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The sun is shining, and our weather has started to warm up. It is a welcome change. It is time our state embraces this change in season by reopening our businesses,...

May 8, 2020

I hope this email finds you and your family healthy. We live in tough times right now. Most of us have not experienced anything like our current reality and this full...

May 5, 2020

My seatmate, Rep. Skyler Rude, and I will be hosting a live telephone town hall on Monday, April 20 from 4-5 p.m to discuss the state’s response to COVID-19. We will...

April 19, 2020

The shadow of COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to loom above us. I want to make sure you stay updated on the latest news and information surrounding this virus. I know the decisions...

March 23, 2020

We are facing uncertain times. The shadow of COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to threaten our health, lives, economy, and overall finances. The governor has signed into the law the bill we passed...

March 19, 2020

The 2020 legislative session has ended. The final gavel went down the evening of Thursday, March 12. It was an anticlimactic finish this year due to the concerns, fears, and unknowns...

March 17, 2020

It’s budget time as we near the final weeks of the 2020 session. The House supplemental operating, transportation, and capital budgets have been released, heard and passed through their committees, and...

March 2, 2020

It’s been non-stop floor action the past week or so here in Olympia. We’ve reached House of Origin cutoff. Any policy bill that didn’t pass its respective chamber is now considered...

Feb. 23, 2020

I’ll be co-hosting a town hall event with my fellow colleagues from the 8th Legislative District – Reps. Brad Klippert and Matt Boehnke, and Sen. Sharon Brown – in Richland. This...

Feb. 18, 2020

Time flies! It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through our 60-day session. It’s policy and fiscal cutoff time – our first major deadlines. What this means is any bill that wasn’t...

Feb. 11, 2020