For this first full episode of the Everblue State, we drove down to Vancouver, WA to catch up with Sen. Annette Cleveland.

Cleveland chairs the Senate’s Health & Long Term Care Committee, and is working to ensure that Washingtonians have access to affordable health care. She talked to us about the rising cost of care, efforts Senate Democrats are making to improve the system and what issues are likely to arise during the 2019 Legislative Session.

And as a bonus, she talked to us about what she’s doing to ensure health care for some of our favorite family members: our pets!