Reuven Michael Carlyle[1] (born August 10, 1965) is a founder of Earth Finance, a global climate strategy and investment firm.

Under the legislation, Washington is one of the few governments in the world with, in effect, binding and enforceable commitments to Paris Accord and the policy framework to achieve the reductions.

In 2007, prior to his election, Carlyle authored the Passport to College Promise Program which was ultimately created by the Legislature.

During Carlyle's seven years in the House he focused on a range of policy areas including budget, tax,[8] higher education, transportation, health care, open data and election issues.

Carlyle has been the prime sponsor of legislation[9] in each year to abolish the death penalty[10] and replace the policy with life in prison without the possibility of parole.

He has been a vocal[13] legal[14] and political opponent[15] of initiative promoter Tim Eyman's efforts to alter the state constitution to require a supermajority to raise taxes.

Carlyle grew up in Bellingham, Washington and developed his interest in government while serving as a teenage page in Congress.

He served as a page for two years in the U.S. Senate for Senators Warren Magnuson[32] and Henry "Scoop" Jackson, and one year in the House of Representatives where he served briefly as personal page to Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. Carlyle's mother, Joan Hadiyah Carlyle,[33] self-published her autobiography "A Torch in the Dark, one woman's journey."

Prior to his election, Carlyle was appointed by Governor Chris Gregoire in 2004 as a member of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.