Rep. Gerry Pollet, State Representative, 46th District

Executive Director & Legal Counsel, Heart of America Northwest

7750 17th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115
gerry@hoanw.org

Gerry Pollet is Executive Director and legal counsel for Heart of America Northwest, a 16,000-member citizens’ group dedicated to “advancing our region’s quality of life.” Heart of America Northwest is the region’s largest citizens’ watchdog group for the cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the most contaminated area in North America. Gerry also serves as Executive Director and general counsel for Legal Advocates for Washington, which provides legal advice on nonprofit; open government (public records / FOIA / open meetings); electoral; and, hazardous waste law to nonprofit organizations. Gerry chaired the “Protect Washington” campaign for Initiative 297 in 2004, to stop Hanford from being used as a National Radioactive Hazardous Waste Dump and to end dumping of waste in unlined trenches. Gerry has been honored as the “National Grassroots Activist of the Year” by the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability; and, the 2006 Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Paul Beeson Peace Award. Gerry was involved in drafting and passing Washington laws to protect state and local government whistleblowers.