Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2024 session is almost upon us! This year’s interim flew by, and I am already gearing up for the return to Olympia. Since we adjourned…
Category: News
Media Advisory: Current Crime Trends: Looking Beyond the Headlines
House Community Safety, Justice & Reentry Committee to Host Work Session on Crime Trends with National Scholars and Law Enforcement Experts To get a better understanding of current state and…
Video Update: 2023 Session in Review
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Now that the dust from the 2023 legislative session has settled, we can review some of the major legislation passed in Olympia this year. The Legislature…
Video Update: Opposite House Cutoff Update
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We have finally made it! This is the last week of the legislative session. Last week we passed the “Opposite House” cutoff. Bill that have not…
Legislative Update: Floor Action, Protecting Reproductive Health Care, and Preventing the Adverse Effects of Climate Change
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2023 legislative session is now coming down the final stretch. Currently, we are back on the House floor full-time, voting on the bills the Senate…
Legislative Update: Budget Investments and Washington Hospitality Grant
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who showed up to the 45th District In-Person Town Hall at Lake Washington Technical College on March 18th with Sen. Manka Dhingra…
Video Update: House of Origin Cutoff
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday for our 45th District In-Person Town Hall and who listened in last Thursday for our Telephone Town…
Video Update: Protecting Children from Parental Abduction and Town Halls
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week the Legislature started full time floor action. Over the next couple of days we will consider, debate, and vote on hundreds of bills. However,…
Legislative Update: Sentencing Reform Podcast, Childcare Workforce and ECEAP Expansion, and Town Halls
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week is the “fiscal cutoff week” here in Olympia. Each year the Legislature sets itself a set of internal deadlines to keep the legislative process…
Video Update: Protecting Abused and Neglected Animals
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week, the House unanimously passed my third bill this year. House Bill 1234 is a badly needed update of our animal cruelty laws. I worked…