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Due to election-year restrictions, this email update will be our last to you until later this fall after the November general election is certified. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t reach...

May 1, 2026

April 29, 2026

Legislators from the 7th Legislative District will hold a Town Hall meeting in Colville on Thursday, April 2 from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Ag Trade Center in Colville. They will also...

March 31, 2026

Legislators from the 7th Legislative District will hold a Town Hall meeting in Cusick on Monday, March 30 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Camas Center at 1821 LeClerc Rd N. Sen....

March 24, 2026

House Republicans fought a controversial bill affecting locally elected sheriffs for nearly eight hours on the House floor before Democrats approved it early Friday morning. John Sattgast reports from Olympia. Wash....

March 6, 2026

House Republicans say a bill giving Washington’s attorney general broader investigative authority raises serious concerns about government overreach. John Sattgast reports from Olympia. Wash. House Republicans · 03-04-26 – RADIO REPORT:...

March 4, 2026

Rep. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Rep. Deb Manjarrez, R-Wapato, join Austin Jenkins for TVW’s Inside Olympia: Freshman Profile. The two freshman lawmakers discuss their legislative districts, their work history, backgrounds, what...

March 3, 2026

Please join your 7th Legislative District team for our Telephone Town Hall tomorrow night, Feb. 26, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. You can listen in, ask questions, and answer our...

Feb. 25, 2026

As the 2026 legislative session enters its final weeks, lawmakers representing Washington’s 7th Legislative District will hold a telephone town hall meeting Feb. 26. The town hall will offer an update...

Feb. 16, 2026

Rep. Hunter Abell gives a floor speech in support of House Bill 2239, his legislation that would allow families to establish small, private burial grounds on land they own. He says...

Feb. 13, 2026