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• That’s a wrap on the 2023 legislation session! 🥳🎉 | April 27, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors,  Sunday officially marked the end of the 2023 legislative session and we want to highlight some of our biggest accomplishments of the last 105 days! Liz’s Legislative Wins! HB… READ MORE

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  Governor signs historic gun safety legislation into law | April 25, 2023

  Olympia – Over 2,500 mass shootings in four years. That’s more than one mass shooting every day. This is the reality facing families and communities across the nation, but lawmakers… READ MORE

• Supporting Washington’s Working Families 👷👩‍⚕️ | April 19, 2023

  Dear Friends & Neighbors,  It’s the last week of the 2023 legislation session and I am excited to welcome my first page Josephine Brunkan from Greenwood to the Capitol! The… READ MORE

• Legislative Update: Good news in the proposed house budget! 🎉🏠🌅🏫 | April 3, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, Spring is in the air and budget season has arrived! We are pleased to share some of our favorite things in the House’s Resilient Washington Operating… READ MORE

• Women’s History Month; ending gun violence; town hall | March 16, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, Happy Women’s History Month! Did you know that there are more women serving in the Washington State Legislature than at any point in our state’s history?… READ MORE

• Gun safety legislation clears House  | March 7, 2023

  OLYMPIA — As the nation grapples with an unprecedented gun violence epidemic, Washington state legislators are pursuing effective, commonsense measures to keep families safe. Today, the Washington House of Representatives… READ MORE

• Moms in the House! | March 3, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, We’re already halfway through the 2023 legislative session and three of my highest priority bills are moving forward! This week, the Seattle Times published my opinion… READ MORE

• Supply, Stabilize, Support: Addressing our housing crisis | February 16, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors,  Washington’s housing crisis is driving up costs in every corner of our state. We are 140,000 homes short of where we need to be, and projections… READ MORE

• Health care is a right, not a privilege | February 2, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors,   We’re about to wrap up our busy first month of session! Four of my priority bills have passed policy committee and continue to move their way… READ MORE

• Big updates on basic income, recycling & gun safety | January 19, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you to all of you who came out to our first 36th district community town hall on Saturday! It was wonderful to see so many… READ MORE

• Berry, Keiser bills would protect employers who provide reproductive care benefits | January 11, 2023

  OLYMPIA – Employers in Washington state who provide reproductive health care benefits would gain recourse against penalties imposed by other states under legislation filed by Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) and Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle)…. READ MORE

• Berry, Salomon bills to enhance requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms | January 10, 2023

  OLYMPIA—Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) and Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) have introduced bills in each chamber that aim to enhance the requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms in our… READ MORE

• Happy New Year! Biggest priorities for next session | January 5, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, Happy New Year! Session kicks off next week Monday, Jan. 9, and we’ll be tackling some of biggest challenges facing our community including housing, mental health,… READ MORE

• Berry Named Chair of WA House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee | December 13, 2022

  OLYMPIA, WA, Dec. 13, 2022 — State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) was elected this week to serve as Chair of the Washington House of Representatives Labor & Workplace Standards Committee… READ MORE

• Berry Receives Prestigious Council of State Governments Award for Efforts to End Gun Violence | December 12, 2022

  OLYMPIA, WA, Dec. 12, 2022 — State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) was honored this weekend with The Council of State Government’s 20 Under 40 Leadership Award for her legislative leadership… READ MORE

• Addressing our Housing & Behavior Health Emergency | May 12, 2022

  Dear friends and neighbors, Addressing our housing crisis is a top priority. As your State Representative, I have been a strong advocate in Olympia for policies that keep people in… READ MORE

• 2022 Session Newsletters | May 11, 2022

  Check out some of the historic steps we took this session by clicking on the newsletter images below!

• WALeg Response to COVID & Our Economy | May 4, 2022

  Dear friends and neighbors, Since the start of the pandemic, the legislature has worked tirelessly to ensure Washington’s families and small businesses had the support they needed to weather this… READ MORE

• Supporting Washington Students & Families 🏫👶 | April 28, 2022

  Dear friends and neighbors, COVID-19 has taken a tremendous toll on all of us, but none more so than our students. As the mom of a Kindergartener at John Hay… READ MORE

• Protecting our Planet 🌎 | April 22, 2022

  Dear friends and neighbors, The global climate crisis has caused our state to experience unprecedented heat waves, catastrophic wildfires, and severe flooding. As a state legislator and as a mom,… READ MORE

• Ending gun violence in our communities | April 8, 2022

  Dear friends and neighbors, Over the last few years, we’ve seen rates of gun violence reach record highs here in Washington. This growing public health crisis is now the leading… READ MORE

• Join us Wednesday, March 23 for a Virtual Town Hall! | March 21, 2022

  Please join Rep. Noel Frame and Rep. Liz Berry for a 36th District virtual town hall on Wednesday, March 23 from 7 – 8 p.m. There are several ways to tune… READ MORE

• And that’s a wrap! 🎉 | March 17, 2022

  Dear friends and neighbors, Last week marked the end of the 2022 legislative session! While we had some long days (and some very late nights) I’m so proud of what… READ MORE

• Legislature Approves Development Authority for Interbay National Guard Site | March 7, 2022

  OLYMPIA, WA, March 7, 2022 — Today, the Washington Legislature gave final approval to House Bill 1173, introduced by State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle), to create a state lands development… READ MORE

• WA State Rideshare Drivers Win Best in Nation Pay and Benefits, “Expanding Fairness” Bill Clears WA State Senate | March 4, 2022

  OLYMPIA, WA, March 4, 2022 — Today, the Washington State Senate passed House Bill 2076 State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) to create the highest statewide minimum wage for rideshare drivers in… READ MORE