My Road Trip Across Our Great State One of my goals after my election to speaker is to visit all 49 legislative districts and all member of the House in…
My Road Trip Across Our Great State; Net Neutrality; National Coming Out Day
Category: Laurie Jinkins
Statement from Speaker-designate Laurie Jinkins in response to Governor Inslee’s executive order on vaping products
The following is a statement from Speaker-designate Laurie Jinkins in response to Governor Inslee’s executive order issued earlier today. I stand in support of the executive order issued by Governor…
Historic firsts; back-to-school update; acting on climate
State legislators aren’t supposed to be celebrities. By design, our state lawmaking body is made up of citizen legislators – teachers, small business owners, first responders, farmers, lawyers, health care…
A new chapter
Dear friends and neighbors, As the back-to-school season approaches, families across Washington are getting ready for the new school year and the changes it brings. One big change in my…
Democrats elect Rep. Laurie Jinkins to serve as next speaker of the House
*** Contact for all media inquiries *** Andy McVicar, Deputy Communications Director House Democratic Caucus 360-786-7215 andrew.mcvicar@leg.wa.gov SEATAC, Wash. – Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D–Tacoma) has been elected to serve as the…
Communities standing together
Dear friends and neighbors, In a historic first, the Pride flag was raised last week over the Tacoma Dome in celebration of Tacoma Pride – and I was one of…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 27th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall on July 2
MEDIA ADVISORY: 27th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall on July 2 WHO: Sen. Jeannie Darneille, Rep. Laurie Jinkins and Rep. Jake Fey (all D-Tacoma) WHAT: One-hour telephone town hall WHEN: Tuesday, July 2…
Telephone town hall on July 2nd – please join us
Dear friends and neighbors, Next week, I’ll be hosting a telephone town hall for constituents of the 27th Legislative District with Rep. Jake Fey and Sen. Jeannie Darneille. It will…
Getting where you need to go: Tacoma-area transportation projects
Dear friends and neighbors, There’s nothing more basic than getting where you need to go every day: to work, to school, to a medical appointment, to the gym, or to…
Tacoma projects get boost from state construction budget
Dear friends and neighbors, In odd-numbered years, the legislature passes not one but three separate budgets for our state. The operating budget is the one most people think of as…