{"id":2962,"date":"2024-11-26T11:40:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/frame\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2024-12-02T15:24:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T23:24:06","slug":"2025-legislative-session-big-issues-new-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/frame\/2024\/11\/26\/2025-legislative-session-big-issues-new-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 legislative session \u2013 big issues, new roles!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friends and neighbors,<\/p>\n

The 2025 legislative session is approaching, and we have a lot of work to do! Let\u2019s build more affordable housing, fix our upside-down tax code to fully fund education, reform our criminal legal system, and more! I\u2019m eager to tackle the tough issues and deliver real results on our shared progressive values.<\/p>\n

A new role in the Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n

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An important part of my work on next year\u2019s budget will be serving as the Vice Chair for Finance of the Senate Ways & Means Committee. In this newly created role in the Senate, I will help our state meet its obligations to our residents \u2013 including our state\u2019s 1.1 million school children \u2013 by leading efforts to examine our state\u2019s tax structure and consider new revenue options to balance our budget, ensuring me make the investments that all Washingtonians are counting on. After serving for seven years on the House Finance Committee, I\u2019m excited about this new opportunity to once again dive deep into this area of public policy that affects everything we do in the state. We can fund the investments all Washington residents, particularly our kids, deserve by fixing our upside-down tax code and asking the wealthiest individuals and corporations to pay what they owe.<\/p>\n

Along with this role, I\u2019ll be continuing as a member of the Senate Housing Committee and stepping into the role as Vice Chair of the Senate Human Services Committee, where I have the opportunity to help ensure we\u2019re building enough affordable housing for all Washingtonians and reforming our juvenile justice system.<\/p>\n

Joey Wilson\u2019s inspirational story<\/strong><\/p>\n

I want to highlight this inspirational story in the Seattle Times<\/a> about one of our neighbors, Joey Wilson, who lives in Lower Queen Anne. Joey was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a child and has spent the years since in service to the rest of us here in our community. I\u2019m proud to have worked with Joey when he came to the Legislature to advocate to pass several important bills defending the rights of people with disabilities in the workplace. His advocacy has helped people with disabilities work more while preserving their Medicaid benefits, and his work was crucial to new laws ending discrimination by employers who paid sub-minimum wages to people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so glad that Joey continues to share his story. All too often, people with mental health challenges like schizophrenia can face stigma and assumptions from the rest of us about their lives and their condition. Joey is a neighbor we should all be proud of \u2013 someone who has been a leader, an advocate, a volunteer, and a friend for so many of us.<\/p>\n

I encourage you to read Joey\u2019s story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please share your feedback!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your input is so important and helps me do my job as a legislator. You help me know what bills to prioritize, and what policies need to be funded in our budgets. Many bills I\u2019ve sponsored have come directly from a constituent. If you have any questions or thoughts about issues, bills, or the legislative process, feel free to reach out at any time. My email address is Noel.Frame@leg.wa.gov<\/a>, and you can learn a lot about the legislative process from the educational resources on the legislative website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you for the opportunity to serve, and I look forward to continuing our work together.<\/p>\n

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Sen. Noel Frame<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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