Dear friends and neighbors, I'm excited to share with you that your 29th legislative district delegation will host a town hall on Saturday at the Eastside Community Center Social Hall in Tacoma. I'm excited to join my seatmates Reps. Melanie Morgan and Sharlett Mena at this event. We're looking forward to ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I have served our community in Olympia for more than three decades. I am so proud of all that we’ve accomplished together in that time. I am writing to let you know first that I have decided not to seek re-election in 2026. The 2026 legislative session will ...

An open letter to the people of Washington state: The Senate Democratic Caucus – fully recognizing that our own state Senate lacks the voice of even a single Black legislator, a voice that needs to ground us today and always – stands with our Black neighbors throughout Washington as we grieve ...

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on our economy. All across our state people are struggling to make ends meet and small businesses are struggling to stay afloat. We will get through this, but right now, we need to stay strong, work together and help each other out. If you ...

Friends and neighbors I know that we are all concerned with the coronavirus outbreak and have many questions about what we can do to keep ourselves and our loved ones healthy. Here are a few helpful links that will answer many of your questions. This is the state portal to many answers ...

Dear friends and neighbors,

We accomplished a lot during this year’s 105-day legislative session. In addition to passing a wide range of bills improving the quality of life in our communities, we finished on time and passed capital construction, transportation and operating budgets for the ...

As we near the midpoint of the 2018 legislative session, I have been busily reviewing bills as a member of the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee and the Senate Ways & Means Committee, which controls the state budget. The Senate is considering a ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Late last month, the regular 2017 legislative session formally concluded. Unfortunately, this happened before the Legislature was able to reach agreement on an operating and capital budget. As a result, Gov. Inslee has initiated a 30-day special session so that we can finish our work. Like many of ...

After years in waiting, the Bethel School District will finally be able to build a new high school. Bethel, like many school districts throughout Washington, has struggled to find space to build new schools. This has been a challenge for districts in areas with rapidly increasing populations and land development ...