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Upcoming Mini Town Hall, Bill Update, & Tackling the Climate Crisis | February 3, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re almost half-way through this 60-day session, and there is never a dull moment in virtual Olympia! The big news last week was that Governor Inslee signed…
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Stay Connected During the 2022 Legislative Session | January 19, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Welcome to the 2022 Legislative Session! I’m proud to continue to serve as your representative for the 11th Legislative District as we head into another remote session. Just…
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Opinion: Washington must hold climate polluters accountable | January 16, 2022
Unprecedented and deadly heat waves. Stronger storms and coastal flooding. Worsening droughts and extreme weather that threaten our health, agriculture, and economy, from the streets of my district to the…
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Food and Housing Insecurity | November 15, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I wanted to use this newsletter to highlight food insecurity. One in every ten Washingtonians struggles with hunger and one…
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Second chances and fresh starts for criminalized youth | August 9, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, Along with summer comes the time when new state laws and pandemic recovery programs passed by the legislature this year are implemented. Now that the state…
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My Community and Interim Priorities for the Rest of 2021 | June 18, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, After wrapping up the 2021 Legislative Session, my colleagues and I were able to take a quick recess to spend time with friends and family and…
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Wrapping up the 2021 Legislative Session | May 3, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, We did it! After a historic 105 days, the Legislature is adjourned. This first Legislative session was one for the books. Not only did we adapt…
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Hackney on final passage of Capital Gains Tax | April 21, 2021
Rep. David Hackney, D-11, delivers floor remarks on final passage of Senate Bill 5096, Capital Gains. The measure will impose a 7% tax on the sale of long-term assets, such…
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Newsletter – Addressing environmental justice in the 11th District | April 16, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, In the spirit of Earth Day next week, I wanted to take this newsletter to talk about an issue I deeply care about: climate justice. Our…
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Bill upgrading state agencies’ data systems to become a law | April 14, 2021
OLYMPIA – Today, Gov. Inslee will sign Rep. David Hackney’s (D-Tukwila) sponsored legislation, HB 1274, giving Washington state agencies the option to transition their data systems to a third-party, commercial…
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Transportation Budget, Expanded Vaccine Eligibility for all Washingtonians 16+ and Good News for HB 1274 | April 1, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, We are in the final stretch! There’s less than one month left in the 2021 Legislative Session. This week both the Senate and House released their…
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Telephone Town Hall Tonight, Broadband Access and Supporting Long-term services and Medicaid | March 17, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, This week marks a year since our state first shut down due to COVID-19. The past year has been challenging in more ways than one, highlighting…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 11th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall Next Wednesday | March 12, 2021
Please join Reps. David Hackney and Steve Bergquist, and Sen. Bob Hasegawa for the first 11th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall of 2021. This upcoming Wednesday, calls will go out to…
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Legislative Update, Legislative Youth Advocacy Council and Renters’ Rights are Human Rights | March 5, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, We are halfway through the 2021 Legislative Session and we’d love to hear from you! My colleagues and I have spent every day of the last…
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Bill Creating Office of Independent Investigations Passes House | March 3, 2021
OLYMPIA – On the first anniversary of the killing Manuel Ellis, the Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill to mandate independent investigation of deadly uses of force by…
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: House passes Rep. Hackney’s first bill allowing state agencies to upgrade their data infrastructure | February 26, 2021
OLYMPIA – Last night, the House passed HB 1274 with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 96 to 2. This bill, introduced by Rep. David Hackney (D-Tukwila), gives state agencies the…
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Legislative Update: Bills that are close to the finish line, My Presidents’ Day Speech, and Sunday’s Mini-Town Hall info | February 17, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, We are six weeks into the legislative session and this week we passed our first major deadline of the session: policy committee cut-off. This is the…
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Ask David 2: Childcare programs, revenue & gun responsibility | February 15, 2021
Rep. David Hackney, D-11, responds to constituent emails on addressing the childcare crisis, the need for progressive revenue and bills regarding gun responsibility.
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Legislative Update: Community Trust in Law Enforcement, Statewide Public Broadband and Constituent Corner | February 5, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, I hope you are doing well, staying safe, and masking up. This has been a difficult year for many in our community. Which is why this…
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Ask DAVID 1: Data migration & grade-separated transportation | January 29, 2021
In this first edition of Ask David, Rep. Hackney, 11th Legislative District, responds to constituent emails on two of his bills, HB 1274, concerning data migration, and HB 1304 funding…
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A short interview with Rep. David Hackney on the first week of session | January 28, 2021
Click on the image to play the file. For ways to participate in the virtual legislative session, including remote testimony, please go here.
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Rep. Hackney’s Newsletter: 2021 Legislative Session Update, My Committees and My Bills | January 22, 2021
Greetings, friends, and neighbors! I am David Hackney and I’m honored to be serving as your newest state representative for the 11th Legislative District, serving South Seattle, Renton, Tukwila, and…