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Protecting your rights during a crime crisis

Two anti-Second Amendment bills were passed by the majority party: Senate Bill 5444 (further restricting where you can legally carry) and House Bill 2118 (onerous new regulations on firearm businesses) I stood up against these measures and spoke...

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Investing in our Communities!

The Washington State House of Representatives today unanimously approved a final 2024 supplemental capital budget. The $1.33 billion spending plan invests heavily in K-12 school construction, mental health facilities, housing, and early learning facilities. As the...

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Initiatives: You Spoke!

As your State Representative, I urged the majority, and spoke on the House Floor, to have all six Initiatives to the Legislature heard and passed. The six initiatives were signed by over 800,000 Washingtonians. The Initiatives that passed include: Initiative...

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In the midst of crime wave, state leadership has failed

This opinion article appeared in The Chronicle on December 15, 2023: Peter Abbarno commentary: In the midst of crime wave, state leadership has failed The Evergreen State has always been one of the safer places to live, work and raise a family in America, going back...

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