Warnick, Taylor named 2017 legislators of the year

Last updated Feb 16, 2018 3:43pm0

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WFB president Mike LaPlant (left) and vice president of public policy Brad Haberman (right) present Senator Warnick with her Legislator of the Year award.

LACEY, Wash. - The Washington Farm Bureau named Sen. Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) and Rep. David Taylor (R-Moxee) 2017 legislators of the year at Farm Bureau's annual Legislative Banquet Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.

"We are very appreciative of the work these two legislators did on behalf of agriculture, the state's second largest industry," said Mike LaPlant, Farm Bureau's state president.

While a number of legislators helped to support issues critical to the state's farmers and ranchers, Warnick and Taylor really stood out.

"Warnick led the charge in the Senate to pass a permanent fix for the wate...