Washington State Senate

Many believe the FBI's conclusion of it being a hoax, with others certain that it was a cover-up of extraterrestrial activity, pointing to the ominous appearance of the man in black the day after the original incident and the bizarre disappearance of Dahl's son.

On Tuesday, 18 April 2017, the Washington State Senate paused to recognize the Maury Island incident's 70th anniversary year by passing Resolution No. 8648.

During a speech by Senator Sharon Nelson, who lives on Maury Island, it was revealed that, far from being over in 1947, the Maury Island UFO phenomena continued, with another senator having allegedly sighted a UFO over the island when he was 14 years old.

On that same date, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Senator Karen Kaiser was quoted as saying, "...the incidents continue.

We have to be better than everybody else.

I used to have a legislative aide, a woman of color, who became the first Muslim senator in Washington State Senate, uh, after I left.

But she would come in and she would sigh in the morning and she would say, "God grant me the arrogance of a mediocre white man."

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And then the study, air quotes, that she comes out with happens to have four recommendations, which happened to align with a political effort already underway.

in the Washington State Senate.

Explain that part of it.

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Deb, tell us a little bit about, because I want, um, people to understand that you testified in the Washington State Senate hearing over a, a bill basically, and you were sh- you shared your information in the State of Washington because we are really...

We, we're wanting, you know, when you do advocacy, right? You've gotta look at all the political parts and all the ways-

Mm-hmm.

In her current role, she's responsible for advocacy communications in the External Affairs Division for the country's largest regional children's hospital, serving four states and one million square miles.

In prior positions, Dana served as the Director of Media Relations at the University of Washington and as the Director of Communications for the Seattle City Council and Washington State Senate concurrently.

Dana earned a Bachelor's in Communication from Western Washington University and a Master's in Communication and Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University.

She's also an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington's Communication Leadership Program, a world traveler, a two-time Ironman triathlete with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, and like I said, a baseball mom.