E-Newsletters

Dear friends and neighbors, Things are already moving quickly here in the Legislature, and soon bills will need to either make it out of committee or be “dead”. There are some exceptions, but most bills will need to make it out of committee by Feb. 17^th, or they will never make ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Traffic fatalities and accidents are on the rise, with 745 people in Washington killed in crashes in 2022[1], the most we’ve had since 1990. That’s about a 20% increase over 2021 – a trend we can’t allow to continue. Alcohol or drug impairment was ...

Dear friends and neighbors, It’s the second week of the legislative session and things are already moving quickly! We’ve got bills going through the committee process and I’ll be testifying on many of my bills later this week. Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, when many groups do their “lobby ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I’m excited to start off the 2023 session as your new state senator. Folks keep asking me “so how different is the Senate?” and while there are half as many members – so we all get to do twice as many things – my approach hasn’t changed. ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Quick e-news to let you know I was sworn in on Friday as the newest member of the Washington State Senate! Judge Cecily Hazelrigg was able to swear me into office at the Whatcom County Courthouse with some family and friends present. On the campaign trail, I had the ...