OLYMPIA – State Representative Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, was recently named a 2019 Behavioral Health Champion by the Washington branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI WA) for…
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Bill to increase development of affordable condos passes legislature
OLYMPIA – A bill to encourage development of affordable condos passed its final hurdle on Friday, April 19, and is now heading to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 5334 will…
E-newsletter: Investing in our State’s Infrastructure
This week we are highlighting two budgets: the transportation budget and the capital budget. You can read more about the operating budget in this earlier e-newsletter. Next steps? Negotiations with…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 41st Legislative District Town Hall, Saturday, March 23
Who: Senator Lisa Wellman, Representative Tana Senn and Representative My-Linh Thai What: Town Hall meeting with 41st Legislative District constituents. The 41st LD includes Bellevue, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Issaquah, Sammamish…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Childcare access Facebook Live with Sen. Claire Wilson and Reps. Kristine Reeves, Tana Senn
WHO: Rep. Tana Senn, chair House Committee on Human Services and Early Learning Senator Claire Wilson, vice chair Senate Committee on Early Learning and K–12 Education Rep. Kristine Reeves WHAT:…
Rep. Tana Senn elected as chair of the Human Services and Early Learning Committee
OLYMPIA – The Washington House Democrats just announced that Rep. Tana Senn, D – Mercer Island, will chair the Human Services and Early Learning Committee beginning in the 2019 legislative…
Senn Receives 2018 Champion for Children and Youth Award
OLYMPIA – State Representative Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, was recently honored for her work advocating for policies and investments to promote positive outcomes for children and youth. On Tuesday, April…
Governor signs Equal Pay Opportunity Act
OLYMPIA—This morning, in his conference room packed with lawmakers, advocates and supporters, Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Equal Pay Opportunity Act into law. Washington was one the first states in…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Governor Inslee to sign Equal Pay Opportunity Act Wednesday
Governor Jay Inslee will sign House Bill 1506, the Equal Pay Opportunity Act, this Wednesday, March 21st, at 10:30 a.m. The bill signing ceremony will be held in the Governor’s…
Washington minds the gap: Legislature passes Equal Pay Opportunity Act
OLYMPIA—It was 1943 when Washington passed a law making it illegal to pay a woman less than a man for similar work. Three-quarters of a century later, a white woman…