Speaking at an Alliance for Gun Responsibility rally

As your representative for the 22nd Legislative District in Washington State, I am deeply honored to run for re-election. Serving my community has been the greatest privilege of my life, and I am committed to continuing the work we’ve been doing together.

In recent years, we’ve faced real challenges—from federal uncertainty to significant state budget shortfalls. I’ve been on the front lines working to protect the progress we’ve made while ensuring we continue to invest in the people and communities who make Washington strong.

This past biennium, I joined the House Appropriations Committee and State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee, while continuing to serve as Chair of the House Environment & Energy Committee. In these roles, I’ve worked to ensure we meet our climate goals, reduce toxic chemicals, strengthen recycling and waste systems, and protect voting rights by advancing legislation that keeps our elections fair, accessible, and trustworthy.

I’ve also worked to ensure we didn’t balance our state budget on the backs of public employees—those who care for our most vulnerable, build our infrastructure, educate our children, and keep our communities safe.

My experience reflects a lifelong commitment to this work. From my time at Climate Solutions to my leadership in the legislature, I’ve focused on advancing clean energy, environmental protection, and policies that support working families. My continued partnerships with organizations like Washington Conservation Voters, Audubon Washington, and Pro-Choice Washington help ensure these priorities remain front and center.

Beyond my legislative work, I remain deeply invested in our community. I serve on the boards of New Horizons Communities and the South Sound YMCA, and continue to support efforts that strengthen housing stability, community health, and opportunity across our region.

As a mother, wife, and proud member of the Thurston County community, I know how important it is to protect the place we call home—for today and for future generations. That’s what drives my work every day.

I am grateful for the trust you have placed in me, and I humbly ask for your support once again. Together, we can continue building a stronger, more inclusive, and more sustainable future for Washington State.

Accomplishments

2025 Food Lifeline Legislative Champion Award
2025 Recycling Rockstar Award – Seattle Public Utilities award for the Recycling Reform Act of 2025
2025 Government Climate Champion from Thurston Climate Action Team
2024 Legislative Champion Award from Food Lifeline
2024 Community Solar Champion from the Coalition for Community Solar Access
2024 Legislator of the Year from Washington Conservation Action
2020 A&R Solar – Solar Champion Award
2019 Washington State Council of Firefighters – Honorary Fire Fighter Award
2019 Food Lifeline – Legislative Champion
2019 APCO-NENA – 911 Legislative Champion Award
2018 Association of Washington Cities – Champion
2018 Hero for Housing Award
2018 Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs – Legislator of the Year
2017 Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts – Outstanding Legislator
2017 Black Alliance – Courageous Award
Interfaith Works – Certificate of Appreciation
Center for Women and Democracy – Recognition for outstanding legislative leadership and creating the Washington State Women’s Commission

Beth has been a leader in Olympia on a wide variety of issues. She has been the lead negotiator or prime sponsored and passed bills that:

  • Creates landmark first in the nation Clean Buildings regulations
  • Created the Washington State Women’s Commission
  • Protect people experiencing domestic violence, stalking or sexual harassment from discrimination in the workplace
  • Strengthen Washington’s prevailing wage system
  • Allow part-time state workers to unionize
  • Provide for women who choose to keep a baby that resulted from rape, a civil legal option to terminate the claimed paternity rights of their rapist
  • Reinvest in our infrastructure as the lead negotiator for a bill that funded the public works assistance account and moved to a process that encourages a whole systems approach toward creating sustainable infrastructure
  • Provide for a public vote to increase funding for enhanced Intercity Transit services (Senator Hunt’s bill – Beth’s companion)

Beth has played a pivotal role in securing resources that:

  • Study ways to preference how to lower the carbon intensity of structural building materials in our buildings
  • Increase Medicaid rates for primary care
  • Help fund:
    • Low income weatherization, cutting edge clean energy technology, Boys and Girls Clubs, DASH, planning for Capital Lake/Deschutes River, access to waterfront across the state (ALEA funds), and the new craft distillery in Tumwater
  • Provide $3 million in funding for Interfaith Works Homeless Shelter
  • Secure $600,000 for Family Support Centers Early Childhood Learning Program

And, just in 2019, Beth passed or companioned these bills and priorities:

  • Pollution Prevention for Our Future Act
  • Reducing Food Waste 50% by 2030
  • Enhancing opportunities for retired bus drivers, para educators and counsellors to assist with staffing shortages in schools
  • Increasing funding for Traumatic Brain Injury support services
  • Helping persons who are in the Address Confidentiality Program pursue home ownership while maintaining confidentiality
  • Expanding the number of diseases that are considered presumptive for firefighters and adding some presumptions for law enforcement
  • Adding a woman’s right to pump or express in the workplace to the Pregnancy Accommodation Act
  • Providing funds to house the state’s archives and library
  • Exploring Industrial Symbiosis