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On Thursday, the Legislature approved a supplemental transportation budget that would increase the 2017-19 transportation budget lawmakers passed last year from $8.5 billion to $9.3 billion. 5th District Reps. Jay Rodne and...

March 8, 2018

Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, announced today he will not be running for re-election to the Washington State House of Representatives. He issued the below statement following the announcement: “It has been...

Feb. 28, 2018

I would like to invite you to join Sen. Mark Mullet, Rep. Paul Graves and I for town hall meetings throughout the 5th Legislative District on Saturday, Feb. 17. These community...

Feb. 12, 2018

Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah , Rep. Paul Graves, R-Fall City, and Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, have scheduled three town hall meetings for Saturday, Feb. 17. Residents of the 5th District are...

Feb. 9, 2018

We are at the midway point for the 2018 legislative session. This year is a short session — 60 days — during which we'll work on making small tweaks to our state budgets....

Feb. 6, 2018

Issaquah High School student Claire Kang traveled to Olympia Jan. 15-19 to serve as a legislative page in the state House of Representatives. She was sponsored by her 5th District legislator,...

Feb. 5, 2018

Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, discusses lawmakers' efforts to help those suffering from high car-tab fees as a result of Sound Transit 3, an effort to address Washington's opioid crisis, and the...

Jan. 25, 2018

After 193 days — the longest session in state history — the Legislature finally adjourned. While taking three extra sessions to finish business for the year is less than ideal, I'm...

Aug. 4, 2017

This week, the governor signed an $8.5 billion transportation budget. Of the funding provided in the new, two-year budget, nearly $9 million will be funneled to projects impacting the 5th Legislative...

May 18, 2017

We've reached the halfway point of the 2017 legislative session. While this session is long — 105 days — we've been making steady progress. Two important legislative deadlines have passed — policy...

March 3, 2017