Category Archives: E-News

Greetings - Lawmakers wrapped up the second week of this two-month “short” legislative session. We have about two more weeks of public hearings on proposed legislation, then we’ll get to work debating and voting on bills full time on the ...

Greetings – This week was the first of the 2020 legislative session. This year is a “short” 60-day session, meaning lawmakers only have two months to get bills to the Governor’s desk. We’ll have a couple of weeks of public ...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are excited to share this update following a busy and successful 2019 legislative session! We made significant policy and budgetary gains for our district, and our achievements reflect our commitment to provide opportunity and hope by ...

In this issue of my e-newsletter, I will give you an idea of my exciting and productive final day of the 2019 legislative session. April 28 was the last scheduled day of the regular session, meaning the Legislature had to ...

My first legislative session at the Senate was exciting, with nonstop work to pass common sense legislation that will improve the quality of life in Washington. This is a long newsletter, but a lot happened this session and I want to ...

This week, the Senate passed HB 1732, which changes Washington’s bias-based offense statute. Another piece of legislation the Senate passed this week is HB 1225, which enhances the safety of survivors of domestic violence, their families, and law enforcement officers.

Click here to watch TVW’s Legislator Profile, where I talk about our district, my heroes, and issues I’m working on.

My colleagues in the Senate and I continue to work hard to promote important legislation. Click here to hear about some of the issues we’ve been working on.

My colleagues in the Senate and I continue to work hard to promote impactful legislation. Click here to hear about some of the solutions to challenges we’ve been working on.

As we end the fifth week of the 2019 Legislative Session, my colleagues in the Senate and I continue to work hard to promote important issues. Click here to hear about some of the issues I’ve been working on.