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We continue to face unknown and difficult times. Our number one priority is to stop the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). I ask for your continued patience as tough decisions are made...

March 24, 2020

The 2020 legislative session ended the evening of Thursday, March 12. We left Olympia with an unsettling feeling of what the future holds. The coronavirus continues to threaten our health, lives,...

March 18, 2020

It’s been a sprint here in Olympia the past week or so as we’ve reached what is known as House of Origin cutoff. Any policy bill that didn’t pass its respective...

Feb. 23, 2020

It’s policy and fiscal cutoff time – our first major deadlines of this 60-day session. What this means is any bill that hasn’t been approved by its respective committee is considered...

Feb. 10, 2020

Here’s what I’ve heard from you. You want more to be done to ensure your communities are safe. You want more to be done to ensure your way of life is...

Jan. 31, 2020

What would your answer be if I asked you these questions: Do you feel and believe our homes, communities, district, and state are safe? What do you feel makes them safe?...

Jan. 24, 2020

The Legislature is off and running for the 2020 session. Week one is officially in the books. During the even numbered years, the 60-days of session start of at a sprinters...

Jan. 17, 2020

It’s hard to believe that we’re nearing the end of 2019, and the beginning of 2020 is right around the corner. Before we know it, the legislative session will be upon...

Nov. 26, 2019

One of the most intense, and hardest fought, 105-day sessions concluded on April 28. As the minority party, we worked across the aisle with our Democrat colleagues on all issues by...

May 1, 2019

The final weeks of the 2019 regular session are upon us. We’ve concluded our final committee hearings as we’ve reached policy and fiscal cutoff for the bills that came to the...

April 11, 2019