen), Matt Wingard (OR Rep), Bruce Tutvedt (MT Sen), Judy Warnick (WA Rep)Fifth row (partial row that starts in the middle): Brickwood Galuteria (HI Sen), Scott Reichner (MT Rep), Bryce Edgmon (AK Rep)

Last row: Jeff Steinborn (NM Rep), Daniel Patterson (AZ Rep), Sander Rue (NM Sen), Stephen Hartgen (ID Rep), Tim Freeman (OR Rep), Chris Edwards (OR Sen), Jim Roscoe (WY Rep), Matt Heinz (AZ Rep)

AT&T • BP America • Genentech • GlaxoSmithKline Johnson & Johnson • MedImmune Takeda Pharmaceuticals • Toyota

Allergan • Altria • Astellas Pharma • Bayer HealthCare • Chevron Hewlett-Packard • Intermountain Rural Electric Association

Kelly Services • McLane Company • Reynolds American • Shell Oil

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Class of 2010 Leg islative “Students”

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Class of 2010 Leg islative “Students”

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Western Legislative Academy Faculty

Arch Lustberg Using video and humor, national

media trainer Arch Lustberg worked with lawmakers on the importance of the “open face” and likeability to

successful communications.

Adam Schrager Using a case study in media

relations, Denver NBC affiliate reporter Adam Schrager helped lawmakers identify what’s news

and how to make it.

Danny Miller Legislators spent a half day at the U.S. Air Force Academy with Ret. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Miller who administered personal style assessments and led team building exercises.

Jack Marshall With humor and “tough love,” ethicist Jack Marshall helped legislators find the “Secrets of Virtuous Lawmakers.”

Alan Rosenthal Rutgers University Professor Alan Rosenthal

reminded lawmakers that one of their least glamorous, but most important duties is

taking care of their legislative institutions.

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Pam Vaccaro Designs on Time President Pam Vaccaro helped lawmakers learn how to organize and prioritize their legislative lives when they are pulled in too many directions at once.

Marcus Oshiro Hawaii Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

presided over WLA 2010, keeping this high-energy class

on time and on task.

Kent Briggs CSG-WEST Executive Director Kent Briggs invited lawmakers to reach across state and party lines to collaborate on unique Western issues and become part of the Council of State Governments’ family.

Gary Moncrief Boise State University Professor and scholar Gary Moncrief

reviewed how the statehouse had changed in the last 50 years and why it’s important to respect the legislatures where you serve.

Phil Boyle Dr. Phil Boyle, president

of Leading and Governing Associates, took legislators through real-life legislative exercises to demonstrate

that conflict is the way the democratic process is

designed to work.

David Landis Master consensus builder and former Nebraska Senator

David Landis worked with lawmakers on the best ways to find common ground in the legislative arena.

The Council of State Governments-WEST is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association serving legislatures in the 13 Western states. CSG-WEST promotes excellence in state legislatures through regional cooperation and professional development.CSG-WEST • 1107 Ninth Street • Suite 730 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • Phone: (916) 553-4423 • www.csgwest.org

WLA Alumni 2000-2010*

* As of October 2010

ALASKARep. Bob Buch-09Sen. John Coghill, Jr.-02Fmr. Rep. Eric Croft-00Fmr. Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom-04Rep. Bryce Edgmon-10Rep. Anna Fairclough-08Fmr. Rep. Hugh “Bud” Fate-02Rep. Carl Gatto-06Fmr. Sen. Gretchen Guess-01Rep. David Guttenberg-04Rep. John Harris-00Rep. Bob Herron-10Fmr. Rep. Jim Holm-03Rep. Lindsey Holmes-08Sen. Charlie Huggins-05Rep. Craig Johnson-08Rep. Scott Kawasaki-10Rep. Mike Kelly-05Sen. Lesil McGuire-01Sen. Kevin Meyer-02U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski-00Fmr. Rep. Mary Nelson-02Rep. Mark Neuman-07Rep. Kurt Olson-05Fmr. Rep. Ralph Samuels-03Rep. Paul Seaton-04Fmr. Sen. Ralph Seekins-04Sen. Bert Stedman-06Sen. Pres. Gary Stevens-01Sen. Joe Thomas-09Rep. William A. Thomas, Jr.-06Sen. Thomas Wagoner-03Sen. Bill Wielechowski-09Fmr. Sen. Gary Wilken-00Rep. Peggy Wilson-01ARIZONASen. Paula Aboud-07Rep. Cecil Ash-09Fmr. Sen. Pres. Timothy Bee-02Rep. David Bradley-05Fmr. Rep. Jennifer Burns-03Sen. Meg Burton Cahill-01Rep. Olivia Cajero Bedford-03Rep. Cloves Campbell,Jr.-08Fmr. Sen. Robert Cannell-01Rep. Adam Driggs-07Rep. Steve Farley-08U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords-04Fmr. Sen. Herb Guenther-00Sen. Albert Hale-05Rep. Matt Heinz-10Fmr. Sen. Toni Hellon-02Rep. Russ Jones-05U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick-06Rep. Bill Konopnicki-05Rep. Phil Lopes-03Rep. John McComish-06Rep. Nancy McLain-06U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell-00Fmr. Sen. Tom O’Halleran-02Rep. Lynne Pancrazi-10Fmr. Sen. Jonathon Paton-07Rep. Daniel Patterson-10Sen. Thayer Verschoor-03Fmr. Sen. Jim Waring-04Rep. Rae Waters-09CALIFORNIAAsmbr. Anthony Adams-07Sen. Jeff Denham-04The late Asmbr. Marco Firebaugh-00Asmbr. Tony Mendoza-07The late Sen. Jenny Oropeza-01Sen. Curren Price-09COLORADORep. Debbie Benefield-05Fmr. Rep. Alice Borodkin-02Rep. Ed Casso-08Fmr. Sen. Jim Dyer-00Rep. Mark Ferrandino-09Rep. Cheri Gerou-09Fmr. Rep. Dale Hall-06Sen. Mary Hodge-02Sen. Evie Hudak-10Fmr. Sen. Jim Isgar-04Fmr. Rep. Cheri Jahn-04

Colorado continued ...Fmr. Rep. Ramey Johnson-03Rep. John M. Kefalas-10Rep. James J. Kerr-06Rep. Claire Levy-07Fmr. Rep. Carl Miller-00Sen. Linda Newell-09Rep. Jim Riesberg-05Rep. Ellen Roberts-07Fmr. Rep. Raymond Rose-03Rep. Su Ryden-09Sen. Paula Sandoval-03Sen. Gail Schwartz-08Fmr. Rep. Jim Snook-01Rep. Judy Solano-06Fmr. Spkr. Lola Spradley-00Fmr. Rep. Debbie Stafford-02Rep. Amy Stephens-08Sen. Abel Tapia-02Fmr. Sen. Ron Teck-00Rep. Nancy Todd-06HAWAIIFmr. Sen. Melodie Aduja-03Fmr. Rep. Emily Auwae-00Rep. Karen Leinani Awana-09Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla-06Rep. Mele Carroll-07Rep. Pono Chong-05Sen. J. Kalani English-01Rep. Cindy Evans-03Rep. Lynn Finnegan-04Sen. Mike Gabbard-08Sen. Brickwood Galuteria-10Fmr. Rep. Helene Hale-01Rep. Faye Hanohano-10Rep. Sharon Har-09Fmr. Sen. Lorraine Inouye-00Fmr. Rep. Mindy Jaffe-01Fmr. Rep. Sol Kaho’ohalahala-00Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu-03Sen. Michelle Kidani-10Sen. Donna Mercado Kim-02Sen. Russell Kokubun-02Rep. John Mizuno-08Rep. Hermina Morita-00Sen. Clarence Nishihara-07Rep. Scott Nishimoto-04Fmr. Rep. David Pendleton-02Rep. Roland Sagum, III-09Sen. Jill Tokuda-07Sen. Shan Tsutsui-05Rep. Glenn Wakai-04Rep. Kyle Yamashita-05IDAHORep. Eric Anderson-06Rep. Clifford Bayer-05Rep. Carlos Bilbao-08Rep. Sharon Block-03Rep. Darrell Bolz-01Fmr. Sen. Skip Brandt-02Sen. Joyce Broadsword-07Fmr. Sen. Don Burtenshaw-00Fmr. Rep. Joseph Cannon-04Rep. Marge Chadderdon-08Rep. Susan Chew-08Fmr. Sen. Dick Compton-04Sen. Tim Corder-05Sen. Russ Fulcher-07Sen. John Goedde-01Rep. Marv Hagedorn-07Sen. Jim Hammond-08Rep. Stephen Hartgen-10Rep. R.J. “Dick” Harwood-02Rep. Frank Henderson-06Sen. Brent Hill-02Rep. Bill Killen-07Rep. Phylis King-09Sen. Patti Anne Lodge-01Sen. John McGee-06Sen. Curt McKenzie-03Sen. Dean Mortimer-10Rep. Joe Palmer-09Rep. Dell Raybould-02Fmr. Rep. Robert Ring-04Rep. John Rusche-05Rep. Mack Shirley-04

Idaho continued ...Sen. Jeff Siddoway-09Rep. Elaine Smith-03Fmr. Rep. Steve Smylie-00Sen. Joe Stegner-00Rep. Richard Wills-06Sen. Chuck Winder-10Fmr. Rep. Gary Young-01MONTANARep. Elsie Arntzen-05Rep. Bill Beck-09Rep. Mark Blasdel-08Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger-00Rep. Robyn Driscoll-06Sen. Jeff Essmann-08Sen. Kim Gillan-00Fmr. Rep. George Golie-00Sen. Bradley Maxon Hamlett-09Sen. Ken Hansen-04Rep. Dennis Himmelberger-05Rep. Chuck Hunter-10Fmr. Rep. Linda Holden-01Fmr. Rep. Joey Jayne-01Sen. Jim Keane-02Sen. Rick Laible-03Fmr. Rep. Michael Lange-03Sen. Cliff Larsen-09Fmr. Sen. Lane Larson-05MT Auditor Monica Lindeen-00Rep. Gary MacLaren-06Rep. Sue Malek-10Rep. Tom McGillvray-07Rep. Scott Mendenhall-04Sen. Lynda Moss-07Fmr. Rep. Mark Noennig-01Rep. Bill Nooney-07Rep. Ken Peterson-07Rep. Scott Reichner-10Fmr. Sen. Don Ryan-01Sen. Trudi Schmidt-03Fmr. Sen. Frank Smith-02Sen. Mitch Tropila-08Sen. Bruce Tutvedt-10Rep. Franke Wilmer-08Fmr. Rep. Jeanne Windham-06NEVADASen. Mark Amodei-00Asmbr. Kelvin Atkinson-03Asmbr. David Bobzien-07Sen. Shirley Breeden-09Sen. Barbara Cegavske-00Asmbr. Jerry Claborn-00Asmbr. Marcus Conklin-03Sen. Allison Copening-10Asmbr. Moises Denis-05Asmbr. Marilyn Dondero Loop-10Asmbr. Heidi Gansert-05Fmr. Asmbr. Susan Gerhardt-06Asmbr. Don Gustavson-01Fmr. Asmbr. Brooks Holcomb-06Asmbr. William Horne-03Sen. Steven Horsford-06Asmbr. Marilyn Kirkpatrick-05Asmbr. Ellen Koivisto-00Sen. John Jay Lee-05Asmbr. April Mastroluca-09Asmbr. Richard McArthur-10Asmbr. John Oceguera-01Asmbr. James Ohrenschall-08Asmbr. Tick Segerblom-08Asmbr. James Settelmeyer-07Fmr. Asmbr. Rod Sherer-04Asmbr. Debbie Smith-01Asmbr. Ellen Spiegel-10Fmr. Asmbr. Valerie Weber-04Asmbr. Melissa Woodbury-09NEW MEXICORep. Janice Arnold-Jones-04Sen. Vernon Asbill-06NM Auditor Hector Balderas-06Rep. Paul Bandy-09Rep. Andrew Barreras-08Fmr. Rep. Richard Berry-08Rep. Jose Campos-04Rep. Nathan Cote-09Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell-08

New Mexico continued ...Rep. Mary Helen Garcia-00Rep. Thomas Garcia-07Rep. Keith Gardner-06The late Rep. Ron Godbey-00Fmr. Sen. John T.L. Grubesic-07Rep. Joni Marie Gutierrez-05Rep. Jimmie Hall-07Fmr. Rep. Irvin Harrison-03Sen. Gay Kernan-03Rep. Patricia Lundstrom-02Sen. Richard Martinez-02Rep. Kathy McCoy-05Fmr. Rep. Brian Moore-01Sen. Howie Morales-09Sen. George Muñoz-10Rep. Andy Nuñez-04Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino-05Sen. Mary Kay Papen-01Rep. Al Park-01Rep. Jane Powdrell-Culbert-03Fmr. Sen. Lidio Rainaldi-02Sen. Sander Rue-10The late Rep. Raymond Ruiz-02Sen. John Sapien-09Fmr. Sen. Diane Snyder-01Rep. Jeff Steinborn-10Rep. James Strickler-08Rep. Thomas Taylor-00Sen. Peter Wirth-06Fmr. Rep. Teresa Zanetti-04OREGONFmr. Rep. Gordon Anderson-04Fmr. Rep. Vic Backlund-02Rep. Phil Barnhart-02Rep. Vicki Berger-03Rep. Kevin Cameron-06Fmr. Rep. Janet Carlson-01Rep. Jean Cowan-07Sen. Jackie Dingfelder-02Sen. Chris Edwards-10Fmr. Rep. Linda Flores-03Rep. Tim Freeman-10Fmr. Rep. Larry Galizio-05Rep. Sara Gelser-06Rep. George Gilman-04Rep. Mitch Greenlick-03Rep. Bruce Hanna-08Rep. Bob Jenson-00Rep. Betty Komp-05Rep. Ron Maurer-07Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson-01Sen. Frank Morse-04Rep. Andy Olson-05Rep. Tobias Read-08Rep. Chuck Riley-08Rep. Arnie Roblan-07Rep. Mike Schaufler-03Sen. Martha Schrader-09Rep. Jefferson Smith-09Rep. Sherrie Sprenger-09The late Rep. Mac Sumner-06Fmr. Sen. Vicki Walker-00Sen. Doug Whitsett-06Rep. Matt Wingard-10UTAHFmr. Rep. Sylvia Andersen-07Fmr. Rep. Gregg Buxton-04Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck-09Rep. Tim Cosgrove-05Rep. Brad Dee-03Rep. Becky Edwards-09Fmr. Rep. James Ferrin-02Rep. Julie Fisher-06Rep. Lorie Fowlke-05Rep. Neil Hansen-02Rep. Don Ipson-09Sen. Patricia Jones-01Rep. Todd Kiser-04Sen. Peter Knudson-00Sen. Dan Liljenquist-10Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove-05Fmr. Rep. Rosalind McGee-04Rep. Michael Morley-03Fmr. Rep. Paul Neuenschwander-07Rep. Merlynn Newbold-02

Utah continued ...Rep. Curtis Oda-06Rep. Patrick Painter-06Fmr. Rep. J. Morgan Philpot-02Rep. Kraig Powell-10Rep. Phil Riesen-08Rep. F. Jay Seegmiller-10Rep. Jennifer Seelig-07Fmr. Sen. David Thomas-03Fmr. Sen. Carlene Walker-01Rep. Mark Wheatley-06Fmr. Rep. Brad Winn-08WASHINGTONRep. Glenn Anderson-01Rep. Jan Angel-09Rep. Sherry Appleton-07Rep. Mike Armstrong-02Rep. Barbara Bailey-05Sen. Randi Becker-10Sen. Dale Brandland-03Fmr. Rep. David Buri-06Rep. Bruce Chandler-01Rep. Judy Clibborn-05Rep. Bruce Dammeier-09Fmr. Rep. Carolyn Edmonds-00Rep. Fred Finn-09Rep. Larry Haler-06Rep. Bob Hasegawa-05Sen. Mike Hewitt-03Sen. Jim Honeyford-00Rep. Sam Hunt-02Rep. Troy Kelley-08Sen. Derek Kilmer-05Rep. Mark Miloscia-01Rep. Dawn Morrell-03Rep. Terry Nealey-10Fmr. Rep. Dan Newhouse-04Rep. Ed Orcutt-04Rep. Timm Ormsby-06Rep. Tina Orwall-10Sen. Linda Evans Parlette-00Rep. Kirk Pearson-02Rep. Mary Helen Roberts-08Rep. Larry Seaquist-07Rep. Pat Sullivan-07Rep. Dean Takko-08Rep. Judy Warnick-10Fmr. Rep. Beverly Woods-03WYOMINGU.S. Sen. John Barrasso-03Rep. Rosie Berger-04Rep. Kermit Brown-05Rep. Cathy Connolly-09Sen. Stan Cooper-03Rep. Kathy Davison-07Sen. Dan Dockstader-10Fmr. Rep. Dave Edwards-04Rep. Ken Esquibel-08Fmr. Sen. Bob Fecht-08Fmr. Rep. Liz Gentile-03Rep. Elaine Harvey-03Sen. John Hastert-06Fmr. Rep. Jerry Iekel-01Rep. Pete Illoway-00Sen. Kit Jennings-06Rep. Thomas Lockhart-01Rep. Thomas Lubnau, II-05Sen. Marty Martin-04Sen. Saundra Meyer-02Rep. Lori Millin-07Rep. David Miller-01Rep. Glenn Moniz-10Sen. Drew Perkins-10Sen. Ray Peterson-07Rep. Loraine Quarberg-05Rep. Jim Roscoe-10Rep. Lisa Shepperson-07Spkr. Colin Simpson-00Rep. Tim Stubson-09Rep. Bill Thompson-02Rep. Mary Throne-08Sen. Charles Townsend-05Sen. Michael Von Flatern-06Rep. Sue Wallis-09GUAMFmr. Sen. Marcel Camacho-00