Jay Inslee, who was first elected as a member of Congress from Washington State in 1992, is deeply aware of the political and policy challenges and opportunities. He serves on the Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and on the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Bracken Hendricks is a senior fellow at one of the nations leading think tanks, the Center for American Progress. Hendricks is a founder and former Executive Director of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of environmental, business and labor organizations dedicated to building a new energy future for America. "