Leonard Christian

OLYMPIA – Retired Air Force veteran Leonard Christian was sworn into office in the state Senate Monday as Washington lawmakers returned to the state Capitol for their 2025 legislative session. Christian, who previously served in the House, won a contested race last November for the Senate seat vacated by Republican...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Due to election year activity (EYA) restrictions that begin on Monday, this will be my last email update to you until after the November election results are certified. Over the interim, I will continue working on legislation that prioritizes public safety, reduces unnecessary government regulations on...

What happened in the 2024 Legislature? Click here to read the 2024 session report from your 4th District House members.   Rep. Suzanne Schmidt and I recently mailed out our 2024 legislative report for the 4th District. This year was unique. We were able to achieve major victories by restoring...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Saturday, April 20th is the physical deadline for those impacted by the Grey and Oregon wildfires to fill out U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan paperwork to ensure they qualify for all Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) benefits. Those registered with FEMA who have questions or...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2024 legislative session adjourned Thursday, sine die, on the constitutional deadline. Unlike in recent years, we scored several victories for common sense thanks to the hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians who signed the citizen-backed initiatives. Three down, three to go Initiative 2113, restoring police pursuit; Initiative...

The Legislature today unanimously approved a final 2024 supplemental capital budget. Rep. Leonard Christian, a member of the House Capital Budget Committee, highlighted projects for the 4th Legislative District, including: “As a member of the House Capital Budget Committee, I am proud of the investments we were able to secure for...

Rep. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley, released the following statement after the Legislature approved three of the six citizen-backed initiatives: Initiative 2113, restoring police pursuit; Initiative 2081 establishing a parental bill of rights; and Initiative 2111, banning personal income taxes. “Thanks to the actions of hundreds of thousands of citizens in...

Rep. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley, supported passage of Initiative 2113, which fully restores the ability of law enforcement officers to engage in vehicular pursuit.

Today at 5 p.m. is opposite house cutoff – that’s the deadline to pass House bills out of the Senate and Senate bills out of the House. Initiatives, bills that are necessary to implement the budget, and bills that have differences between the two chambers are exempted from this rule....