Chris Cargill
Chris Cargill is the Eastern Washington Office Director for Washington Policy Center. A life-long Eastern Washington resident, Chris grew up in Spokane and graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Communication Studies and a minor in Political Science. Before joining WPC in 2009, he worked in TV news for 10 years at two Spokane television stations. During his time, he organized and produced dozens of political debates and forums, and discussed policy one-on-one with politicians including former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). Chris authored WPC’s Analysis of Spokane’s Water Price Changes as well as the Citizens Guide to Spokane’s Children’s Investment Fund. He is an ex-officio for the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the Spokane Regional Transportation Commission Advisory Committee. He also served on Spokane Transit Authority’s Central City Alternatives Analysis Sounding Board, offering ideas and suggestions on mass transit options for downtown Spokane. In 2011, Chris was named by Inland Business Catalyst magazine as one of the 20 top professional and civic leaders under the age of 40 in the Inland Northwest. Chris and his family live in Liberty Lake, just outside Spokane. When not working for WPC, you can often find Chris at hockey games.