Town Hall recap and legislative priorities Last month the 22nd district legislators held a virtual town hall. We had a great turnout, and you posed some excellent questions. I appreciate…
Category: Email Updates
The 2024 legislative session: week 1 update and how to get involved
Dear friends and neighbors, Happy new year! The 2024 legislative session kicked off this week, and I’m excited to move forward on legislation that prioritizes issues in our district like…
22nd LD Round Table on Housing Affordability
We want to hear from you! Please join Sen. Sam Hunt, Rep. Jessica Bateman, and Rep. Beth Doglio for a townhall to discuss housing affordability in the Lacey, Olympia, and…
Middle housing & health care
Dear friends and neighbors, With a little over a week to go in this legislative session, we’re getting into some of the busiest days of the year. This week marks…
Bateman: Working together to solve our housing crisis
Bateman: Working together to solve our housing crisis OLYMPIA—The middle housing legislation (House Bill 1110) proposed by Rep. Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) now has the support of the Association of Washington…
How can we make progress on housing and climate change?
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re over two-thirds of the way through session, which means House bills are currently being heard in the Senate. I wanted to update you on some…
Legislative Cutoff Update
Dear friends and neighbors, After a few long days, and some very late nights, we finally reached cutoff last week! By the time we reached the March 8 deadline, the…
Bipartisan modest middle housing bill passes House
OLYMPIA — Washington faces an unprecedented housing shortage that’s impacting residents and families in every corner of the state. Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed House Bill 1110, introduced…
Addressing our growing housing crisis
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re halfway through this year’s legislative session and that means we’re staying busy on the House floor ahead of the March 8 cutoff. I’m thrilled to…
Streamline, Pipeline, Bottom Line: Addressing our workforce shortage
Dear friends and neighbors, Our housing shortage isn’t the only crisis we’re facing right now. Washington is seeing unprecedented workforce shortages across nearly every sector, including health care, behavioral health,…