Dear neighbors, It is with great pleasure that I extend an invitation to you for our upcoming 2024 Townhall! Date: Saturday, February 17th Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: UA Local 32 Plumbers, Pipefitters, Refrigeration, and HVAC Union Hall and Apprenticeship Training Center As many of you know, townhalls and other opportunities to connect ...
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Dear neighbors, We’re back in the legislature for a short session spanning from January to mid-March and it’s poised to be a powerful one. For those who don’t know, Washington State alternates between what we call “long sessions” and “short sessions” every other year. This is called a “Biennium” ...
Read MoreDear Friends and Neighbors of the 11th Legislative District, I want to thank you for your confidence in me to represent our community’s interests in the Legislature. The 2023 Washington State Legislative Session has begun and once again I would like to invite 11th LD constituents to sign-up for our Intro ...
Read MoreOne of the issues we’ve heard the most about from our constituents is the importance of public safety. People should be safe, and feel safe, in their communities, and I believe we need to make that a reality for all. The best way to keep us all safe is to prevent ...
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear friends and neighbors, The 105-day 2023 legislative session and 1-day special session have adjourned (called Sine Die), and I wanted to give a brief update on what we did this year. I’ll continue to keep in touch with you in the coming months about many of the ...
Read MoreDear Neighbors, I am pleased to bring you the latest updates and insights from our team here in Olympia. From the Legislature’s work on everything from healthcare to housing, from pet insurance to assault weapons to the State Supreme Court’s ruling on the capital gains tax, there’s been ...
Read MoreFriends and neighbors, We have now passed some key deadlines in the Legislature and are moving more towards voting on bills on the Senate floor rather than in Committee hearings. As we’re continuing to debate bills, I look forward to the work ahead of us this session. Keep reading this newsletter to ...
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Friends and neighbors, We’re now well into the 2023 session and are continuing to hear proposed bills in committee meetings, and even starting to hear bills on the Senate floor. That means bills are making their way through the process towards becoming law, and that includes a few of the ideas ...
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Friends and neighbors, I hope you have had a peaceful start to the Lunar New Year with loved ones. We celebrated the start of the year in the Legislature with a Lunar New Year Resolution on the Senate floor last week, sponsored by my colleague Sen. Joe Nguyen. I wish you ...
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