Hello friends and neighbors! My last session in the Senate has flown by. We are more than halfway done! I am so thankful for every day I’ve gotten to spend serving as your elected representative, first in the House and ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) and Reps. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) and Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) will host a 42nd District Town Hall on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ferndale High School Gymnasium. The 42nd District encompasses most of Whatcom County. Community members from Bellingham, Point Roberts, Lynden, Ferndale, Blaine and ...
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Bill protecting ratepayers, ensuring electrical grid reliability, guiding responsible data center development heard in committee OLYMPIA – A bill protecting ratepayers from potential new costs associated with large energy use facilities (ELEUFs), such as data centers, in Washington state was ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, I am excited to invite you to our 42nd District Legislative town hall at 11 a.m. this Saturday, March 15. The town hall will be held in the Ferndale High School Auditorium. We look forward to ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA, WA – Community members are invited to join State Representatives Joe Timmons, Alicia Rule, and State Senator Sharon Shewmake for an in-person town hall on Saturday, March 15, at 11:00 a.m. at Ferndale High School. Timmons, Rule, and Shewmake ...
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Friends and neighbors, Government can and should help people — that’s why I got involved in politics. But at the federal level, we are seeing a concerted effort to instead make peoples’ lives harder. In this Washington, we are prepared ...
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OLYMPIA – The expansion of mobile markets could see seniors and other food benefit recipients with new ways to access fresh fruits and vegetables. A bill to expand nutrition access by establishing a mobile farmers market program in Washington passed ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2025 legislative session is underway, and I am back in Olympia for the 105-day session. I have a new role, chair of the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee or “ENET” in Legislature-speak. My number ...
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WASHINGTON STATE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested cutting 6% of the state’s budget to offset multi-billion-dollar shortfalls, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said fire suppression funding should not be touched…
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State Sen. Sharon Shewmake is taking over as chair of the Senate’s Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, a wide-ranging clearinghouse for legislation on issues including artificial intelligence oversight, climate change impacts and clean energy deployment. The Bellingham Democrat is following ...
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