E-Newsletters

Dear neighbors, Serving the people of the 45th District is truly one of the great honors of my lifetime, and I will be continuing to work on the issues that matter to us during interim. For the next few months, though, election-year ethics restrictions on official communications kick in. I will ...

Dear neighbors, Once again this year, the Legislature passed bills that put people first — and once again, more than 95% were bipartisan. I’m especially proud I was able to work across the aisle on tough issues and deliver results, earning a strong bipartisan majority for each of the 12 bills ...

Dear neighbors: During the legislative session this year, we passed policies to put people first — bills that will help keep communities safe, strengthen an economy that works for all, continue to improve our behavioral health continuum, fund our education system, protect the environment, and much more. I’m especially proud that more ...

Dear neighbors: Thank you to everyone who came out to the town hall this weekend, and to Lake Washington Tech for hosting. Rep. Roger Goodman and I were glad to see everyone in person, and Rep. Larry Springer was able to join us remotely despite having Covid. If you weren’t able to ...

Dear neighbors: Every year, Rep. Larry Springer, Rep. Roger Goodman, and I hold an in-person town hall during the legislative session where we give an update on our work in Olympia and answer questions from constituents. I would like to invite you to join us for the town hall this year. ...

Dear neighbors: Every year, I sponsor legislation brought to me by students in our district. In 2020 a group of students from Eastlake High School in Sammamish brought forward a terrific bill to help keep students safe in the event of accidents. The bill they proposed would provide bleeding control kits in schools ...

Dear neighbors: This Monday marked what would have been the 51^st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that protected the right to abortion across the country. Notably, three years before that landmark decision, the people of Washington state passed a referendum legalizing abortion, beginning our tradition of being ...

Dear neighbors: Would you like to hear about the issues we are working on in the Legislature this year? Do you have questions about particular bills? You’re invited to join your 45th District lawmakers — Rep. Larry Springer, Rep. Roger Goodman, and me — for a telephone town hall on Tuesday, ...