Which House Democrats are on Twitter?

Twitter may be the fastest way to hear about breaking news.

If you're interested in what's happening at the state capitol, Twitter is also a great way to keep up with your local lawmakers and the reporters who cover the capitol.

Below is a list of House Democrats on Twitter. Even if you don't have an account on Twitter, you can follow legislative news by searching for the hash-tag #waleg to see tweets about the legislature.

Click here for a shortcut to the #waleg feed.

House Democrats on Twitter 

House Democratic Caucus, @WAHouseDems

Rep. Jim Moeller (America's Vancouver), Speaker Pro Tem
@Jimmoeller 

Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (Sequim), Majority Whip
@kevinvandewege

Rep. Ross Hunter (Medina), chair of Appropriations
@rosshunter

Rep. Reuven Carlyle (Seattle), chair of Finance
@Reuvencarlyle

Rep. Marko Liias (Edmonds), vice chair of Transportation
@MarkoLiias

Rep. Laurie Jinkins (Tacoma), vice chair of Health Care and Wellness
@lauriejinkins2

Rep. Larry Seaquist (Gig Harbor), chair of Higher Education
@larryseaquist

Rep. Derek Stanford (Bothell), vice chair of Capital Budget
@derekstanford

Rep. Marcus Riccelli (Spokane), Assistant Deputy Majority Whip
@marcusriccelli

Rep. Jeff Morris (Mt. Vernon), chair of Technology and Economic Development
@therostrum 

Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (West Seattle), Deputy Majority Whip
@joefitzgibbon

Rep. Chris Reykdal (Olympia), vice chair of Labor and Workforce Development
@chrisreykdal

Rep. Dave Upthegrove (Des Moines), chair of Environment
@DaveUpthegrove

Rep. Larry Springer (Kirkland), Deputy Majority Leader for Jobs and Economic Development
@RepSpringer

Rep. Tina Orwall (Des Moines), Deputy Speaker Pro Tem
@tinaorwall

Rep. Monica Stonier (Vancouver), vice chair of Education
@runsinthehalls

Fighting antisocial media

Victims of malicious impersonation attacks on Facebook, Craigslist and other electronic media now have another means of holding the culprits accountable, thanks to a bill signed March 7 by Gov. Gregoire.

House bill 1652 was passed by the House in 2011 but died in the Senate when the session ended. This session, it made it through both houses on unanimous votes.

The measure specifies that under Washington state law, a person may sue someone who intentionally impersonates the victim on a social networking site or online bulletin board to harass, threaten, defraud or humiliate the victim so that the victim suffers financial or physical harm.

Supporters of the bill cited cases from Washington and around the country in which electronic impersonators posted phony Craigslist ads that led to sexual assaults and thefts or created a humiliating fake Facebook page in the name of the victim.

The bill excludes impersonation that would be protected as political, artistic or satirical expression, or that is performed by law enforcement personnel in a criminal investigation.

Washington state law has not specifically recognized electronic impersonation as an offense, and the malicious behavior could be difficult to take legal action against absent such a recognition.

For more on “e-personation,” click here to read a January article in the Tacoma News Tribune.

To read this story in Spanish, click here.