E-Newsletters

Dear friends and neighbors, I started this week with a heavy heart as another member of our community lost their life on the stretch of highway 18 near Tiger Mountain. I extend my sympathies to the family and friends of those close to her. We all know how dangerous this highway ...

Dear friends and neighbors, With this year's short legislative session already in full swing, I've been hard at work turning your feedback into policy that helps improve our communities. Here are a couple examples of bills before the Senate this year that resulted from conversations with constituents like you:

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Dear friends and neighbors, As we begin the 2020 legislative session, I want to remind people that my loyalty is with the 5^th District and the people I represent in Olympia -- not political parties or special-interest groups. It is my top priority that the people in our communities are represented ...

Dear friends and neighbors,

In my last newsletter, I shared information about the operating, construction and transportation budgets that were passed this legislative session. This week, I wanted to give you a final update on the bills that I sponsored that the governor has signed ...

Dear friends and neighbors, We accomplished a lot during this year’s 105-day legislative session. In addition to passing a wide range of bills improving the quality of life in our communities, we finished on time and passed construction, transportation and operating budgets for the next two years. I’m pleased that both the ...

Dear friends and neighbors,

We're entering the final stretch of the legislative session, as the Senate and the House finish negotiating operating, transportation and capital construction budgets for the next two years and wrap up remaining business. I'll be providing a summary of the finalized budgets in the coming ...

Dear friends and neighbors,

You may have heard that teachers' unions are criticizing me for trying to make sure that funds from local property tax levies support needed programs and services in our schools, like librarians and mental health counselors, and aren't used to enhance teachers' salaries paid by ...