News Releases

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  House Passes Bill to Protect Endangered Orcas | April 12, 2023

  OLYMPIA—The House of Representatives passed legislation on April 11, 2023, to safeguard the endangered orcas in the Salish Sea. Senate Bill 5371, sponsored by Senator Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) and supported… READ MORE

• Lekanoff hosts lawmakers and tribal leaders to view film on salmon recovery | April 4, 2023

  OLYMPIA – Last Monday, March 27, legislators and Washington tribal leaders gathered to view a documentary on salmon recovery, entitled “Our Sacred Obligation”, and to discuss the sustainability of salmon… READ MORE

• 40th District legislators issue statement on train derailment on the Swinomish Reservation | March 17, 2023

  OLYMPIA – Today, Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Alex Ramel, and Rep. Debra Lekanoff of the 40th Legislative District released the following statement in response to a train derailment on the… READ MORE

• House passes Lekanoff tribal k-12 curriculum bill | March 8, 2023

  OLYMPIA—Tribal history, sovereignty, culture, language, and government are essential to Washington’s past, present, and future—and unfortunately lack presence in k-12 education. Representative Debra Lekanoff (D-Bow) sponsored House Bill 1332 to… READ MORE

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  Lekanoff Bill to Solve Cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Passes Unanimously in the House | February 28, 2023

  OLYMPIA – Too many Indigenous mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters have been torn from their families. Native women experience violence at much higher rates than the national average and are… READ MORE

• MEDIA ADVISORY: 40th District in-person town hall on Mar. 18 at 11:00 a.m. | February 28, 2023

  Who: 40th Legislative District delegation – Sen. Liz Lovelett, Reps. Debra Lekanoff and Alex Ramel.  What: In-person town hall meeting.  When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2023. … READ MORE

• ‘It is simply unacceptable’: 40th district legislators issue statement on prolonged suspension of Anacortes to Sydney, BC ferry service. | February 28, 2023

  OLYMPIA – Today, Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Alex Ramel, and Rep. Debra Lekanoff of the 40th Legislative District released the following statement: “Today, the Washington State Ferry Service announced that… READ MORE

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  LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Riparian habitat legislation passes Ag committee, now includes $200 million in requested funding | February 20, 2023

  The bipartisan salmon riparian habitat legislation, House Bill 1720, has taken two more steps toward the governor’s desk. On Friday, the bill unanimously passed the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee…. READ MORE

• Statement from Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Debra Lekanoff, and Rep. Alex Ramel on the fire in downtown Friday Harbor | April 7, 2022

  Senator Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes), Representative Debra Lekanoff (D-Anacortes), and Representative Alex Ramel (D-Bellingham) released the following statement in response to the fire in downtown Friday Harbor: “We are saddened to… READ MORE

• Lekanoff Honors Missing Sisters and Pledges Action on National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People | May 5, 2021

  BOW — On the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP), Rep. Debra Lekanoff (D-Bow), the only Native American currently serving in the Washington… READ MORE