Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Washington has named state Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-41, Mercer Island) as Legislator of the Year for 2010.

Rep. Clibborn, serving her 4th term in the House of Representatives, chairs the House Transportation Committee. Her experience includes service as Executive Director of the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce and election as Mercer Island City Council Member and Mayor.

During the 2010 Legislative Session, Rep. Clibborn helped organize a group of moderate Democratic legislators to consider business issues in light of the current economic downturn and to advocate for balance in legislative actions, the AGC said.

“Representative Clibborn has been tremendously successful in advancing one of AGC’s core interests: an effective transportation finance and delivery system,” said Rick Slunaker, AGC’s Director of Government Affairs. “Rep. Clibborn understands the importance of and has helped lead efforts to reform workers’ compensation laws and to save taxpayer dollars by opposing unworkable public contracting requirements.”

AGC of Washington is the state’s largest trade association serving the commercial construction industry and has 600 member firms.

Rep. Clibborn represents part of Bellevue and Mercer Island, Newcastle, west Issaquah and northeast Renton.