Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who showed up for our town halls in Bremerton and Bainbridge Island! Hearing directly from you about your concerns, hopes, and aspirations…
Category: E-newsletters
23rd District Legislative Update: Transform Justice Day of Action, Streamlining Relief for Blake, Town Hall, and Video Update
Dear Friends and Neighbors, “Cutoffs” are internal deadlines that the Legislature sets for itself to focus our work and keep the legislative process moving forward. Last week was policy cutoff…
23rd District Legislative News: Protecting Reproductive Care, Rental Stability, and Derelict Vessel Appeals
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Two issues that I have heard from you the most about are how we can protect our reproductive freedom and what are we doing to make…
23rd District Legislative News: Speeding Up Patient Care, Removing Regulations for Physical Therapists, and the Working Families Tax Credit
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Bringing a perspective of lived experience to the Legislature is one of the most important things that a citizen legislator can do. While I often speak…
23rd District Legislative News: Opening Week, Real Labor Real Wages, and Legislative Page Program
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…
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…
23rd District Legislative News: Virtual Session, Expanding Access to Healthcare, WA Cares, and Tax Structure Survey
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week the 2022 legislative session started! In this 60-day short session we will pass supplemental operating, capital, and transportation budgets and continue to work on…