OLYMPIA—Rep. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds) was chosen by fellow lawmakers as the new chair of the Housing, Human Services & Veterans Committee. “This committee is about neighbors helping neighbors,” Peterson said….
Category: Press Releases
House passes Das’s and Peterson’s “Reusable Bag Act,” banning single-use plastic bags
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 7, 2020 House passes Das’s and Peterson’s “Reusable Bag Act,” banning single-use plastic bags OLYMPIA — A bill passed today by the House would reduce…
Peterson bill to prohibit youth solitary confinement passes Senate
OLYMPIA – Legislation passed today by the Senate will bar juvenile holding facilities from subjecting teens to solitary confinement. House Bill 2277, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, now goes…
House passes Peterson bill legalizing sports betting in Washington
OLYMPIA –On Thursday, February 13, the Washington House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds to legalize sports betting in tribal gambling facilities. “We know that illegal…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 21st District Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 11 @ 6:30 PM
Who: 21st Legislative District Representatives Lillian Ortiz-Self, and Strom Peterson. What: Telephone town hall meeting. When: 6:30 – 7:30 PM Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Where: Calls will go out to…
Statement from Rep. Strom Peterson, Sen. Patty Kuderer, and Attorney General Bob Ferguson on recent mass shootings
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue and Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, released the following statement in response to the recent tragic shootings in California, Texas, and…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 21st District Town Hall this Saturday, March 23
What: 21st Legislative District Town Hall Meeting Who: Sen. Marko Liias, Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, and Rep. Strom Peterson When: Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 11 am to 1 pm Where:…
Missed our telephone town hall? Audio file is available!
If you did not get a chance to participate in the 21st Legislative District telephone town hall held on February 28, click on the image to go to our Vekeo…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 21st District Telephone Town Hall this Thursday, Feb. 28 @ 6 PM
Who: 21st Legislative District Delegation: State Senator Marko Liias, State Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self, and State Representative Strom Peterson. What: Telephone town hall meeting. When: 6:00 – 7:00 PM Thursday, February…
Peterson legislation to reduce plastic bag pollution moves forward
OLYMPIA—On February 12, legislation to reduce plastic bag pollution and recycling contamination passed out of the House Environment & Energy Committee by a 7-4 vote. House Bill 1205, sponsored by…