Dear friends and neighbors, I would like to provide you with a brief review of our historic 2023 legislative session and one-day special session, but before I begin, I want you to know I am honored and filled with immense gratitude for the opportunity to continue serving as your state senator. ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, As we approach the end of the current legislative session, I would like to provide a quick update on an important piece of legislation that was just signed into law. Advisory votes I am thrilled to inform you that Gov. Inslee signed Senate Bill 5082, repealing advisory votes, ...
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Dear Neighbors, Due to unforeseen circumstances, this Sunday's in-person Town Hall has been cancelled. Though we will not be meeting in person, you can still join me for a Telephone town Hall with my 48th Legislative District seatmates on Thursday, March 23rd. Please stay tuned for details on that! Best regards, -Senator Patty ...
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Dear Neighbors, Please join me in-person for a town hall! My colleague and I will be delivering an update on much of our work here at the capitol and taking as many questions/comments as we can! We’re meeting Sunday, March 19th, 10am – 12pm at Temple B'nai Torah, 15727 NE 4th St, ...
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Dear Neighbors,
Legislative session is at full sprint this year and we just passed one of our biggest checkpoints: Policy Cutoff. Simply put, if a bill isn’t in Rules by then, it is highly unlikely it will move forward during the rest of ...

Dear neighbors, We have officially ended the 2022 legislative session and I am extremely proud to report we made some tremendous strides for everyday working Washingtonians. When we adjourned on time for the fifth year in a row this year, we tied for 2nd place with the legislature of 1899 which ...
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Friends and neighbors, This week the Senate passed a supplemental operating budget that puts Washingtonians first and we’re working around the clock to pass some other heavy hitting legislation that gives back to working families. We know Washington state is ranked #1 for the most regressive tax code in the nation and ...
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