Lawmakers Return To Olympia. Here’s How To Reach Them This Session.

The 2023 session of the Washington Legislature begins Monday in Olympia. It is scheduled to last 105 days.

After a two-year period postponed by the pandemic, the 147 legislators will do so in person.

The commission’s hearings will be on campus with an opportunity for people to testify remotely. Floor sessions should return to normal, although a minimal number of lawmakers may work from home if they fall ill. Access to the gallery will not be limited to a few inoculated souls as it was last session.

This session, Democrats will once again enjoy a trifecta of political power with control of the House, Senate and the governor’s mansion. Republicans will again push hard, and sometimes loudly, for an agenda that offers stark contrasts in approach to fiscal and social policy.

There are 24 legislators — 16 representatives and 8 senators — spread across eight legislative districts serving Snohomish and Island counties. Below you will find how to reach them by email and phone.

Messages can also be left for any legislator at the Legal Line, 800-562-6000. The hotline is a place to check the progress of bills and learn when hearings or legislative action are scheduled. You can sign up to receive emails about upcoming committee meetings, press releases from agencies, and other legislative events. More information can be found on the Legislature’s website at leg.wa.gov.

TVW, the state version of C-Span, will provide live television and webcast coverage. Every hearing, session and press conference is instantly archived, so don’t worry about missing anything.

And sign up for the Cornfield Report to get political writer Jerry Cornfield’s insights on legislative events Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Map of Washington state legislative districts for 2023. (Kate Erickson / The Herald)

Circle 1

The Senate

Derek Stanford

Democrat, Bothell

Office: 360-786-7600

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