E-Newsletters

Dear neighbors: Would you like to know what issues the Legislature took action on this session? Do you have questions about specific legislation? You’re invited to join your 45^th District lawmakers for an in-person town hall on Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be our first ...

Dear neighbors, Each year since I came to the Senate, we have finished on time, with a balanced budget that puts people first. This year was no different. Last Thursday, when we passed the budget and brought the 2022 legislative session to a close, marked the first time since 1899 that ...

Dear neighbors, It is so important that everyone in our state have access to justice. In recent years, the Washington Supreme Court has been taking great strides to make our court system easier to navigate for people who have limited English proficiency. Now, the Court’s Interpreter Commission is seeking a public member ...

Dear neighbors, We’re halfway through the 2022 legislative session! Please join all three lawmakers from the 45^th District—Rep. Larry Springer, Rep. Roger Goodman and me—for a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24. We will be  reporting on major issues before the Legislature and would love to hear ...

Dear neighbors, Right now, as we build the new 988 behavioral health crisis hotline and the services it will connect with, we have a unique opportunity to improve our behavioral health crisis response system. One of the most important parts of that effort is the work of the Crisis Response ...

Dear neighbors, In the past legislative session, we made our justice system more responsive to the trauma of survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. We modernized civil protection orders, supported survivors of domestic violence strangulation, and vacated sentences for survivors. But we have much more work to do. We have a ...

Dear neighbors, Thank you to everyone who joined my third annual small business roundtable yesterday. We heard a terrific presentation from Marie Davis of the Washington Department of Commerce that included many resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs. You can see the presentation on my website here. A few highlights:

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Dear neighbors, Small businesses are the backbone of our community. I hope everyone will take a moment to think about how you can support your local small businesses. And to our local small business owners and entrepreneurs – I hope you will join me for my third annual Small Business Roundtable on ...

Please join me for my annual summer meet and greet. Come meet your neighbors and other elected officials and share your thoughts on the 2021 legislative session and ideas for the 2022 session. When: Saturday, July 17th at 3:00 pm Where: Farrel-McWhirter Park (19545 NE Redmond Rd., Redmond, WA 98053) Please RSVP at ...

Dear neighbors, I’m proud to say that in 2021, despite holding a mostly remote legislative session, we passed significant laws that will help improve the lives of Washingtonians. We made landmark progress on the issues that you all care about—pandemic relief and recovery, police accountability, behavioral health, childcare, equity, climate change, ...