Category Archives: E-News

Dear friends and neighbors, There are so many issues a legislator must know to do their job successfully.   We are required to be something of a “jack of all trades.” Of course, the second half of that old saying is ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I had the opportunity to tour the Methow Valley in Okanogan County, located in north-central Washington. I was joined by other members of the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee, and we saw efforts to increase ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Our office has heard from many of you about concerns with the redrawing of the Texas congressional map and what we can do here in Washington to respond. Let me say I am also very troubled ...

Dear friends and neighbors, The 2025 legislative session is nearing the end, and in the next several days, you’ll hear a lot about budgets and taxes and all of the major work being done around public safety, housing, education and ...

Dear friends and neighbors, We’re nearing the end of the 2025 legislative session, but before we cross the finish line, we must pass the state’s three biennial budgets — operating, transportation and capital. I serve as deputy chair of the ...

I wanted to share with you some fantastic news about the iconic Hoh Rainforest.  As you probably know, the access road to the rainforest has been closed for months, in need of repairs and waiting for federal funding that has ...

Join your 24th Legislative District legislators for a telephone town hall! Sen. Mike Chapman and Reps. Steve Tharinger and Adam Bernbaum will place a call to constituents across the district at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, to hear about the ...

We are now a little more than halfway through the 2025 legislative session and getting close to receiving our first glimpse of state budget proposals.   As part of this process, we recently heard from Gov. Bob Ferguson regarding his suggestions ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Our office has received countless emails and phone calls, and I share your alarm about what we are witnessing from the other Washington.  There are more than 56,000 federal employees living and working in Washington state, ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   I wanted to share with you some of the great, bipartisan work we’ve been doing in the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee.    Our goal is to look for new and better ways to help ...