Dear friends and neighbors, This week we kicked off the 2025 Legislative Session! What does that mean? We have a part-time state legislature that works on a two-year cycle, alternating…
Kicking off the 2025 Legislative Session & How to get Involved
Category: Joe Fitzgibbon
House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle) on Governor Ferguson’s inaugural remarks today
OLYMPIA – House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle) released the following statement on behalf of House Democratic Leadership regarding Governor Bob Ferguson’s inaugural address today: “We share many of…
Legislative Update: Session kickoff, what we’re up to, and staying in touch
Dear friends and neighbors, Earlier this month we kicked off the 2024 Legislative Session! Every year we alternate between a short session, which is 60 days, or a long session,…
Legislative Update: Budget Proposals and Another Session Cutoff
Dear friends and neighbors, We wanted to reach out with an update on our work as we approach the end of session. The House and Senate have both proposed their…
Legislative Update: Session so far and a Virtual Town Hall
Dear friends and neighbors, As hard as it is to believe, we’re halfway through this year’s legislative session! This week we started full-time action on the House floor. We wanted…
Legislative Update: Kicking off the 2023 Session
Dear friends and neighbors, Last month we kicked off the 2023 Legislative Session. We wanted to send you a quick note to highlight some of our biggest priorities for the…
House Democrats elect leadership team, including new Majority Leader; Jinkins re-elected Speaker
OLYMPIA – House Democrats held their caucus reorganization meeting today, electing seven members of their leadership team while welcoming 12 new caucus members. Democrats retain their majority party status in…
Reducing greenhouse gas pollution & prioritizing transformative transportation investments
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2021 legislative session was a landmark year in the fight against climate change. During the short 2022 session, we continued that work by passing legislation…
Protecting Family & Community Health
Dear friends and neighbors, As hard as it is to believe, we’ve already reached the first major legislative cutoff of the 2022 session! With over 2,000 bills introduced in the…
Legislative Priorities and Staying Engaged in 2022
Dear friends and neighbors, Just like last session, we’ll be doing most of our work virtually to help keep the public, staff, and lawmakers safe during the 2022 legislative session….