Dear friends and neighbors, I wanted to remind you that our 27th Legislative District town hall is coming up next Wednesday, March 10th, at 5:30 p.m. Sen. Darneille, Rep. Fey…
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House convenes for 2021 legislative session; Jinkins re-elected Speaker
OLYMPIA – While the 2021 legislative session will be mostly remote, the state House convened in person today in order to adopt temporary rules to allow for remote proceedings. The…
House, Senate leaders announce their appointees for Redistricting Commission
Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) on Thursday announced their choices to represent their respective caucuses as Commissioners on the Washington State…
Statement from House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) on Governor’s latest statewide restrictions in response to spiking COVID-19 rates:
“We know these updated guidelines and restrictions are hard on everyone, especially those businesses that were restricted and unable to operate earlier this year. Nobody wanted to go back to…
Sen. Billig and Speaker Jinkins issue statement on Senate Republican refusal to extend emergency domestic violence protections
Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) issued the statement below following the refusal today of Senate Republican leadership to sign off on…
Statement from Speaker Laurie Jinkins on recent comments from Rep. Sutherland
Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) released the following statement today regarding recent comments made by state Rep. Robert Sutherland: “People’s lives are at stake, and this is no…
WA Legislators request federal disaster unemployment assistance for independent contractors
The Senate and House Democratic Caucuses have requested that the federal government unlock disaster unemployment assistance for thousands of independent contractors in Washington who are losing work during the coronavirus…
Statement from legislative leaders in support of Stay Home, Stay Healthy
OLYMPIA – Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane), Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) and House Minority Leader JT Wilcox (R-Yelm) released the…
Speaker Laurie Jinkins Opening Day remarks – 1/13/2020
Speaker Laurie Jinkins Opening Day Speech 2020 Legislative Session Thank you, Pat. Thank you, Kim, for your beautiful rendition of the national anthem. You always move me. Connie, there…
Jinkins sworn in as Washington’s first woman, first out lesbian House Speaker
OLYMPIA – History was made in Washington’s legislature today with the swearing in of the first new Speaker of the House in nearly 20 years. Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), is…