Leonard Christian

  Leonard Christian speaks on Senate floor against bill restricting weapons possession. To see Sen. Christian’s speech, click here. OLYMPIA – A bill passed by the Senate prohibiting possession of firearms and other weapons in certain public places wouldn’t protect anyone, argues Senator Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley. All Senate Bill...

Note: The following e-newsletter was distributed to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Feb. 28, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, News reports indicate the city of Spokane is planning to install as many as 10 new traffic cameras around town, ostensibly to encourage motorists...

Sen. Leonard Christian speaks on the Senate floor Friday. To see video of Sen. Christian’s speech, click here. OLYMPIA – A bill that passed the Senate Friday forces clergy to choose between the law of God and the law of man, says Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley. Senate Bill 5375...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Feb. 22, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here.   Wouldn’t you just know it? A poorly thought-out policy in juvenile justice has become yet another excuse to return violent offenders to our communities. This week I...

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...