E-Newsletters

Dear friends and neighbors, This was the first week of the legislative session, with eight more to go. The week began with all the usual start-of-session steps, like hearing the state of the state address from Gov. Bob Ferguson. You can read about it here. Despite these challenging times, it ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Next Monday is the first day of the 2026 legislative session. This is a 60-day session, so it will be fast paced and focused on the biggest issues before us – a sustainable and responsible budget, protecting Washingtonians from federal overreach, and working on affordability, so Washington ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I hope you and yours are settled in and enjoying the holiday season together. We’re now just three weeks away from the start of the legislative session on Jan. 12, and this is our last chance to put the finishing touches on legislation we’re introducing and catch ...

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 serve as pages in the Senate, and applications for 2026 are open! This ...

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 uncertain times my focus is passing legislation to improve the lives ...

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 state to tour Thurston County. We visited several sites in and ...

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 and suggestions about the most important issues for us to tackle ...

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 supply and address affordability challenges in our respective states. The fact ...

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 doesn’t mean I stop being a senator. The interim between sessions ...

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 on protecting the people and communities who rely on essential services. Even ...