Today Governor Inslee introduced his tax and spend budget. Unfortunately, he failed to make any difficult spending decisions. Instead, he chose to keep his supporters whole by proposing we maintain and...
I want to invite you to town hall meetings tomorrow, Saturday, March 16 with my seatmate, Rep. Gary Alexander. It's a great chance for you to meet him if you haven't...
Two major things happened since I last wrote you. First, House Democrats introduced a transportation package which includes, among many other fees, a 10-cent gas tax increase. You can read more...
Our state is facing a $900 million shortfall, and there has been a clear directive from voters to make it difficult to raise your taxes. I agree, so I am taking...
In the next two weeks as House Republican floor leader, I will be leading the charge to change some of the rules used to direct the conduct of the House chamber...
Last time I wrote you, I promised more detailed comments about the governor's budget proposal. Clearly, this is meant to be just a starting point in a long legislative process to...
This time of year makes me reflect on how grateful I am to have a home, a family, food on the table and clothes on my back. Recently I helped put...
During the interim (the time between sessions), my priority will be to promote rural employment. I will continue to serve on the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and International Relations. The...
We are now into the 26th day of the constitutionally-allowed 30-day special session. All the members were called back into town on Wednesday for committee hearings and floor action. At the...
I want to thank all of you who attended my town halls last weekend. I always enjoy answering questions and explaining my votes on various bills. We may not always agree...
