Category Archives: E-News

Dear friends and neighbors,   With just over a week left in the 2025 session, the Senate is hard at work sending bills to the governor, who has already signed many into law.   Our Senate budget team has also been ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   We’re almost two-thirds of the way through the legislative session. The Senate is now considering House bills and vice versa.   Telephone town hall reminder  I hope you’ll join us for our telephone town hall this Monday. ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   We’re now more than a third of the way through the 2025 legislative session, and I’d like to update you on some of my work in Olympia so far.   Investing in our schools means investing in ...

Dear neighbors:  We just began our fourth week of the 2025 legislative session, and things are moving quickly. We face many challenges this session — ensuring our students and teachers have the resources needed to succeed, building on our progress ...

I would like to share with you a legislative session report about the work that my seatmates — Rep. Shelley Kloba and Rep. Davina Duerr — and I did on behalf of the 1st Legislative District this year. Thank you ...

Dear neighbors, When we make decisions as consumers, we have a right to expect fair treatment from the companies we’re doing business with. To take out a home loan, you have to trust that the mortgage company is playing by ...

Dear neighbors: This session, we had headline accomplishments for the people of Washington — increasing support for public education, strengthening protections in the workplace, banning child marriage, addressing the fentanyl epidemic, and more — as well as many significant policies ...

Dear neighbors: Do you have questions about the current legislative session? You’re invited to join your 1st District lawmakers for virtual town hall online at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22. Rep. Shelley Kloba, Rep. Davina Duerr, and I will ...

Dear neighbors: As we pass the halfway point in the legislative session, the Senate continues to pass bills that help make Washingtonians’ lives better. Legislation I’ve sponsored to improve consumer protections, increase funding for paraeducators in schools, and expand the ...

Dear neighbors: The first few weeks of session have been eventful. As we approach the first major deadline, when legislation has to move out of policy committees, I wanted to share the progress of several bills I’m prime sponsoring. Many ...