E-Newsletters

August 31, 2021

Dear neighbors, In the last issue of my session recap e-newsletter series, we looked at some legislation we passed in the 2021 session in support of equity and racial justice.  Today I’d like to touch on our incredible progress advancing legislation to protect our environment and address the ...

June 22, 2021

 Dear neighbors, It seems like just yesterday that the legislative session ended! In honor of Juneteenth, I’d like to start off my session recap series talking about the legislation we passed this session to center Black lives and leadership, improve equity and advance racial justice in our state. ...

April 19, 2021

Dear Neighbors, We are fast approaching the last scheduled day of the Legislative session, April 25, and your legislators are hard at work finalizing bills to send to the Governor’s office to be signed into law. There are some exciting and significant bills that have recently passed both ...

April 2, 2021

Dear neighbors, Many of us were shocked and devastated by recent video depicting a Tacoma police officer driving his SUV through a crowd of people. I want you to know that your legislators are working hard to change our policing system to prevent these acts, and to ...

March 12, 2021 

Dear Neighbors, I hope this message finds you healthy and safe. Things continue to move along in the Legislature, as we put people first by prioritizing bills that address Washington’s most pressing needs this year. I’m happy to announce that we are planning a virtual town hall this ...

February 11, 2021

As snow and winter driving conditions are impacting most areas of Washington today and will likely to continue through the weekend, I want to share some information and resources that are available from WSDOT.

January 15, 2021

Dear neighbors, This week the 2021 legislative session started off under very unusual circumstances. Unfortunately, COVID-19 continues to pose a very real threat to public health, so an entirely in-person session is not an option this year.  We worked hard over the interim to develop processes to carry ...

September 30, 2020

Dear neighbors, In the midst of so many challenges our community faces, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe.  We are all doing our best to help our children manage virtual learning in addition to our own regular daytime tasks, all while ...

July 10, 2020

Dear neighbors, Over the last several weeks, my office has received requests to help spread the word about the distribution of free food in our community for the many that are struggling to make ends meet due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s ...