Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you so much for returning me to serve as your voice in Olympia. It has been wonderful getting to meet with so many of you…
Category: 23rd district
23rd District Legislative News: Sine Die, Budget Investments, and Bills Passed
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Legislature has adjourned sine die for the year! This year, in addition to passing supplemental operating, capital, and transportation budgets, we passed a new 16…
23rd District Legislative News: Bills Alive, Prescription Language Drug Access, and Building Behavioral Health Capacity
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The end of the legislative session is fast approaching. The Legislature adjourns Sine Die on Thursday, March 10th. This week we are working hard to get…
23rd District Legislative News: Move Ahead WA, Doulas, and Virtual Town Hall this Weekend
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week, Democrats introduced the Move Ahead WA transportation package. This 16 year, almost $17 billion dollar package creates a sustainable, achievable future for our transportation…
23rd District Legislative News: Safe Staffing, Supporting Our Local Community, and Police Accountability Clarification
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The legislative session is rolling along. This week is the house of origin policy committee cutoff week. With over 2,000 bills introduced in the House, we…
Simmons bills improving homecare and behavioral health system signed
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee put his signature Monday (May 10) on a pair of bills with the potential to improve the lives of Washingtonians in virtually every community in…
Rep. Simmons’ voting-rights bill signed into law
“A giant step for civil rights” OLYMPIA – In a remote ceremony required by COVID-19 safety measures, Gov. Jay Inslee today signed House Bill 1078, a measure sponsored by Rep….
23rd-District Legislative News
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Today I did something that for a long time I would not have thought possible. At noon Monday, January 11, 2021, I was privileged and humbled…