Chris Gildon

I hope you are staying safe and healthy. I’d like to begin by saying thanks to all those who are working to keep our society running. Health care providers, grocery store workers, truckers, law enforcement and first responders among so many others are truly heroes in this battle. I’d also...

A bill from Rep. Chris Gildon that will limit the maximum amount a person will pay for prescription medication at the point of sale will soon be Washington state law. Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 2464 today, in Olympia. This new law will protect patients from excess costs of...

Just like that, 60 days have come and gone, and the 2020 legislative session officially adjourned on Thursday, March 12. It was a whirlwind two months. During this session we saw more than 2400 bills introduced in both the House and Senate with more than 380 passing both chambers and...

Fourteen-year-old Jaime Mulholland, a student from Aspire Middle School, in Olympia, recently spent the week in Olympia serving as a page in the state House of Representatives. Twenty-Fifth District Rep. Chris Gildon was his sponsor. “It was great working with Jaime,” said Gildon, R-Puyallup. “It was my pleasure to sponsor him....

Several weeks ago, Sen. Zeiger, Rep. Chambers, and I got together to discuss the best time for us to host a post-session town hall meeting. Instead of waiting until late March, we thought two days after session would be ideal. We knew many of you would have questions for us,...

The Puyallup Hatchery was established in 1949 to increase production of trout in Pierce County lakes and streams. Now protected as a state and national historical landmark, the hatchery is undergoing some important changes. Here’s an update from Rep. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, 25th District.

It was a long night on the House floor Wednesday, as legislators gathered to consider Senate Bill 5395, the controversial comprehensive sex education bill that would require all public schools in Washington to teach sex education to every student K-12. House Republicans introduced a number of amendments, which were debated...

Believe it or not, this short 60-day session is scheduled to adjourn a week from tomorrow. We’ve now passed some additional policy cutoff deadlines, hundreds of bills have passed back and forth between the House and the Senate, and we’ve seen dozens of interesting pieces of legislation throughout this process....

The cost of housing continues to be a major issue in our state. Building Permit costs and their associated timelines are a large driver of that cost. Rep. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, 25th District shares his idea to reduce those costs.