Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re in the home stretch. Sunday, April 23rd, is the last day of the 2023 legislative session. We spent the last few weeks holding daily floor sessions...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We just wrapped up budget week here at the Capitol. That’s when all three House budget proposals – operating, capital, and transportation – are rolled out. Each...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to all the folks who attended our 4th Legislative District town hall meeting on Saturday, March 18, at Center Place Event Center. Rep. Suzanne Schmidt...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This Saturday, March 18, at 10 a.m. Rep. Suzanne Schmidt and I will host another in-person town hall meeting at CenterPlace Event Center (2426 N. Discovery Place,...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week, the House passed a pair of unconstitutional anti-firearm bills: House Bill 1143 would impose training, permitting, and waiting period requirements on gun owners and firearm...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Crime is skyrocketing, businesses are closing, Washington state citizens are dying, and time is quickly running out. Moments ago, the House majority party blocked a motion that...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Washington State House of Representatives is holding floor sessions all day (and most nights) and through the weekend during the eighth week of the legislative session....
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last Friday was policy cutoff – the deadline for policy bills to pass out of committee in the chamber where they were introduced. Any policy bills that...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, At the beginning of the 5th week of the legislative session, committees are busy hearing bills, and the House has already passed several non-controversial pieces of legislation...
I am Leonard Christian, your new state representative serving the 4th District. The district borders Idaho and includes the Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, and towns east of U.S. Route 2, as...