Dear friends and neighbors, Ask your questions at the 30th LD virtual town hall this Saturday, Feb 17 This Saturday Sen. Wilson and I will be hosting a virtual town hall…
Category: E-newsletters
Supporting families and healthy communities, and a legislative milestone guide for the 2024 session
Dear friends and neighbors, The fourth week of session is nearly over, and we’ve been busy! On Wednesday we passed more bills off the House floor, bringing our session total…
The 2024 Legislative Session has started! Here’s what we did on day 1.
Dear neighbors, The 2024 legislative session kicked yesterday. We got busy on day one, passing three bills including HB 1455, a bill to end child marriage in Washington State. I’m…
Taking Action on Washington’s Housing Crisis
Greetings, Friends and Neighbors! We’re almost halfway done with the Legislative Session! This year, my colleagues and I identified housing as our top legislative priority. Washington’s housing supply is short about…
Update from Olympia: Turning Priorities into Policies
Dear Friends and Neighbors, My priorities for the 2023 legislative session are addressing our housing crisis, ensuring that comprehensive supports for the developmental disability community are available, reducing barriers in…
Welcome to the 2023 Legislative Session!
Greetings, Friends and Neighbors! Monday, January 9th marked the start of the 2023 Legislative Session, and I am honored to return as your 30th Legislative District representative. I am…
Legislative Black Caucus Newsletter – December 2022
Friends and Neighbors, As the 2021-2022 biennium chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, it is my honor to welcome Rep. David Hackney (D-Tukwila) as our new chair and Rep. Elect…
Wrapping up this year’s session
Neighbors, As we wrap up the 2022 Legislative Session this week, I thought I’d use this newsletter to highlight some of the bills we passed to strengthen economic well-being and…
A budget plan that supports small businesses
Neighbors, A big part of our work in the Legislature and the House Community & Economic Development Committee, which I’m a member of, is making sure Washington state is a…
Investing in our community and transportation system
Neighbors, Part of our job as lawmakers is advocating for funding in the state budgets for projects and programs in our communities. This year, I’m advocating for: $2.8 million for…