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The 2025 legislative session is underway

The 2025 legislative session is underway

Dear friends and neighbors, The 2025 legislative session in Olympia is well underway.  There has been an unusually large turnover in state leaders, with a new governor and many new members of the state legislature, including my new House seatmate, Rep. Shaun Scott.  Among the 30 members of the Senate Democratic ...

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About Jamie

Jamie Pedersen grew up in Puyallup, graduated from Puyallup High School and worked at McDonald’s to help put himself through Yale College, where he studied Russian and history, and graduated summa cum laude. After spending a year living in Russia and collecting oral histories of Soviet Afghan war veterans, Jamie attended Yale Law School. He clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and then returned to Seattle – and Capitol Hill – in 1995. He practiced corporate law at Preston Gates & Ellis (now K&L Gates) for 17 years. Since May 2012, he has been Vice President and General Counsel at McKinstry, a Seattle-based construction and engineering firm with substantial expertise in green building.

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My Northwest: Democratic lawmakers vow to ‘Trump-proof’ LGBTQ+ rights and DEI protections in WA

My Northwest: Democratic lawmakers vow to ‘Trump-proof’ LGBTQ+ rights and DEI protections in WA

Washington Democratic legislative leaders made it clear on Tuesday that they intend to “Trump-proof” the state from federal interference in Washington’s LGBTQ+ rights and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. During a press conference at the Washington State Capitol, Democratic House ...

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Fox 12: Top Washington lawmakers promise to protect trans kids

Fox 12: Top Washington lawmakers promise to protect trans kids

OLYMPIA Wash. (KPTV) - On Monday, Washington Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins issued a joint statement vowing to fight back against federal executive orders “attacking transgender youth:”

“As ...

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The Seattle Times: 4 things to expect from WA’s 2025 legislative session

The Seattle Times: 4 things to expect from WA’s 2025 legislative session

Washington state lawmakers will convene in Olympia next week for a 105-day marathon legislative session. Leaders offered a preview of their priorities Thursday as they gear up for lawmaking and budget writing, as the clock starts on the new fiscal cycle ...

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