Chris Gildon

Note: This e-newsletter originally was distributed to Sen. Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 29, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.  See this week’s update from Olympia by clicking here. Dear Friends and Neighbors It’s not often you hear good-news stories in politics, but I have one to share this...

OLYMPIA – Republican proposals to tackle skyrocketing fentanyl usage and overdose deaths in Washington state are funded in the operating budget passed by the Washington Senate Friday. The $71.6 billion budget bill contains funding for local law enforcement task forces, a public education campaign focused on opioids and tribal opioid...

Note: This e-newsletter originally was distributed to Sen. Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 23, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.  A visit from royalty: I was delighted this year to present the Senate resolution honoring Pierce County’s Daffodil Festival, and to welcome the Daffodil Court to the Capitol. The celebration,...

Note: This e-newsletter originally was distributed to Sen. Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 22, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.    Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’ve had some surprising news at the statehouse. Our majority Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate have announced they will permit hearings on three...

Note: This e-newsletter originally was distributed to Sen. Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 14, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.  I’m excited to be working this year on a concept that brings social services into the smartphone era, with an app connecting people to the programs they need. I call...

OLYMPIA – Washington state’s fast-rising rate of opioid addiction and overdose deaths are targeted by a pair of bills that emerged from the state Senate this week. Both measures passed the Senate 49-0 and now move to the House. The bills launch a coordinated statewide education program aimed at youths...

Note: This e-newsletter originally was distributed to Sen. Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 9, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.  I joined Senate Republicans at a news conference Thursday as SB 5770 was poised for a vote. You can see my remarks by clicking here. Dear friends and neighbors, Ready...

Note: This e-newsletter originally was distributed to Sen. Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 8, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.  Dear friends and neighbors, One of the most important developments in Olympia this year didn’t start with the Legislature. It started with the people. Six initiatives have been presented to...

OLYMPIA – A bill launching a public education campaign to prevent drug overdoses cleared the Senate Ways and Means Committee before a key deadline Monday for passage of bills in the 2024 legislative session. Other elements of the ‘Recovery Washington’ package announced by Senate Republicans did not advance, but lawmakers...