Welcome to my official legislative website. Here you’ll find:
- Links to my E-newsletters describing my work on key priorities and our end of session review for 2025
- News coverage of some of my work
- A link to all the bills I have prime sponsored or co-sponsored (to find bills I prime sponsored in prior sessions, use this same link and change the dates under “biennium” to the years you wish to see)
- My calendars for legislative work: I believe constituents have a right to know who I meet with during legislative sessions
- A short biography
- Link to the 46th District map.
Rep. Pollet Legislative Update Playlist
2026 Session Priorities
First and foremost, while we face another daunting state budget deficit, we have an opportunity to make our tax system much more progressive with a millionaire’s tax to allow us to reduce regressive sales taxes and provide stable funding for education and health.
Here are some specific priorities I will be working on for the 2026 session:
- As a champion for openness, continue to fight for government transparency and accountability:
- I will be introducing new legislation so legislators will not have conflict of interest standards that are 10 times weaker than those local officials have to meet; and
- Continuing my work as the leading advocate for openness in the legislature to ensure that reporters and you, the public, can see the records of who your legislators meet with and what they promise.
- Addressing the grocery store/supermarket and pharmacy closures that have harmed our communities, including new legislation that would not let Fred Meyer’s property in Lake City sit vacant as a nuisance.
- My work to fix our upside-down tax code includes adopting stronger measurements and goals for corporate tax exemptions and “preferences”. If we are going to give a tax preference to an industry, they need to meet measurable policy goals.
- Addressing our students’ low reading abilities and scores. My legislation will modernize how we teach reading based on the science of how children learn to read and provide support for our educators and teacher prep programs.
- Protecting the Puget Sound and our drinking water from microplastic pollution with legislation to require microfiber filters on washing machines.
I made a commitment to be the most accessible legislator possible. I continue to hold monthly drop-in “Traveling Town Halls” to discuss any legislative related issue on your mind on Saturday mornings (either on Zoom or at different meeting spots in the district). During session, I hold these weekly. If you’d like to participate, set a meeting, or contact me about any other legislative matter, please email me at gerry.pollet@leg.wa.gov or my Legislative Aide, Emily Grupp at Emily.grupp@leg.wa.gov.
2025 End-of-Session Newsletter
After the 2025 session, I sent out an update highlighting my work on issues like progressive revenue reform, increasing public fully funding special education, and more.
Visit this link or click on the preview below to read more.
