REMINDER: Please join us for 17th District Zoom town hall meeting February 18!

Published on February 04, 2026
February 4, 2026 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I want to let you know about a very controversial bill that was just introduced this week in the Legislature. Senate Bill 6346 would create a state income tax. Democratic proponents are trying to sell it as a tax on millionaires because it would impose a 9.9% tax...
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2026 session underway, scheduled to last 60 days

Published on January 14, 2026
January 14, 2026 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I hope all of you enjoyed the holiday season! Here’s wishing you a happy and healthy 2026. I’m back in Olympia for the 2026 legislative session, which began Monday and is scheduled to end March 12. With the session underway, I want to make sure that you know...
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17th District “Zoom” town-hall meeting March 13

Published on March 04, 2025
March 4, 2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Greetings from Olympia! The 2025 legislative session recently reached another key deadline. Last Friday was the deadline for the Senate’s two budget committees – Ways and Means, and Transportation – to pass Senate bills sent to them. With that “cutoff” for voting behind us, the Senate is now...
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2025 session underway, scheduled to last 105 days

Published on January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I hope all of you are doing well. I’m reporting to you from Olympia, where the Legislature is in its second week of the 2025 session, which is scheduled to last 105 days and end April 27. The first week was busy for me and my fellow legislators....
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