The 2019 session came to an end just before midnight on Sunday, April 28. The good news is that four of my prime-sponsored bills passed the Legislature and were signed into...
The cherry trees are in full bloom at the state Capitol as we begin the final month of our scheduled 105-day regular session. On Friday, House Democrats passed their proposed two-year...
I hope you can take some time tomorrow, Saturday, March 16, to join me at one of my three town hall meetings in Port Orchard, Vaughn and Gig Harbor. We’ve just...
We are now nearing the end of Week Six of the scheduled 105-day legislative session. To date, 1,166 bills have been introduced in the House, 1,019 in the Senate, for a...
It is an honor to be back at the state Capitol, where I am proudly representing the citizens of our beautiful 26th Legislative District! The 2019 legislative session opened Monday, Jan....
This will be my final legislative update until December. However, I am here to serve you year-round, so please feel free to contact me anytime.
Late Thursday night, we finished our work and adjourned for the year. It was an intense 60-day session with some highs, but a lot more lows. One-party control of the House...
In short, 60-day sessions, one of our primary tasks is to pass supplemental operating, capital and transportation budgets. The process for passing these budgets is...
I'll be hosting two town halls on Saturday. The first town hall will be at 10 a.m. in Port Orchard, and the second will be at 2 p.m. in Gig Harbor....
The big news since my last update is the Legislature was finally able to send the 2017-19 capital budget to the governor's desk to be signed into law. The $4.17 billion...
