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Ortiz-Self elected new House Democratic Caucus Chair
OLYMPIA—Washington State House Democrats held their reorganization assembly over video meeting today and elected Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self as their Caucus Chair. The position, vacated by former Rep. Eric Pettigrew, who did not seek...
Spokane Rep. Marcus Riccelli Returning to Leadership Role as Majority Whip
OLYMPIA – In the spirit of bipartisanship and leadership, House Democrats met virtually Saturday morning and elected State Representative Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) to serve as the Majority Whip, his third...
House Democrats choose leadership team for 2021-23; Jinkins reelected Speaker
OLYMPIA – House Democrats today elected their leadership team that will serve for the next two years, beginning with the 2021 legislative session. Democrats remain the majority caucus in the...
Parkland Rep. Melanie Morgan Elected Co-Chair to Cannabis Social Equity Task Force
OLYMPIA – Continuing the work in addressing disparity in the cannabis industry, State Representative Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland) was elected to serve as the legislative co-chair of the Social Equity in...
Statement from House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan on today’s state revenue forecast
House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan (D-Covington), released the following statement today in response to the June 17 official state revenue forecast: “We knew today’s revenue forecast would not bring good...
Statement from House Appropriations Chair Rep. Timm Ormsby regarding the June 17 revenue forecast
Below is a statement from House Appropriations Chair Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-Spokane) in response to the June 17 Revenue Forecast: “Today’s forecast has confirmed what we’ve all expected: COVID-19 has...
Statement from House Appropriations Chair Rep. Timm Ormsby regarding the June 17 revenue forecast
Below is a statement from House Appropriations Chair Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-Spokane) in response to the June 17 Revenue Forecast: “Today’s forecast has confirmed what we’ve all expected: COVID-19 has...
Sen. Billig and Speaker Jinkins issue statement on Senate Republican refusal to extend emergency domestic violence protections
Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) issued the statement below following the refusal today of Senate Republican leadership to sign off on...
Shewmake brings together workers and policymakers to find solutions to Intalco closure
OLYMPIA – Representative Sharon Shewmake (D-Whatcom) virtually convened Intalco workers, labor representatives, Alcoa corporate representatives, economists and a bipartisan group of local, state, and federal policymakers to discuss potential solutions...
Statement from Speaker Laurie Jinkins on recent comments from Rep. Sutherland
Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) released the following statement today regarding recent comments made by state Rep. Robert Sutherland: “People’s lives are at stake, and this is no...