Category Archives: News Release

Senator Bob Hasegawa spoke with a group of students at the Northwest Asian Weekly’s Summer Youth Leadership Programon Monday, about what it means to be a leader. The Northwest Asian Weekly Summer Youth Leadership Program is a program designed for ...

The following is a joint statement from the Members of Color Caucus of Washington state in response to the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. “The Members of Color Caucus of Washington state express our deepest condolences to the families and ...

OLYMPIA – Standing in as Floor Leader for the Senate Democrats on Monday, Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill, released the following statement after calling for swift passage of a critical bill (HB 2214) that will ensure thousands of qualified Washington ...

Shout out to Senator Hasegawa’s parking mitigation bill from the Youth Advocates at the Coalition of Immigrants, Refugees & Communities of Color. Scroll to 1:08 to check it out!

OLYMPIA – A bill sponsored by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, that will mitigate impacts to parking in Seattle neighborhoods due to light rail installations, passed the Washington State Senate on Wednesday (SB 5343). “I see this as a social justice ...

OLYMPIA – Today, legislators commemorated the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 – a wartime measure that sent 120,000 Japanese-Americans to concentration camps. A Senate Resolution honoring what is now called the Day of Remembrance, SR 8617, was offered by Sen. ...

On the first day of the 2015 Legislative Session, Senate Republicans adopted a rule that requires the support of two-thirds of Senators to approve any “new taxes.” This means the same taxes that make Washington the most regressive in the ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill, has been appointed to three critical committees in the Washington state Senate. Hasegawa is moving to the Commerce & Labor committee to serve as the ranking Democrat. He will also serve on the ...

“Advantages of a State-Chartered Bank in Local Energy Development” Senator Bob Hasegawa, Washington State Legislature, Olympia WA Tuesday, December 16th at 12:30 PM • Port Townsend Community Center Ideas presented by visiting experts at monthly Jefferson County Energy Lunch Program ...

Sen. Bob Hasegawa was presented the Interfaith Leadership Award by the Faith Action Network at its annual event recently at the Renton Pavilion. Hasegawa received the award in recognition of legislation he sponsored (Senate Bill 5173) to give public employees ...