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You’re invited! Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, and Rep. Spencer Hutchins, R-Gig Harbor, are welcoming their fellow citizens in the 26th Legislative District to one of four in-person town halls in...

March 1, 2023

The state eviction moratorium ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee in March 2020 and extended twice, ended Sunday, Oct. 31, without further extension. Rep. Michelle Caldier, ranking member on the House Housing,...

Oct. 31, 2021

On Thursday, April 22, Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed two key sections of Senate Bill 5160 that would have provided needed assistance to landlords who have not received rent from indigent tenants....

April 23, 2021

Featuring House Republican Reps. Jeremie Dufault, Vicki Kraft, Michelle Caldier, Jim Walsh, Peter Abbarno, Greg Gilday, Kelly Chambers, Andrew Barkis, and Cyndy Jacobsen. Learn more about House Bill 1236. Watch other...

March 10, 2021

We are rapidly approaching the second month of the scheduled 105-day remote legislative session, which began Jan. 11. Participating in the virtual session As I noted in my last email update...

Feb. 5, 2021

I wanted to take a few minutes to provide a brief update on the coronavirus emergency, the telephone town hall I held last week, and information about upcoming election-year restrictions. Thank...

May 8, 2020

Late Thursday night, we finished our work and adjourned for the year. It was an intense 60-day session with some highs, but a lot more lows. One-party control of the House...

March 10, 2018

The big news since my last update is the Legislature was finally able to send the 2017-19 capital budget to the governor's desk to be signed into law. The $4.17 billion...

Feb. 2, 2018

Rep. Michelle Caldier and Sen. Patty Kuderer have introduced legislation to curb excessive pay hikes for executives and board members at nonprofit insurance companies in Washington state.

Jan. 22, 2018

After 172 days of session, the Legislature finally adopted a two-year, $43.7 billion operating budget last Friday. While 48 percent of the 2015-17 operating budget was allocated for K-12 education, this...

July 7, 2017