Email Updates

I’m glad to be back home after several months of a very difficult legislative session in Olympia. As you have probably heard, taxes were raised by nearly $800 million as... ...

Due to election year restrictions, this is the last e-mail update I will be sending you until November. Unfortunately, the majority party could not agree on how to raise your... ...

On April 23, the governor signed into law nearly $800 million in new and increased taxes. Last Tuesday, May 4, she signed into law the supplemental budget that spends that... ...

Due to election-year restrictions, this will be my last e-mail update to you until November. The Legislature adjourned the 30-day special session on April 13. The majority decided on a... ...

I would like to invite you to five town hall meetings I will be holding with Sen. Jerome Delvin and Rep. Brad Klippert this Saturday. We look forward to the... ...

Congratulations! We’ve finally made it past “Tax Freedom Day.”  According to the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization in Washington, D.C., the money you have earned from Jan. 1 until... ...

After a 60-day regular session and 30 days in a special session, the Legislature finally adjourned April 13. Both legislative sessions were dominated by the state operating budget, which has... ...

We’re done!  The 30-day special session called by Gov. Gregoire adjourned around 1:30 a.m. this morning.  Despite all the rhetoric, despite all the platitudes and promises, state spending was only... ...

It’s now Day 27 of the 30-day special session. Finally, Democrats in the House and Senate have reached agreement on a $794 million tax package. Senate Democrats have abandoned their... ...

MORE REPUBLICAN SOLUTIONS SHOT DOWN Throughout the 60-day regular session, and now, the special session, my Republican colleagues and I have offered many very good solutions to balance the state... ...