Big night for those of us fighting for lower gas and grocery prices, voting rights, and against corruption. America didn’t just speak tonight, it yelled that it wants change.

It’s #ElectionDay! Voters in WA, return your ballot to a drop box or your local voting center by 8:00 PM PT TONIGHT. You can find your nearest drop-off location HERE:
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We mourn the passing of Dolores Huerta, a labor leader, civil rights icon, and tireless advocate for justice. (1/2)

What a great soul. 

Tom played so many iconic characters throughout his life, and he was generous to the people and causes he cared about, including the arts, veterans, and the environment. How lucky were we to have Tom and Julie in the Northwest. He will be missed.

A war with Iran and damaging tariffs continue to haunt American households by raising the costs of everything. Prices overall are up 3.7%. Those families trying to budget for winter heating needs are facing fuel oil prices that are up 74.2% over last year. (1/2)

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Native Americans have faced and risen above tremendous challenges. Today, on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor Native history and celebrate the first inhabitants of our country.

We had a great crowd at yesterday's Main Street Promise Celebration in Vancouver. The community had a vision for Main Street, and that vision has become a reality. Congratulations, Vancouver!

It was great meeting with Gabriela Whitemarsh, the 2026 Washington State Teacher of the Year. Gabriela teaches advanced mathematics in both English and Spanish and is an advocate for bilingual education. Thank you Gabriela for the lifechanging work you do with Pasco’s youth!

Tonight the Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act 77-22.

Voting in America is a right. And as Hayward Evans of the Seattle King County NAACP says, that precious right has been denied to too many in our nation’s history.

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The Trump administration is threatening to repeal the Roadless Rule, which protects some of America’s last remaining wild forests from development. (1/2)

Dolores Sibonga was a giant in our community whose impact and trailblazing legacy will live on. She was the first woman of color elected to the Seattle City Council and the first Filipino American to pass the Washington State bar exam. (1/2)

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Powerful words from Vancouver NAACP Vice President, Rev. Michael Jones Jr.: “Voting rights in America have been expanded through struggle, not convenience. This is not just a political issue. This is a civil rights issue.”

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The costs of President Trump’s unnecessary war with Iran continue to mount, and the American people want it to end. We have lost valuable lives, and the conflict is compounding the burden of high gas and grocery prices at home.

I am honored to be a recipient of #NAFTAE’s Friend of Adult Learners Award. It’s my pleasure to support adult learners by strengthening adult education opportunities. Thank you NAFTAE.

This #AeroWeek, we celebrate the 100,000+ aerospace workers and 1,500+ companies in Washington state creating the future of flight and space exploration.

WA boasts over 100 years of commercial aviation heritage and we are proud to be a leader in the aerospace industry.

I want these rules in place because sports is about any given Saturday. It’s not about whether you have a billionaire in your backyard. It’s about whether you can coach, recruit, have academic performance, & have fairness. But that fairness does not exist today without this bill.

A strong bipartisan group of Senators voted to advance discussion of college sports reforms. With the drag on higher education that athletic departments are causing, this discussion can't happen soon enough. Women's and Olympic sports need immediate shoring up.

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This report demonstrates how the unsustainable growth in spending on college sports is amplifying the broader financial pressures on colleges and universities. (1/3)

This close to the election we need stability, not disenfranchisement and confusion. I’m glad a majority of the Supreme Court Justices rejected Trump’s mail-in ballot scheme that would have created chaos and denied many Americans the right to vote. (1/2)