Friends and neighbors, The 2023 legislative session ended on April 23. I’ll recap the session in a future update, but I wanted to share some important legislation we are working on…
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Pollet Boosts Special Education Funding
OLYMPIA – Students with disabilities and exceptional needs continue to lack equitable access to special education programs and funding in Washington state. Seeing an “unconscionable” failure to meet the state’s…
Governor Signs Pollet Bill Expanding Protections Against Sexual Misconduct by Faculty and University Administrators
OLYMPIA— Governor Inslee has signed into law House Bill 1522 providing increased accountability for sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education. Representative Gerry Pollet, D- North Seattle, championed the legislation…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Participating in the legislative process, my priorities and the page program
Friends and neighbors, The legislative session started on January 9th and we have some important work ahead of us. I will be working with my colleagues on several important pieces…
FDA proposing ban on menthol tobacco and what Washington needs going forward
Friends and Neighbors, Since joining the legislature, I have been proud of my work preventing a new generation of our youth from being addicted to nicotine through e-cigarettes, vaping and…
Protecting our children’s health at schools in 2022
Dear neighbors, As a parent and UW School of Public Health faculty member, I spent years working to protect our children’s health, especially at school, and working to fully fund…
You’re invited! Please join our 46th District town hall meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4
Dear neighbors, The 2022 Legislative Session starts on Monday, January 10. As chairs of the committees on State Government and Tribal Affairs (Rep. Valdez) and Local Government (Rep Pollet), we…
You’re invited! Celebrating the opening of Northgate, Roosevelt Light Rail and Northgate Pedestrian Bridge this weekend
Dear neighbors, Our children, like many other families, grew up being promised that light rail would be running while they were in school. Then, the promise was service would start…
SAVE THE DATE: 46th District virtual town hall on Wednesday, June 2 at 6pm
Join your 46th Legislative District lawmakers for a LIVE VIRTUAL TOWN HALL on Wednesday, June 2 at 6 p.m. Sen. David Frockt, Rep. Gerry Pollet and Rep. Javier Valdez will provide…
Breaking news on vaccinations and COVID relief
Dear neighbors, Things are happening fast in Olympia right now. This is a quick update on four items that are of huge interest to all of our families and communities: New…