Welcome to my legislative video update! Today I’m joined by Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier and Pierce County Councilmember Paul Hererra as we talk about a tiny home village project plan to house homeless individuals in PIerce County. Our goal is to model this village after a program near Austin,...

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...

Dear Neighbor, As Washington State reopens its doors fully again, I thought it appropriate to send a short update on the state of our economy, the job market, and the impending payroll tax for long-term care known as the Washington Cares Fund. How did Washington’s economy weather the pandemic? According...

We have faced much adversity so far this year, but none of us could have imagined we would be in the situation we are in now. It has turned our lives upside down, but we are beginning the recovery process. Last week, I shared my ideas with the governor in...

I hope this letter finds you well. The governor held another press conference this afternoon regarding the reopening of our state. During this conference, the governor said he will extend the stay-at-home order through May 31 to continue the social distancing strategy against the new coronavirus pandemic. The governor also...

Joined by nearly 50 state lawmakers and county level officials throughout the state, Rep. Chris Gildon sent a letter to the governor calling for decentralization of some decision-making as the state begins recovering from the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order. “We need a decentralized recovery effort,” said Gildon, R-Puyallup. “Each...