Dear neighbor, There is good news! For over two years now, you have heard me talk about the need to bring a balance back to our state government by addressing the governor’s emergency powers. I have received input from so many of you on this topic and know that this...

Dear Neighbor, The 2022 Legislative session has now come to an end and it has certainly been an extremely busy one.  As the matter of fact, during this short 60-day session, Senators introduced 560 bills and 239 of them passed out of the chamber.  For comparison, this is almost identical...

Welcome to my legislative video update! Please enjoy this short video where I give you the latest information on the Long-Term Care Payroll Tax and share where we are in the legislative process during this 60-day session.

Dear Neighbor, I recently sent out a mailer with Representatives Chambers and Jacobsen and asked for your feedback on what the legislature’s top priorities should be in 2022. Today I wanted to share the results of that poll and talk about legislation regarding the top three answers.   Emergency powers...

Fast start to 2022 Dear Neighbor, As we enter 2022, I want to send my best wishes to you and your family for a happy and healthy new year. With the new legislative session beginning this past Monday, it was my hope that this year would be different from the...

State Senator Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, gives the Republican perspective on the 2022 legislative session.