Friends and neighbors,
As of January 8th, the 2024 legislative session has begun! As your representative in Olympia, I am very excited to advocate for the issues you said mattered most. All our coffee chats, community conversations, tours, and visits over the last eight months with stakeholders and our neighbors has led up to this.
In my 2024 legislative session priorities survey, you shared that your top priorities included community safety, reducing gun violence, and creating more affordable and accessible housing. Over the next nine weeks, I look forward to sharing tangible ways we are working on these issues, some of the legislation I’m working on, and information on exciting upcoming events!
If you haven’t done so yet, there is still time to share your legislative priorities with me in this 1-minute survey!
How To Stay Engaged In 2024
Watch — TVW.org broadcasts all debates and votes that happen in the House or Senate, as well as all committee meetings in both chambers.
Testify — Go here for an overview of the process, here for instructions on how to testify remotely, and here to sign in for hearings in the House or Senate.
Research — Look up any bill by number, lawmaker, or topic here. To learn about the entire legislative process, click here. You can search for the daily agenda for each committee here. Just select the committee you’re interested in, and you can find out which members are assigned to that committee, review upcoming agendas and documents, as well as past reports and hearings.
Stay Informed — Visit my website, subscribe to my Facebook, and sign up for the Hot Sheet, a weekly guide to what the House Democratic Caucus is working on in Olympia. The Hot Sheet compiles many of the legislative priorities scheduled for a hearing or a vote on each day, so it’s a great snapshot of what is happening each week.
Get in Touch — You can always reach my office by email or phone; my contact information is included at the bottom of this email.
Thank you,
Rep. My-Linh Thai