Chris Gildon

House and Senate capital budget proposals would fund Pipeline Trail, Remembrance Gallery, New Beginnings Homes, other public works Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers April 4, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.  Pierce County’s Pipeline Trail is among the projects launched by...

OLYMPIA… Key Senate Republicans say there is much to appreciate about the 2023-25 operating-budget proposed by the state Senate majority today, starting with a lack of new taxes and a much lower spending increase than in recent years – and how it responds to Republican concerns, especially regarding K-12 education....

Bills promote speedier permits, transit-oriented development, but success is not a done deal Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers March 20, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Costs imposed by government add $127,968 to the price of a typical new home in...

Bill doesn’t go far enough – reckless driving, vehicle theft are excluded Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers March 10, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.   See my speech on Senate Bill 5352 by clicking here. I offered an amendment that...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers March 3, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Measure restoring police pursuits leads list of Olympia’s ‘good, interesting and controversial’ bills Dear friends and neighbors, We just completed the first half of the 2023 legislative session...

Note: The following video update from Olympia was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 22, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Proposals this session would change the way Washington votes — including a first-in-nation mandatory voting requirement Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, discusses bills this session that...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 15, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. See your 25th District lawmakers Saturday morning at the Puyallup fairgrounds In-person town hall meeting starts at 10 a.m.     Dear Neighbor, On Saturday, I’ll be hosting...

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,...