Friends, neighbors—

Next Wednesday, April 3, please join me for a telephone town hall! I’m eager to share the work I’ve been doing as your State Senator to expand health care access and reduce costs, as well as to make living and learning more affordable for everyone, including veterans and gold star families.

My top priority is opening the door to the Legislature to every member of our community—hearing your issues and concerns and reporting back to you on what we’ve done so far. You are essential to our democratic process.

If you would like to make sure you receive a phone call at 6 pm on April 3 for the telephone town hall, you can opt in here: www.vekeo.com/WSDC26.

Once you get the call on April 3, all you need to do is stay on the line to participate. Press *3 at any time to ask a question. The town hall will last until 7 pm. You can see more information on my Facebook page here.

Thank you for participating, and I hope to hear your voice!

Investing in our infrastructure

It’s budget week! I’ve been working hard to make sure that the 26th District gets our fair share of the transportation and capital investments that the state is going to make over the next two years. And I’ve been working closely with neighbors and community groups in our district to identify the most pressing places where we need investment in our physical infrastructure—from roads and ferries to affordable housing and health centers.

That means money for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Fund, senior living at the Mustard Seed project on the Key Peninsula, mental health services and a mobile dental clinic through Peninsula Community Health Services, as well as more ferry funding.

I’m excited that the Senate’s draft transportation and capital budgets include these and several other projects I’ve been fighting for. Over the next two years, the Senate’s proposed capital budget would invest $31.9 million in our community, and the transportation budget $43 million in and around our district. Whether all these projects are in the budget that is ultimately passed by the legislature will depend on the negotiations of the coming weeks.

There’s more work to do to ensure these projects make their way through the legislative process and into the final budget, so take a look at my video about the budget, and check the comments for links to the full details of both budgets so you can learn about the projects you want to support!

My week in Olympia

I believe in transparency, and I want to keep you all informed about what I’m doing on behalf of the 26th District in Olympia. That’s why I’m making a practice of posting my legislative calendar each week on my Facebook page.

Keep in touch

We are all eager to hear from you about your priorities. I hope you’ll follow me on Facebook so you can see what we’re up to. And please feel free to reach out anytime at 360-786-7650 or Emily.Randall@leg.wa.gov. The more we hear from you, the better our work in Olympia can reflect our shared values and goals.

All my best,