Leonard Christian

Sen. Leonard Christian with his gift for the Senate: Flag paperweights cast in aluminum by the manufacturing program at Spokane Community College. OLYMPIA – Spokane Valley’s Leonard Christian passed his first bill as senator in the Washington Senate Wednesday, with all the ceremony that is customary when a new member...

Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley.   OLYMPIA – Overcrowding in the state’s juvenile and adult corrections facilities would be relieved under a plan from Sen. Leonard Christian to house inmates at the state Capitol and give Washington lawmakers an opportunity to touch their lives. Senate Bill 5760, known as the...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Feb. 14, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here.   Dear Friends and Neighbors, Members of the Legislature’s majority party are backpedaling this week after comments from their leader in the Washington Senate stirred outrage among parents...

Note: This e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers on Feb. 13, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletter, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors: I want to alert you to one of the worst bills we will likely see this year – a measure that aims to restrict...

The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers on Feb. 7, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. In Senate Human Services Committee, Jan. 27. Sometimes Olympia seems to put its priorities in the wrong place. Ever since the current majority party won full control of...

The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers on Jan. 31, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. VIDEO UPDATE: Click here for a quick update on the effort to undo the people’s initiative on parental rights, Initiative 2081. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Stay tuned this...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Jan. 24, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s newsletters, click here. On Wednesday I toured Green Hill School in Chehalis with Senate Republican Leader John Braun (left) and other top policymakers in the field of juvenile rehabilitation. A policy...

Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley (right) and Senate Republican Leader John Braun were among policymakers this week who toured Green Hill School in Chehalis, a focal point for concerns about juvenile rehabilitation. OLYMPIA – Crowded conditions at Washington’s juvenile rehabilitation facilities demonstrate the failure of a policy designed to keep...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Jan. 20, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Washington Legislature kicked off its 2025 session last week with pomp, ceremony, and inauguration of new members. Thanks to your support in last...