Sharlett Mena — Chair Mena is addressed during the opening of the meeting, and the speaker asks representatives and senators to turn on their cameras for the public session.
Steve Conway — Senator Conway is referenced as an ex officio member of the commission, with the mention repeated in the same context.
Jeff Holy — Senator Holy is referenced as an ex officio member of the commission, with the mention repeated in the same context.
Kevin Waters — Named as an ex officio member of the commission.
Amber Caldera — Introduces herself as the current chairwoman of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe.
Amber Caldera — Described the tribe's funding priorities and noted that the tribe has more than 1,500 enrolled members and is a major employer in Kitsap County.
Amber Caldera — Concluded the Port Gamble-S'Klallam presentation and was thanked by the committee chair.
David Hawkins — Identified as General Counsel for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and upcoming presenter.
David Hawkins — David Hawkins is introduced as the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe attorney and next presenter, then joins the call after a technical issue, apologizes for being muted and for his hoarse voice, and begins his presentation on the Upper Skagit compact amendment by outlining the history of the tribe and the topics he will cover.
Johnny Bray — Identified as the person who will summarize the amendments for both tribal-state compacts.
Johnny Bray — Identified himself as tribal relations advisor for the Washington State Gambling Commission and a member of Director Griffin's negotiations team; said he would summarize the compact changes.
Johnny Bray — Introduces the next presenter for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
Chris Stearns — Chris Stearns is introduced as having a question and then asks about the high-limit tables, specifically raising concerns about pre-screening participants.
Chris Stearns — During the question period, Vice Chair/Representative Chris Stearns is addressed and the speaker continues by responding to his question, making the exchange a single coherent discussion.
Michael Corey Hinton — Identified as counsel for Port Gamble and ready to address the screening questions.
Michael Corey Henson — Michael Corey Henson, legal counsel for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, introduced himself and explained that the tribe is in the process of developing internal minimum control standards.
Joe Schmick — Representative Walsh is referenced as having sent a question by email; the transcript likely misstates the name, but the intended member is not certain from context.
Chairwoman Caldera — Says she does not have details on the green crab work and will follow up.
Michael Hawkins? (Upper Skagit presentation speaker; name not stated in this section) — Explained how federal compensation helped the tribe purchase land, establish a reservation, and open its casino in 1995.
Upper Skagit presentation speaker — The speaker gave a continuous overview of Upper Skagit history and sovereignty, beginning with the Treaty of Point Elliott, the 14th Amendment, and the 1924 recognition of Native citizenship and voting rights. They then described the effects of federal assimilation and termination policies, followed by the Indian Self-Determination Act and IGRA as steps toward restoring tribal self-governance and financial capacity. The presentation moved into the tribe’s gaming history, including the 1992 compact, Appendix X, lottery-based gaming machines, and later expansions, explaining that gaming revenues help fund tribal government operations and member programs. The witness then outlined specific community benefits supported by those revenues, including nutrition assistance, education aid, tuition support, homeownership down payment assistance, local economic contributions, emergency housing during flooding, and ongoing charitable donations such as the Skagit Valley Herald Christmas Fund.
Claudia Kauffman — Chair Claudia Kauffman was recognized during the meeting, noted as having her hand up, then addressed as Chair Kauffman, and finally invited to share her remarks after the presentation was taken down.