E-Newsletters

Dear neighbors: This session, we had headline accomplishments for the people of Washington — increasing support for public education, strengthening protections in the workplace, banning child marriage, addressing the fentanyl epidemic, and more — as well as many significant policies that flew below the radar but are just as important to ...

Dear neighbors: Do you have questions about the current legislative session? You’re invited to join your 1st District lawmakers for virtual town hall online at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22. Rep. Shelley Kloba, Rep. Davina Duerr, and I will be there to give you an update on our work in ...

Dear neighbors: As we pass the halfway point in the legislative session, the Senate continues to pass bills that help make Washingtonians’ lives better. Legislation I’ve sponsored to improve consumer protections, increase funding for paraeducators in schools, and expand the guardrails around employer-imposed noncompetition agreements has passed the Senate and is ...

Dear neighbors: The first few weeks of session have been eventful. As we approach the first major deadline, when legislation has to move out of policy committees, I wanted to share the progress of several bills I’m prime sponsoring. Many of these are focused on consumer protection, and one important bill ...

Dear neighbors, Do you know a young person who wants to learn more about what goes on in their state government? The Washington State Senate has one of the best page programs in the country, and applications for 2024 are open! This exciting program allows young Washingtonians to get a closer look ...

Dear neighbors, Now that the 2023 legislative session has concluded, I would like to update you on the what the Legislature did to put people first this year. We passed significant legislation to strengthen an economy that works for all, support education, grow affordable housing, protect the environment, defend reproductive freedom, and ...

Dear neighbors, Do you have questions about what the Legislature is doing about the economy, housing, the environment, or education this year? You’re invited to join your 1st District lawmakers for an in-person town hall at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 19. Rep. Shelley Kloba, Rep. Davina Duerr, and I will ...

Dear neighbors, We’re nearly halfway through the 2022 legislative session, and my seatmates and I want to hear from you. Please join all three lawmakers from the 1st District—Rep. Shelley Kloba, Rep. Davina Duerr and me—for a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17. This is our chance ...

Dear neighbors, If you’re getting this e-newsletter for the first time, welcome! I’m Derek Stanford, your state senator from the 1st Legislative District. I send these email updates a few times during the legislative session and periodically when we’re out of session to keep you informed about what your public officials ...

Dear neighbors, Together with the vast majority of Americans, I condemn the hateful violence and intimidation we saw this week in our nation’s capital and in our state capital. I am appalled that so many prominent Republicans, including the president, fed the flames of extremism that led to an armed insurrection ...