Video Update: Sine Die, Bills, and Budgets
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Today is SINE DIE, the last day of this year’s legislative session. We have wrapped up our legislative business on time, passing three budgets and a...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Goodman bill to simplify prosecution of wildlife abuses passes Legislature
Legislation passed by the Senate yesterday will reclassify most minor fish and wildlife crimes as civil infractions, simplifying prosecution and reducing court costs, while also enabling the suspension of hunting...
Video Update: Coronavirus Information and Background Checks
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week has been a troubling week in the 45th District. The King County Department of Health has confirmed that there have been nine deaths from...
Coronavirus update from 45th and 48th district legislators
OLYMPIA — Seattle and King County Public Health officials have confirmed that there are now multiple cases of coronavirus in King County, including numerous people who are hospitalized. Sadly, one...
Containing coronavirus
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We have been informed by Public Health – Seattle & King County that there are multiple cases of coronavirus in King County, including multiple people who...
Video Update: Criminal Sentencing Task Force, Property Tax Exemptions, and Stopping Shoplifters
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who came out to our town hall last weekend! It was a great chance to answer your questions and hear directly from...
Video Update: Clean Slate Act and Town Halls This Week
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Yesterday we reached a big milestone in the legislative session, the House of Origin cutoff. We will not pass any more House Bills. The rest of...
Video Update: Updating Our Domestic Violence Laws and Keeping Our Courts Open
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are at the half-way point of the 2020 legislative session. The full House is now voting on bills that were passed by the relevant policy...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Goodman named Legislator of the Year by Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs
OLYMPIA – – Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland), an attorney and criminal justice expert, was named Legislator of the Year by the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS) at its annual Award Luncheon...
Video Update: Helping Students Return to School From the Justice System and Town Halls
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re almost at the half-way point of the 2020 legislative session. This session we are considering several important measures related to housing, education, environmental protection, health...
Addressing the Homelessness Crisis, Swatting, 2020 Environmental Goals
When Pranks Turn Deadly “Swatting” is when someone with malicious intent falsely reports an emergency to get armed law enforcement to show up in force at someone’s home or business....
Paid Family Leave, Ending Youth Solitary Confinement, and Updating Background Checks
A Very Welcome Game-Changer for Working Families is Finally Here To promote family stability and economic security, three years ago the Legislature passed the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act....
The 2020 Legislative Session has Begun!
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week marks the beginning of the 2020 legislative session, and I am honored to be back at the Capitol as your 45th Legislative District representative....
MEDIA ADVISORY: Work session on sentencing reform
Who: Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, Chair of the House Public Safety Committee What: House Public Safety Committee work session on comprehensive criminal sentencing reform When: Tuesday, July 16, at 10:00...
Video Update: Highlights of the 2019 Legislative Session
Highlights of the 2019 Legislative Session The 2019 legislative session saw many major accomplishments. We passed three budgets – operating, transportation, and capital – before finishing on time. The budgets...
Video Update: Sentencing Reform & An Update on Legislation
Reforming our state’s criminal sentencing system The United States incarcerates more people than any other nation in the world. As of 2016, over 2.2 million Americans were serving time in...
A Balanced Approach to Washington’s Budget
Washington has three different budgets. Although they each fund a different function of state government, together they are a vision for the future of our state. The capital budget, sometimes...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Town Hall Meeting with 45th District Legislators on March 23
Who: Senator Manka Dhingra, Representative Larry Springer, and Representative Roger Goodman What: Town Hall meeting with 45th District constituents When: Saturday, March 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Where:...
Juvenile Rehabilitation & Upcoming 45th LD Town Hall!
Rethinking Juvenile Justice Recent research shows that the brain continues to develop until around age 25. That’s why young people can often be impulsive, engage in risky behaviors, and are...
Telephone Town Hall, Green Transportation, and Daylight Savings Time
Reminder: 45th Telephone Town Hall this Thursday! Join us this Thursday, March 7 at 6 PM for a live telephone town hall! If you don’t have a landline or don’t receive...
Video Update: Reducing Domestic Violence & 45th LD Telephone Town Hall!
A treatment-oriented approach to reducing domestic violence Domestic abusers subject their victims to a cycle of abuse, and recent research has shown that the current system isn’t doing enough to...
Addressing Climate Change & Behavioral Health
Climate bills are moving through the House The science is clear: climate change poses significant risks to our economy, our health, and our quality of life. The most recent National...
Video Update: Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education
All kids deserve the opportunity to succeed, but not all kids have access to the programs they need to build a foundation for success. Children who attend high-quality early childhood...
Legislative Code of Conduct, Dr. King’s Legacy, & School Safety
Cleaning up our own house is priority number one The Washington State House of Representatives took its first vote of the year on January 24, on a measure that aims...
Video Update: Reaching Consensus on Police Use of Deadly Force
Last fall, voters approved Initiative 940, which updates Washington’s statute on police use of deadly force. While I-940 was a great step forward in repairing the trust between the public...