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Signing off for now! | April 30, 2026
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As the 2026 legislative session comes to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect on the work we’ve done together and what it means for our…
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House of Origin Cutoff Update + Investments for Our Community | February 18, 2026
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Today is a major milestone in the legislative session: House of Origin Cutoff. This is the deadline for bills to pass out of the chamber where they were…
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Bills On the Move! | February 3, 2026
Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s almost policy cutoff, which means each bill needs to have passed in its policy committee in order to continue being considered in fiscal committees and the house floor! Here’s an update…
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Let’s make the state run better! | January 20, 2026
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Happy New Year! As the 2026 legislative session begins, I’m honored to continue serving you in the 60-day session where we’ll focus on improving state government performance, protecting taxpayers, and strengthening public safety…
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Join Me for A Mini Town-Hall Saturday! | October 16, 2025
Dear friends and neighbors, We still have time slots available to sign up for conversations with Representative Steve Bergquist and I at our Mini Town Hall on Saturday, October 18,…
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Public Safety, Clean Energy, & Consumer Protection | February 28, 2025
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As the legislative session gains momentum, I’m writing to share updates about the important work we are doing in Olympia to build a stronger, safer, and…
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Refugee Support & Public Safety | March 26, 2024
Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you for your engagement during the 2024 legislative session. I believe that the work we have done will make so much meaningful difference in the…
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Final Week: House Budgets & Protecting the Climate! | February 29, 2024
Dear friends and neighbors, As we approach the final week of the 2024 legislative session, I’m excited to update you on the progress of two of my bills that are…
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Town Hall Invite, Public Safety, and CCA! | February 15, 2024
Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve passed House of Origin cutoff—and I’m happy to share that we’ve passed we passed 270 bills, 146 of which were unanimous and 205 that received strong bipartisan…
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Strengthening Public Safety and Accountability in Washington State | February 1, 2024
Dear friends and neighbors, I hope this message finds you well. The 60-day legislative session convened at the beginning of January and is flying by! I’m excited to share some…
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Celebrating the 2023 Legislative Session! | June 16, 2023
Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you for your engagement during the 2023 legislative session. I am hopeful that many of the policies we passed this session will make a difference…
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Session wrap-up: a budget for all Washingtonians | April 14, 2023
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we approach sine die, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made and the work that still needs to be…
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Prioritizing Community Safety | March 30, 2023
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to all of you who attended our recent mini town hall. It was great to meet and catch up with so many familiar faces…
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Update on my bills & Mini Town Hall Invite! | March 16, 2023
Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s the tenth week of the legislative session–and it’s been so wonderful operating in-person and interacting with so many of you face-to-face. One of the most…
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Week 7 | Update from Olympia | February 20, 2023
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re over 25% done with this Legislative Session, and policy committee cutoff was on Friday, which is the first big deadline of this legislative session. As of…
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Turning Priorities into Policies & Join Me for a Mini Town Hall! | February 2, 2023
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Legislative Session is off to a busy start—and it’s been wonderful operating in-person and interacting with so many of you face-to-face. Thank you to those…
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Washington State Legislative Black Caucus Chair releases statement on the death of Tyre Nichols | January 30, 2023
OLYMPIA – Today, the Legislative Black Caucus Chair Rep. David Hackney, D-Tukwila, released the following statement on the death of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by officers of the Memphis…
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Welcome to the 2023 Legislative Session! | January 19, 2023
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Monday, January 9th marked the start of the 2023 Legislative Session, and I am honored to return as your 11th Legislative District representative. This year, I…
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2022 Session Wrap-Up: Legislative Successes | May 2, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The legislative session ended last month, and in only 60 days, your state legislature passed over 300 bills, including the state operating budget, construction budget, and…
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2022 Session Wrap-Up: Investing in Recovery | April 25, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We recently wrapped up the 2022 Legislative Session after passing policies and making investments that will help our communities grow and recover as we come out…
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Editorial: Electrify diesel trucks serving the ports to build a cleaner supply chain | March 10, 2022
When we think about transportation, we often think about how we personally get around — but cleaning up how goods are moved will have an outsized impact on our health…
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In the News: WA House votes to ban ‘high-capacity’ magazines, bill now heads to the governor | March 6, 2022
After more than three hours of debate, Washington House Representatives passed a ban on “high-capacity” magazines in the state late Friday night. House members voted to pass the measure 55-42….
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In the News: Big victory for supporters of stricter gun laws: WA Legislature approves new ammunition limits | March 5, 2022
OLYMPIA — The Washington House has voted to prohibit the sale, importation, distribution and manufacture of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, marking a major victory…
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An Update on the 2022 Supplemental State Budget Proposals | March 3, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, With less than two weeks left in the 2022 legislative session, my colleagues and I are hard at work finalizing the details of the supplemental operating,…
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Cutoff Update, Move Ahead WA, & Are You Disaster Ready? | February 17, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. marked a major deadline in our 60-day legislative session – house of origin cutoff, the time by which all non-budget bills must…