Sam Sullivan Email & Phone Number

Washington, United States

A Legislative Assistant provides the necessary tools to help the Senator successfully fulfill the obligations of the office. My responsibilities include answering a multi-line phone, greeting and directing office visitors, opening and sorting mail, responding to constituent emails, communicating with various state agencies and community organizations regarding constituent casework, tracking the progression of the Senator’s bills through session, attending committee hearings to take notes, taking meetings with constituents regarding their legislative and budget priorities, sorting all incoming internet mail, and maintaining my Senator’s schedule. Additional duties include record keeping, answering and notating voicemails, and delivering bills/floor amendments to the Senate workroom.

Olympia, Washington, United States

Responsible for providing customer service support regarding health insurance, disability, or other related health benefits. This includes signing customers up for PEBB and SEBB COBRA coverage. Additionally, responsible for public assistance eligibility determination involving claims processing, adjusting, and investigation. I would assess a customer’s eligibility by looking through their DRS history, their location, and their employment code in our internal system and sign them up for insurance accordingly. This sometimes also required calling and working with the customer directly to understand their circumstances (payment, dependents, employment codes, etc.) I was also responsible for sorting and addressing mail related to accounting and benefits.

Lacey, Washington, United States

Paid internship. Hired to support administrative and government relations personnel. Responsible for managing section SharePoint materials, manually tracking legislation, scheduling meetings, researching bills and bill history, and managing calendars. Additional responsibilities included sorting department mail which was anything from workers licenses to transfer of water rights documents to financial documents. I was also responsible for answering phone calls from the public regarding water rights, licensing, and well-drilling. Towards the end of my internship, I scheduled and organized a bill signing celebration. This included booking hotel rooms, reserving company vehicles, ordering food, reserving restaurant spaces, and sending invitations.

Tumwater, Washington, United States

Responsible for managing, using and updating the membership database; scheduling meetings with legislators, preparing legislative talking points, speaking to policy leaders, communicating with state agencies including DOH and DSHS, and sending outreach materials to members through interactive software encouraging involvement. Also supported special events, including conferences, silent auctions, golf tournaments, and designed communications and marketing materials related to the events, including presentations, brochures, sponsorship signs, and other duties as assigned.

Olympia, Washington, United States

Washington, United States

Committee clerk for Senate Law & Justice Committee. Responsible for coordinating and organizing committee documents, including legislation, amendments, bill reports, and fiscal notes in the EBB; communicating with committee members and staff, bill sponsors for bills in committee, and external audiences with interests in the committee’s work; and other duties as assigned. Since the 2021 legislative session was also completely virtual, I was also responsible for coordinating public hearings over zoom.

Foreign Languages And Cultures, Japanese Language

Activities and Societies: Honors College Graduate.

Bachelor'S Degree, Japanese Studies

Study Abroad in Japan at Nanzan University.