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OLYMPIA – Just 12 days into the 2018 legislative session, the Washington State Senate passed SB 6002, the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) by a vote of 29-19. Introduced by Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, the WVRA removes barriers in existing ...

The Seattle Times / Jan. 12, 2018 By Nina Shapiro “There’s definitely rage and outrage,” said the state Senate’s majority whip, reacting to revelations that the Department of Licensing has been routinely sharing information with immigration-enforcement agents. Democrats plan to ...

The Spokesman-Review / Jan. 11, 2018 OLYMPIA – Washington needs more people registered to vote and more of those citizens casting ballots, Gov. Jay Inslee and other state and local officials said Friday as they unveiled a series of proposals ...

Think Progress / Jan. 8, 2018 By Ian Millhiser This is how you play the game. Last November, Democrats gained control of the Washington state senate — and, with it, the entire state legislature and the governor’s mansion — when ...

Yakima Herald / Jan. 7, 2018 By Kaitlin Bain YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Deputy Mayor Dulce Gutierrez is among those supporting a package of bills intended to get more people to vote. At a news conference Friday in Olympia, Gutierrez ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, introduced the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) to the state Senate on Wednesday. The WVRA is designed to help cities, counties, school boards and other local elected bodies voluntarily adopt changes to their elections ...

Come talk to me! I am launching a series of events called Community Conversations. I want to discuss with you how we can make life in the 37th Legislative District more affordable and improve our communities for everyone. The first ...