E-Newsletters

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 hearing your questions and input on the big issues we’re working ...

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 to defend ourselves against these unjust attacks on reproductive health care, ...

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 one goal for ENET is to “keep the lights on.” Basically, making ...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Do you know any 14-16 year olds interested in politics who are looking for a paid, hands-on experience in state government? The Legislature’s Page Program is accepting applications for 2025. Sponsorship slots fill up quickly, so I encourage you to apply at as soon as possible! To apply, ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I wanted to send one more reminder about the upcoming community chats I’m hosting with Rep. Timmons on April 13th! This is your opportunity to hear our post-session updates, ask us questions, and share your thoughts on what we should focus on during interim. We are doing ...

Dear friends and neighbors It’s budget time! The Legislature must pass three budgets each year – the operating budget, the capital budget, and the transportation budget. In odd numbered years we write a two-year budget, and in the short session, we’re really just updating (or supplementing) the budget we passed ...

Reminder – town hall Saturday!   We’ve passed the halfway point of the legislative session! I’m happy to report that I’ve passed nine bills through the Senate, which are now making their way through the process over in the House. I’ve got legislation moving on subjects as diverse as low-income housing construction, ...

Hello friends and neighbors! This session is moving quickly. We are hosting a town hall this Saturday, shortly after the midpoint of session. After that, things wrap up, and I’ll be back at Western Washington University teaching economics for the spring quarter. People are often surprised to learn we are a citizen ...

The 2024 session is off to an exciting start! It’s a short session, which means things will move fast. Our democracy prospers when people understand how government works and how they can connect to be heard. So I’m going to use this newsletter to tell you how to follow the ...

Dear friends and neighbors, We are just days away from the 2024 legislative session beginning Jan. 8! This past summer has been my chance to get out in the community, talk with folks about the bills and budgets we passed in 2023, learn about how they’re being implemented and what’s working ...