Currently holds the office of Washington State Senate - District 18 until January 10, 2025.
Candidate for Washington State Senate - District 18 in 2020 Washington General Election.
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Get StartedAddress the rules and regulations that strangle the business atmosphere of this state when we need that grip to loosen the most. Require the legislature to approve regulatory changes proposed by our state agencies. Learn more
Provide business with undeniable reasons to want to come here to set up shop or expand current operations. That way, we can put people back to work and get our economy moving again. Learn more
Take action to speed up the process. I fully recognize the need for both safety and environmental concerns to be addressed as part of the process; but charging absurd amounts of money for parking permits that take months to provide is not conducive or cost efficient to business. It costs us jobs and time… and time? That’s money. Learn more
Some in Olympia would like to leverage funding for schools with new taxes. But holding back on funding education unless there are massive tax increases is not only bad for education, it’s unconstitutional. Kids deserve our first dollar, not budgetary leftovers. Learn more
Our transportation system is the backbone of our economy and plays a critical role in our quality of life. Anyone who must travel our freeways to get to work knows that we have significant concerns that must be addressed. Projects must be prioritized so that those that reduce congestion, increase freight mobility, increase safety, and support economic development are moved forward first. Learn more
In 2012, I helped push for passage of the four-year balanced budget statute. This law, now in effect, requires our state’s budget to be balanced over four years. In the past, budgets had been adopted that pushed liabilities out into future biennia, or adopted legislation and failed to pay for it. This led to the never-ending cycle of budget deficits. The four-year balanced budget prevents the use of these gimmicks by keeping state spending under control and its budgets balanced. Learn more
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