Category Archives: E-News

Dear friends and neighbors, Since the start of session, I’ve introduced more than 20 bills, with many focused on improving protections for our children and strengthening support systems for sexual assault and abuse survivors. As the session continues, I remain ...

Dear friends and neighbors, The 69th Washington State Legislature convened Jan. 13. It is an honor to begin the 2025 legislative session as your new state senator. I want to thank Sen. Karen Keiser, whose seat I was appointed to. ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Today is the 58th day of this 60-day session. A couple of weeks ago, both chambers rolled out their respective supplemental budget proposals. Between now and Thursday we will be ironing out differences through negotiations and compromises, ...

Dear friends and neighbors, We are roughly three weeks away from the conclusion of this 60-day session. This week we had two full days of floor action and now we’re back in our committees, but this time we are hearing ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Today is the 30th day of this 60-day legislative session. Last week was the first policy cutoff and yesterday was the fiscal cutoff. What this means is that any policy bills that didn’t make it out ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are starting the year with your first foot forward! With the 2024 session kicking off on Monday, I want to share with you some of the issues I will ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I’m writing to give you an update on what’s been happening on the 988 front, but first, let’s talk about the high temperatures expected this week. During a heat wave, access to electricity and water can mean the ...

Dear friends and neighbors, With just nine days left of session, this is the final stretch and, as you can imagine, we’re all in overdrive to get the work of the people done on time. This week, we passed Senate ...

Thank you for coming to our town hall meeting! I want to extend my sincerest thanks to everyone who joined our district town hall meeting on March 18. We had a great turnout and we were so pleased to see ...