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 ...
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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 ...
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The recent federal executive orders attacking the LGBTQ+ community are scary and incredibly distressing. But in Washington state, we have many protections in statute to safeguard all our neighbors. In recent years, we’ve:
- Strengthened protections against hate crimes
- Mandated LGBTQ+ history ...Read More
Actions at the federal level have created fear and uncertainty for our immigrant communities. We have worked hard in recent years to protect the rights of every Washingtonian, passing important laws like the Keep Washington Working Act, which limits local police involvement in federal immigration actions. We will continue strengthening protections for our immigrant communities, ensuring our state remains ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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From construction to sustainability, the benefits of hempcrete homes have been touted for years. Building with hemp could lead to easier climate control in a home, better air quality—and that’s just the beginning. There’s no denying the benefits, but that’s not what’s stopping hemp houses from lining suburban sidewalks. In fact, it’s easy to convince even anti-cannabis people that hemp building ...
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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 that flew below the radar but are just as important to making sure our government works to put people first. Read on ...
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OLYMPIA – Unscrupulous lenders who are partnering with out-of-state banks to evade Washington’s limits on interest rates will have to cease their predatory practices or face sanctions, under legislation signed into law today. SB 6025, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford (D-Bothell), makes any attempt to evade the provisions of Washington’s Consumer Loan Act a violation of the act.
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