Dear friends and neighbors, I begin this newsletter on a somber note, in the wake of rising political violence in our nation. Earlier this month, Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa…
Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) issued the statement below Friday: “President Trump’s assertion that he can federalize the National Guard without…
Dear friends and neighbors, This week’s e-newsletter is focused on jobs and the economy, but first I wanted to spread the word about free summer meals at the playgrounds. Every Monday-Friday…
Dear friends and neighbors, Continuing with my updates from the 2025 session, I want to share more about the work we did in housing and community safety. These are consistently…
Dear friends and neighbors, Now that session has ended, I’ll be going into more detail in each of my e-newsletters about some of the work we did in different areas….
Dear friends and neighbors, Last Sunday the legislature adjourned Sine Die (pronounced sigh-knee die), which is the formal way of saying that this year’s 105-day session came to an end….
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re on day 95 of this year’s 105-day session, and as you might imagine things are moving quickly. I wanted to pass along an update about…
Dear friends and neighbors, I’m starting off this week’s e-newsletter on a somber note as we continue to mourn the loss of Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp. His commitment to growing opportunity…
Dear friends and neighbors, I wanted to kick things off with a thank you to everyone who came to the 27th district town hall last weekend! We had a lot of…
Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve reached the halfway point of this year’s session and we’re coming up on a big deadline – the House of Origin cutoff – next week….
