Leonard Christian

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers July 3, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors,   This weekend we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, and to borrow a line from Steve Martin, it’s hard not to get sentimental whenever...

Firefighters work to control the Upriver Fire on June 16. Photo/ Spokane Valley Fire Department. SPOKANE VALLEY – A wildfire that ripped through the Northwood area of Spokane County this week would have been far worse if lawmakers hadn’t stepped up to the plate this year and restored $60 million...

Note: The following e-newsletter was distributed to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers on June 5, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Five years ago, majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature decided the best way to combat global warming was to tax gasoline to death....

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers May 8, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, If your bookkeeper found a $37 million discrepancy in your accounts, wouldn’t you want to get to the bottom of it? Wouldn’t you be...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Christian’s subscribers April 7, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Speaking at our town hall in Spokane Valley March 28. If you were not able to attend, I hope to see you next time!   Dear Friends and Neighbors, ...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers March 13, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck brings down the final gavel in the Senate to end the 2026 session at 8:23 p.m. Thursday.   Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2026...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers March 6, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Long days on the Senate floor have been the hallmark of the final week of our 2026 legislative session. We are scheduled to adjourn next Thursday.   Dear...

Architectural rendering shows proposed ice arena. (Garco Construction.)   OLYMPIA – The Washington Senate has approved a $300,000 appropriation for a Spokane Valley ice arena, bringing the $44 million complex one step closer to reality, says Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley. The money is provided in the Senate version of...

The following e-newsletter was distributed to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Feb. 27, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Viaducts to nowhere will be connected to Interstate 90 sometime between 2029 and 2031.   Dear Friends and Neighbors, When our grandparents first proposed the North-South Freeway, they were...