Metropolitan King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert will remain chair of the council’s Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee as the council completes its yearly reorganization with the appointment of the chairs of the Council’s standing committees.

“I enjoy chairing the Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee as the issues we cover are ones that are important to King County and to me personally. Public Safety is one of our core responsibilities of county government and I’m privileged to serve in this area,” said Lambert.

In addition to chairing the Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee, Lambert will also serve on a number of Council committees:

• Budget and Fiscal Management,
• Committee of the Whole,
• Transportation, Economy and Environment,
• Regional Policy,
• Employment and Administration,
• King County Board of Health.

In addition to chairing the Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee, Councilmember Lambert is also Vice Chair of Budget and Fiscal Management and serves on the Budget Leadership Team, and as Vice Chair of the King County Board of Health.

In addition, Lambert will also serve on the outside committees of the King County Ferry District, King County Flood Control District and District Executive Board, and be the Vice Chair of the King County Transportation Benefit District, the three separate governments that focus on issues of flood control, the King County Water Taxi, and issues concerning Metro Transit and roads in King County.

Lambert represents District 3, which includes the cities of Issaquah, Sammamish and unincorporated northeast King County.