The Executive Briefings
A complete record of our fight for accountability, transparency, and common sense in Olympia.
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Stop the Tyranny: Protecting Washington's Small Businesses
Olympia recently pushed legislation that would give the Attorney General’s Office unprecedented, unchecked power to demand endless records from small ...
Restoring Fiscal Responsibility to the Operating Budget
Doing Less For More The core duty of our state government is to manage taxpayer money with discipline and transparency. However, during the 2026 legis...
Doing Less for More: The Reality of Olympia's Budget for Working Families
The Daily Squeeze on Working Families Think about what it costs you to fill up your gas tank right now. You cannot even do it for less than fifty doll...
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A Pragmatic Approach to Protecting Washington's Children
Fentanyl is flooding our communities, and the numbers are heartbreaking. In my home district, the 31st, unintentional drug poisoning is the number two...
The Unacceptable Tragedy of State Neglect
The Human Cost of Bad Policy The debate on the House floor during the 2026 session marked one of the darkest moments in our state's history. We were n...
Failing Backwards: How Olympia’s "Gotcha" Game Drives Up Your Utility Bills
Olympia passes complex utility mandates, withholds clear guidance, then lets local providers take the blame. The result is higher compliance costs and higher power bills for working families.
Budgeting Over Human Lives: Saving Disability Care
The Fight for Our Residents The 2025 legislative session brought a grave crisis to the doorstep of our state. The majority party attempted to force th...
Restoring Common Sense to Olympia
The Fight for Our Residents The 2025 legislative session brought a crisis to the heart of our state. The majority party attempted to force the closure...
Taxation Without Accountability: Reigning in Sound Transit
The Expansion of Unchecked Authority Sound Transit operates as an unelected board hoarding billions in debt. Yet, they collect massive amounts of your...
Fixing Our Crumbling Reality
The people of the 31st District do not commute on political promises. We commute on asphalt, concrete, and steel. And right now, that foundation is fa...
The Hidden Tax of Rising Taxes on Washington Families
You know the feeling. It is 7:30 in the morning. You sit in your car, staring at the brake lights in front of you. You check your watch. You are alrea...
Rebuilding Washington: Common-Sense Infrastructure for Working Families
The Squeeze on Working Families You feel it every time you sit down at the kitchen table to look at your bills. You feel it when you try to fill up yo...
Protecting Our Communities
The Threat to Local Control Unelected transit agencies attempted to seize control over land use decisions that belong to our communities. These agenc...
How Inflation is Driven by State Spending Habits in the Inflation Era
You feel it every time you walk down the grocery store aisle. I want you to think about what it costs you to fill up your tank of gas right now. Who i...
Restoring Common Sense to Washington
The Cost of Bureaucratic Failure I stood on the House floor during the 2026 legislative session. I held the heavy truth of our failures in my hands. I...
Why Washington Parents Are Demanding Accountability from DCYF
The Nightmare Our Caseworkers Face Imagine knowing a child is trapped in a burning house, but the law forbids you from rescuing them until the flames ...
Defending the Voiceless Against the Healthcare Access Crisis
The Heavy Cost of Broken Promises For a family with a severely disabled child, a normal trip to the dentist is a fairy tale. I hear it from parents ri...
Reforming Washington State Policy on Failed Community Placements for DD to Protect Vulnerable Families
The phone rings at 2:00 AM. For most parents, a late-night call brings a brief moment of worry. But for a parent of an adult child with severe developmental disabilities, that ringing phone is a re...
A Pragmatic Approach to Protecting Washington's Children in the Lack of Transparency Era
The Reality of Fentanyl in Our Homes In Washington State, we are losing our most vulnerable kids to a completely preventable tragedy. Right here in th...
The Truth About Olympia's Failure on the Fentanyl Crisis
A Silent Killer in Our Living Rooms Every parent knows the drill. You watch your toddler's every move. You check the floor for small toys or stray pie...
Balancing WA State Budget Without Increasing Taxes: A Common-Sense Approach to Fiscal Responsibility
Washington state has a math problem. It is not a lack of revenue; it is a total lack of adult supervision.