OLYMPIA—Construction projects across the state of Washington and the 41st District now have the funding they need after the House and Senate passed the state’s $4 billion construction budget. “This…
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Equal Pay Passes the House!
Yesterday, the House passed the Equal Pay Opportunity Act for the fourth year in a row! I am so proud to be sponsoring this strong legislation for working women and…
Video Update: The Equal Pay Opportunity Act
Fourth time could be the charm for Equal Pay in Washington
OLYMPIA—After active negotiations between the business and labor communities, the Washington House of Representatives passed the Equal Pay Opportunity Act this morning on a 69-28 vote. This is the fourth year…
Senn sponsors resolution calling for appropriate funding for the 2020 Census
OLYMPIA – On Monday, January 15, Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, introduced a bipartisan joint resolution calling on the federal government to fund the 2020 Census adequately. In addition, the…
Welcome to the 2018 Session
Welcome to the 2018 Session Today marks the beginning of the 2018 Legislative Session. I am excited to be back in Olympia, and I look forward to continuing to advocate…
Senn Receives 2017 Child Health Advocate Award
OLYMPIA – State Representative Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island) was recently honored for her legislative work advocating for children’s mental health in Washington state. On Wednesday, November 15, Senn received the…
An Education Update: State and Local Changes
The Impact of the New Education Funding Plan Now that the school year has started across the district, I wanted to share my latest video update on the new education…
Video Update: The Impact of the New Education Funding Plan
No Capital Budget is Bad News
Lack of capital budget hurts Washington’s kids, infrastructure, economy While we made great strides in funding public education this session, it’s disappointing that the Senate failed to pass a construction…