E-Newsletters

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 working with our House counterparts and the governor to reach an agreement on a final operating budget that works for the people of Washington and reflects our shared values. As one of the Senate’s lead budget writers, I’ve advocated all session for progressive revenue reform to make our tax code fairer, help fund housing, ...

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. Phone calls will go out to people in the district at 6:30 p.m. All you have to do is answer! If you don’t get a call, you can dial in: (855)-756-7520 and use extension 120782#.  

Bills on the move

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 Washington’s future. Despite the challenges of a tough budget year, we have a chance to create a responsible, sustainable plan that prioritizes students, educators, and classrooms. We have an upside-down tax system, but by ensuring the wealthiest few contribute fairly, we can make the critical investments needed to strengthen our public schools and improve outcomes ...

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 to make housing more affordable, and addressing our state’s budget shortfall.   This session, I play a larger role in shaping our state budget as the new vice chair of the Ways & Means Committee. I am responsible for helping craft the operating budget, which pays for things like schools, human services, government operations ...

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 to everyone who came to Olympia and participated in the work of the Legislature! Click on the image below to read the report.

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 the rules. To install solar panels on your house, you have to trust that the contractor knows what they’re doing. Trust is the bedrock our state’s thriving economy is built on. Maintaining that trust is one of the goals I focus on every day as chair of the Senate ...