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Exhibit 31.2



CERTIFICATIONS



| | I, Sandra L. Sager, certify that:
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|   |  | 1. |  | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Venture Financial Group, Inc. (the "registrant");            
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|   |  | 2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state       
|   |  |    |  | a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such              
|   |  |    |  | statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;                            
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|   |  | 3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,          
|   |  |    |  | fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the       
|   |  |    |  | registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;                                                   
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|   |  | 4. |  | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure     
|   |  |    |  | controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and          
|   |  |    |  | have:                                                                                                              
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|5. |  |    |  | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of          
|   |  |    |  | internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
|   |  |    |  | board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                                               
|   |  |    |  | (a)                                                                                                                
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|Date: May 12, 2006 | /s/ Sandra L. Sager
Sandra L. Sager, CPAExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
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