Dear Friends and Neighbors, My family and I wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday season! As you celebrate, albeit modified this year, I encourage you to take…
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Community Health and Support During COVID
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I hope this finds you safe and well. It’s an honor to once again represent you in the 41st District! Now that the election year activity…
Washington state Democrats secure funding to make child care more affordable and accessible
OLYMPIA – Today, the Legislature made major investments in child care and early learning. With passage of the 2020 supplemental budgets, families will be able to better afford child care,…
Environmental protections & coronavirus update
Friends and neighbors, Before we jump into my legislative update for the week, I want to address the evolving situation regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus). On Tuesday, we transferred $100 million from…
Supporting kids and families through policy and budget
Friends and neighbors, Short legislative sessions speed by and this one is no different. This week, we rolled out our House and Senate budget proposals and raced to pass bills…
Confronting our housing and homelessness crisis
Friends and neighbors, Homelessness reaches all ages, all races, all backgrounds. And we know there is no one cause. Too many people are one financial crisis away from being homeless….
Prioritizing our environment and foster youth with developmental disabilities
Friends and neighbors, It’s hard to believe that three weeks of this legislative session are up! Here are some quick updates on the bills we’re advancing. For our environment On…
Acting on gun violence and serving our vulnerable youth
Friends and neighbors, In the first few weeks of session I have been focused on responsible gun legislation, as well as bills that confront our child care crisis and ensure…
Senn bill on forfeited firearms passes 56-42
OLYMPIA – Today, the House passed House Bill 1010 56 to 42 to give the Washington State Patrol the discretion to destroy forfeited firearms in their custody. “It’s past time…
Child care for all!
Friends and neighbors, It’s my favorite time of year! The time for making laws…and history! The 2020 session begins with a new face at the House rostrum: Speaker Laurie Jinkins!…