Dear friends and neighbors, The 2019 legislative session adjourned just before midnight on April 28. While the final days were a marathon of late, late nights and way too little…
A “putting people first” budget
Category: Email Updates
Safer communities: Firearms bills update
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s the final days of the 2019 legislative session, and bills that have passed both the House and Senate are heading to the governor’s desk for…
Protecting consumers: Debt collection bills close to finish line
Dear friends and neighbors, In these final weeks of the 2019 legislative session, bills are reaching the final steps in the process of how a bill becomes a law. Today’s…
Staying engaged: Town hall highlights
Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you to everyone who came to our town hall meeting last Saturday at the Eastside Community Center in Tacoma. These meetings are one of several…
Affordable, accessible health care
Dear friends and neighbors, By the time this newsletter lands in your inbox, we’ll have reached a critical deadline in the state legislature. It’s called “House of Origin Cutoff.” This…
Reforming our broken eviction system
Dear friends and neighbors, The recent snowstorm threw many of us for a loop, even causing the cancellation of all House and Senate committee hearings at the state capitol this…
What’s happening in your state legislature: Code of conduct, network adequacy
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s Week 3 of the 2019 Legislative Session. In this newsletter, I am pleased to tell you about the first vote off the House floor, which…
The Legislature is now is session
Dear friends and neighbors Hello from the state capitol in Olympia! On Monday, I was sworn in as your representative in the State House. It is an honor and a…
The 2019 session begins January 14
Dear friends and neighbors, This week, committees in the state House of Representatives met to prepare for the 2019 legislative session, which begins January 14. Did you know you can…
Back-to-School Update
August 24, 2017 Dear friends and neighbors, It’s that time of year again when students and their families begin prepping for the upcoming school year. It’s hard to believe summer…