Author Archives: abond

13 Nov
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Legislative page applications are open!

Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve got some good news to share — page applications for the 2026 session are now open! Applications are open for pages! One of my favorite parts of the legislative session is welcoming young people to ...

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31 Oct
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Last legislative session, and the next

Dear friends and neighbors, We’re now just weeks away from the 2026 legislative session that begins next January, and I’m working on the details for some of the bills I’m planning to introduce and work on next year. During these ...

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20 Oct
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Showing off Thurston County

Dear friends and neighbors, One of the great parts of being a legislator is getting to visit places in our district where people are doing the on-the-ground work of serving our community. Recently I joined other lawmakers from around the ...

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02 Oct
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Housing policy outside the legislative session

Dear friends and neighbors, I’m glad to have these opportunities to update you all on the work I’ve been doing this interim. This is an important time for legislators to review the implementation of the bills we’ve passed, hear input ...

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12 Sep
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Access to the COVID vaccine? You’re covered!

Dear friends and neighbors, I recently returned from Washington, D.C., where I was honored to present on a bipartisan panel alongside legislators from Colorado, Montana, and New Hampshire about the progressive, effective work we’ve been doing to expand our housing ...

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02 Sep
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What I’m hearing in my email inbox

Dear friends and neighbors, People sometimes ask what a state senator does outside of the legislative session! We are a part-time Legislature and like many senators, I have another job to work the rest of the year – but that ...

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22 Aug
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2025 Legislative Session Report

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27 Apr
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The Legislature has adjourned!

Dear friends and neighbors, The Legislature has adjourned Sine Die after one of the most challenging sessions we’ve had in years. Faced with a significant budget shortfall, we had to make incredibly difficult decisions. At every step, we stayed focused ...

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27 Apr
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2025’s “Year of Housing” hailed by Sen. Jessica Bateman

OLYMPIA — Senate Housing Committee Chair Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) hailed the 2025 legislative session as one that made significant progress for housing affordability. “We came into this session with a three-pronged housing strategy — expand our housing supply, support homeownership ...

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24 Apr
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Rent stabilization compromise proposal released

OLYMPIA — A revised version of rent stabilization legislation, House Bill 1217, was proposed by a conference committee of House and Senate members Thursday. The bill could potentially be voted on as soon as Friday evening.   The proposed compromise would ...

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