I recently had the opportunity to present the first annual Champion for Children Award to the faculty and staff of Marysville Pilchuck High School for their actions during last year’s…
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Where we are on mental health and marijuana
Hello friends, It’s an unfortunate reality that special session is needed in order to finish the budget process. While I was hopeful and optimistic we could finish on time, Senate…
Tolling, Transportation & Local Projects: An Update From Rep. Senn
A Video Update: Tolling Problems And How We’re Fixing Them Recently a constituent emailed my office with a specific problem with how the Department of Transportation deals with fines…
Thoughts on the budget from Rep. Senn
Hello from Olympia! Budget negotiations have begun! As House and Senate budget leaders gather to hammer out the differences between their two proposals, there are some ‘must dos,’ including education,…
Statement from Rep. Tana Senn on Equal Pay Day
OLYMPIA – Representative Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, today released the following statement: “April 14 is Equal Pay Day. It marks another year since the Equal Pay Act passed and yet…
Legislative update: The House and Senate budgets
A couple of weeks ago, the House released our budget that puts us on the path to fully funding education and fixing many of the holes left from the Great…
Legislative Update from Rep. Tana Senn: Equal Pay and Education Funding
We’ve had another exciting week, with bills passing and our town hall meeting with constituents. Watch my legislative update below. Town Hall Last Saturday, the 41st legislative district held…
Read Rep. Tana Senn’s Op-Ed in the Seattle Times on the Gender Wage Gap
IT was 1943. Our country was at war, women were filling job openings left by departing soldiers, rotary dial telephones were the norm and a computer’s weight was measured in…
Hear Rep. Tana Senn on KUOW discussing Equal Pay
Equal Pay Opportunity Act Passes State House
OLYMPIA – Despite the state’s 1943 Equal Pay law, the gap between men and women’s pay remains. In fact, women in Washington state made just 79 cents to the man’s…