Author Archives: abond

Dear friends and neighbors, I have heard from many of you with thoughts, questions, and concerns about the rates we pay for electricity and utilities through Puget Sound Energy, and the possibility of future rate increases. Privately owned utilities in ...

Dear friends and neighbors, In these emails, I share updates about all the bills we have passed on all sorts of different issues. But ultimately, the act of just passing a bill does not matter by itself. What matters is ...

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our town hall last week! About 100 constituents joined us to talk about the legislative session, the policies we’re working on over interim, and what comes next. Thank you also to ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Many of you have reached out about SB 5974, a bill we passed this year to require sheriffs to meet the same certification standards that all other law enforcement officers do. We all want safe, effective, ...

Dear friends and neighbors, It has been a month since the end of the 2026 legislative session and I have scheduled a town hall event with my seatmates, Representatives Beth Doglio and Lisa Parshley, to answer your questions and share ...

Dear friends and neighbors, A big part of my job is making sure that our district receives money for important local projects. Our state capital budget funds infrastructure and maintenance – the physical projects that we can all see, touch, ...

Dear friends and neighbors, The 2026 legislative session has come to a close! In just 60 days, we’ve managed to pass major legislation on civil rights and justice, health care, housing, and other important issues – along with the Millionaires ...

Dear friends and neighbors, There’s just one week left in the legislative session! We have completed our work on many important issues, but we still have a lot left to do. Legislators are working this weekend to negotiate the final ...

Dear friends and neighbors, With just two weeks left in the legislative session, we have both the House and Senate budget proposals before us, and we are moving toward agreement on a final plan to supplement the underlying biennial budget ...