Category Archives: Blog

15 May
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Please stay in touch during interim!

I’m so honored and fortunate to work for you each and every day in the Senate. Although the work will continue, the way I’m able to communicate with you for the next several months will be changing. Election year restrictions ...

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19 Apr
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Women of color are changing the dialogue in WA’s Legislature

“No two countries run by women would ever go to war.” That recent judgment by Meta Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg may be open to debate, but we have seen clear evidence during the pandemic that when women assume political leadership, it leads to improved outcomes. ...

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20 May
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Yakima Herald: Senate budget is wrong approach on both sides of the Cascades

Throughout this legislative session, I have heard more times than I can remember how the interests of Seattle are at odds with Eastern Washington. But there is something my district in South Seattle shares with communities in the Yakima Valley: ...

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30 Dec
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Seattle Met: State Senate’s Only Woman of Color Sets Big Agenda for Her Freshman Year

The people of Southeast Seattle’s 37th Legislative District expect a lot from this newbie who’s taking outgoing state senator, now U.S. Rep-elect, Pramila Jayapal’s shoes. They want their state senator to stand up for black lives, immigrant rights, a fair ...

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