Friends and neighbors Last session, the legislature made significant progress on increasing housing supply by expanding the use of familiar housing options like duplexes and townhomes (House Bill 1110 and…
Category: Email Updates
Legislative Update: Poverty reduction, housing progress, and last week of the legislative session.
Friends and neighbors, The 2024 legislative session is drawing to a close on Thursday. This year, we have covered a number of important issues, including housing, the fentanyl and opioid…
Poverty reduction and housing investments in the supplemental budgets
Friends and neighbors, Coming in to this legislative session, one of my top priorities was to support families with low incomes. I sought to do this through various avenues which…
The need for rent stabilization now.
Friends and neighbors, This week I want to update you on my bills which are still alive this legislative session, talk about why we need to move on rent stabilization this…
Continuing to turn the tide on the housing crisis.
Friends and neighbors, For the last few sessions, I have spoken extensively on how the housing crisis is affecting all parts of Washington. Residents in every corner of our state…
Newsletter: Looking ahead to next session and your participation!
Dear friends and neighbors, These final weeks of the year are a great opportunity to give you some pointers on the different ways you can participate in your democracy next…
REPORT TO THE 21st DISTRICT: BUDGETS EDITION
Dear friends and neighbors, With the session having ended recently, we’d like to give you a rundown of the main investments in all three state budgets passed this year. These…
1 Week to Sine-Die
Dear Friends and Neighbors, April 23rd will mark the scheduled adjournment of the legislature from the 2023 legislative session. So far, we have passed 548 bills off the House floor,…
Week 12: Town Hall Recap & Funding for Our Communities
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The final stretch of legislative session is here. In the next four weeks, the legislature will finalize the state’s capital, operating, and transportation budgets, finish reviewing…
Week 10: Curbing Gun Violence & An Upcoming Townhall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The last time I wrote, we were voting for bills on the House floor. March 8th marked the House of Origin Cutoff in Olympia, which means…