OLYMPIA — Child survivors of human trafficking and sexual abuse would receive greater support and protections under legislation passed unanimously by the House Thursday. Every year, 500 to 700 minors are forced into sex trafficking in Washington state. But over the past decade, fewer than 100 people have been prosecuted in Oregon and Washington for sex trafficking crimes. Though the Legislature has made significant progress in recent years to increase support for survivors, Washington state received a C rating under new ...
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About Manka
Manka Dhingra is Deputy Majority Leader of the Washington State Senate. She brings two decades of experience as a prosecutor and behavioral health expert to her role as chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee. She also serves on the Health & Long Term Care Committee and the Ways & Means Committee.
Dhingra was first elected to the Senate by the constituents of the 45th Legislative District in November 2017, the first Sikh state legislator elected in the nation. Since then, she has sponsored and passed legislation addressing a wide range of issue areas, including: curbing domestic violence and sexual assault, preventing firearm violence, providing property tax relief for seniors and people with disabilities, prosecuting financial fraud, and reforming the criminal justice system with an evidence-based approach.
During her time in the Senate, Dhingra founded the Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee and helped pass legislation and funding to transform the Washington State behavioral health system, reorienting it around prevention rather than crisis response. She continues to strive to ensure that Washingtonians with behavioral health needs get the treatment they need and deserve.
Read Manka’s full biography here.
Manka in the News
Everett Post: Dems, Republicans take different approaches to recruiting police officers to WA
Democrats suggest their approach is better designed to address the officer shortages ...
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Beginning this month, Washington officials have new authority to root out abuse ...
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Read MoreWenatchee World: Washington lawmakers say there was a lack of interest in fertility fraud laws. Then a woman sued her Spokane obstetrician-gynecologist for involuntarily inseminating her
If there were a law against doctors using their own sperm to ...
Read MoreAmerican Bazaar: Manka Dhingra wins award for work to end domestic violence
LifeWire, a Bellevue, Washington-based organization that helps people impacted by domestic violence ...
Read MoreRibbon Cut For Evergreen Manor Family Services Center In North Everett
In its 50th year of providing services to persons with alcohol and ...
Read MoreCalifornia Magazine: Berkeley Alumni Led a Historic Effort to Safeguard Reproductive Freedom
Representing two different generations of Cal grads, Keiser and Dhingra feel a ...
Read MoreTNT: Inslee signs abortion-related bills into law. Here are other key bills also signed so far
Gov. Jay Inslee signed five new pieces of legislation into law on ...
Read MoreKING 5: Senate committee passes bill banning sale of assault weapons in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The manufacture and sale of guns defined as assault ...
Read MoreSequim Gazette: Bill restricts collection of health data
Use of consumer reproductive health data would be much more restricted under ...
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