State Rep. Chris Corry will take a brand new job as director of the Heart for Authorities Reform for the Washington Coverage Heart, a political suppose tank.
Corry is a Republican who represents Yakima and the 14th District within the Legislature, and that function will not change, he mentioned.
Corry will go away his place as vp of property and casualty at USI Insurance coverage Providers, marking a hiatus to his 18 years working within the insurance coverage business.
“The chance to hitch the WPC was sudden, however one thing that actually aligns with my ardour for public coverage and serving my group,” Corry mentioned in an e mail to the Yakima Herald-Republic.
In his new place, Corry mentioned he’ll proceed the work of the WPC and the Heart for Authorities Reform.
“My purpose is to construct upon the stable basis created by the Washington Coverage Heart. I strongly consider that free-market ideas are crucial to the success of our state, and I sit up for diligently supporting public coverage by analysis, schooling, and outreach,” Corry mentioned.
Corry, who begins his new job on Might 1, mentioned he’ll break up his time between his place as an elected official and the WPC.
He’ll substitute Jason Mercier on the Washington Coverage Heart. Mercier is taking a administration place on the Mountain States Coverage Heart which operates in Jap Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.