E-Newsletters

Dear neighbors,   The 2026 legislative session starts on Monday. I hope you will continue sharing with me the issues that matter most to you and your family. Your input guides my work on behalf of our community. Democracy is a team effort, and I so greatly value your participation.    We ...

Dear neighbors, Our state faces another difficult budget year in 2026, made worse by actions in the other Washington. At a time when the federal government is cutting funding for Medicaid, SNAP, education, scientific research, violence prevention, clean energy, and more, our state must work to protect the investments and services ...

Dear neighbors,   Last week was the governor’s deadline for signing bills into law. That means we are now done with one of the most challenging sessions since I started in the Legislature. We ended on time, with a balanced budget — but we had to make many difficult ...

Dear neighbors,   We have just two weeks remaining in the 2025 legislative session. The Senate is hard at work sending bills to the governor, ...

Dear neighbors,  We are now more than halfway through the 2025 legislative session. Your 45th Legislative District team will hold a town hall on Saturday March 15th from 11:30 a.m to 1 p.m. at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 11605 132nd Ave. NE in Kirkland ...

Dear neighbors,  Do you want to hear more about the work we’re doing in the Legislature this year? Do you have questions about particular bills? Your 45th District lawmakers want to hear what’s on your mind. You’re invited to join Reps. Larry Springer and Roger Goodman and me ...

Dear neighbors,   The Senate passed my first bill of the session last week. SB 5093 would repeal the outdated crime of “concealing a birth,” protecting Washingtonians who lose a pregnancy from criminal charges. In the year after the Dobbs decision, there were more ...

Dear neighbors:   We just wrapped up our second week of the 2025 legislative session, and things are moving quickly. We’ve had public hearings on many bills, including public school funding, housing, and public safety.  We have many challenges ahead this session – ensuring our students and ...