Dear neighbors, Last year at this time, our state was under assault by the COVID-19 virus. Beloved small businesses struggled to stay open, skilled workers got laid off, and the…
Category: Email Updates
Good news: The House passed my Working Families Tax Credit on a 94-2 vote!
Dear neighbors, The 2021 session of the Legislature is now more than half-finished. We have passed a number of major reforms, and I’d like to tell you about the last…
Update on police accountability, renter protections, and the Working Families Tax Credit
Dear neighbors, This is a quick update about the legislation I’ve introduced this session. I hope you find it informative. Thank you for being informed and involved in your democracy! Peace…
Update on working families, police accountability, and tackling inequity
Dear neighbors, I’d like to give you an update about three key issues that I’m working on this session. Working families have been hit hard by this pandemic. To help,…
A Safe Start to Reopening Washington
Dear friends and neighbors, We hope this e-newsletter finds you and your family staying safe and healthy. We want to let you know this will be our last official e-newsletter…
Helping Families and Small Businesses during COVID-19
Each new week during this unprecedented time in history brings unexpected challenges and moments of gratitude. As the sun has come out, it’s been harder to resist the temptations to travel, flock to playgrounds or…
Preparing Washington for the novel coronavirus
Preparing Washington for the effects of COVID-19 Washington state is experiencing an increase in cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and it is anticipated that the virus will continue to spread….
Update from the House of Origin Cutoff
This past week has been the House of Origin Cutoff week. That means that bills originally introduced in the House had to be voted off the House floor by cutoff…
Ensuring access to justice and opportunity
Protecting access to justice in the Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee Before coming to Olympia, I was a member of the Bellevue School Board. As a school director, it was…
Celebrating Lunar New Year and the first two weeks of session
Celebrating Lunar New Year On January 25, Asian communities across the state celebrated Lunar New Year. Here in Olympia, I hosted a Lunar New Year reception with Senator Joe Nguyen….