 Dear friends and neighbors,
I’m reaching out with some resources as our state faces devastating and historic levels of flooding. The Governor updated his emergency proclamation earlier this week to help ensure resources are available to our communities as we address this ongoing crisis. That said, we will need far more to recover from this natural disaster. I am working with colleagues across the aisle to request adequate funding from FEMA, and I know that disaster recovery will be a focus for our budget team this session. In the meantime, I wanted to share some important resources for Pierce County residents. First, you can sign up for emergency updates here (PCAlert allows you to identify multiple locations, like your home, school, or place of work so you can keep updated on everything with one sign-up). Pierce County-specific flood resources are available here, and you can learn more about disaster recovery for individuals and businesses here. Please stay safe, follow road closure signs, and listen to the advice of emergency personnel. We’re unfortunately not through this stretch of weather yet, but our individual actions can help ensure that emergency efforts are focused where they’re needed the most. Finally, I do want to mention that this will be my last e-newsletter of the year, and when I’m back next year we’ll be gearing up for the 2026 Legislative Session. Wishing you all a safe, healthy holiday season. |
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This is a reminder the 2026 Washington State Legislative Preview at the University of Puget Sound will be held on January 6th at 6:30PM. I’ll be joining other legislative leaders to talk about our priorities for the year, it’s a free event but you need to sign up for a ticket here.
Photo Credit: Alex Crook from the 2025 Legislative Preview
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This is also a final call to please complete my survey for the 2026 Legislative Session, these responses are front of mind for me as we get closer to the new year. Thank you so much to everyone who has already filled it out.