I came into the 2025 legislative session to find common ground with the Senate majority – and it’s working.

Four full weeks into this year’s session, 17 of the 25 bills I’ve filed as the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee have attracted co-sponsorship from across the political aisle.

My bills cover topics ranging from increasing election security, SB 5014, and increasing efficiencies when siting energy projects to strengthening Washington’s leadership and accountability on climate policy and emissions data and modifying motor-vehicle emissions standards, SB 5091.

The Tri-Cities region is poised to lead Washington’s clean-energy revolution. By streamlining energy-project siting and embracing advanced nuclear and hydrogen technologies, we’re creating jobs while securing our energy future, and SB 5015 will help support this.

Other bipartisan bills I have filed would modify cost-of-living adjustments for older, retired public employees (SB 5113), improve the process for payouts of retirement benefits when a retiree or beneficiary dies (SB 5302), and create prohibitions on the purchase of small, unmanned aircraft manufactured or assembled by certain foreign entities (SB 5302).

I am also a co-sponsor on several majority-party bills, including SB 5329, which concerns better regulating the installation of smoke-detection devices; SB 5338, which would create a veteran’s affairs advisory committee; SB 5401, which concerns wholesale power purchases by electric utilities under the Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act; and SB 5430, which deals with the approval of electric-utility wildfire-mitigation plans.

As your State Senator, I remain committed to fostering a collaborative spirit, ensuring that every voice is heard as we work together to address our state and district’s most pressing challenges.