Leonard Christian

Note: The following op-ed appeared in the Cheney Free Press and associated weeklies Jan. 28, 2026 and in The Center Square Jan. 29, 2026. By Sen. Leonard Christian When Olympia says ‘don’t look here,’ it’s time to start looking really, really hard. Minnesota’s deepening Somali daycare fraud scandal naturally is...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Jan. 23, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. At a Senate hearing Tuesday, current and former state elections officials testified in opposition to this year’s proposal to hobble initiative campaigns. From left, former Secretary of State...

Christian testifies before the Senate K-12 and Early Learning Committee Jan. 14.   OLYMPIA – A bill freeing up school construction money for districts operating schools on military bases won approval from a Senate committee Thursday. Senate Bill 5901, sponsored by Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley, excludes military base schools...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Jan. 16, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Testifying Wednesday before the Senate K-12 Education and Early Learning Committee on Senate Bill 5901, assuring equitable school-construction funding for the Medical Lake School District, which operates Michael...

OLYMPIA – As reports of fraud in Minnesota daycare programs prompt inquiries in other states, Washington lawmakers are considering legislation that would reduce public scrutiny of daycare and other social services, a Republican senator complains. Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley, is pushing back with Senate Bill 6020, which would rename...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Jan. 9, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last year’s Legislature passed the biggest tax increase in state history, a whopping $14 billion when everything is counted. But if you think things...

The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Dec. 5, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here.   Dear Friends and Neighbors, Get set for another taxing spree in Olympia next year. And brace yourself – 2026 may be the year our majority colleagues in the Legislature...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Christian’s subscribers Nov. 12, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2026 legislative session is coming right up, and I’ll be holding a town hall meeting in Spokane Valley Saturday to tell you about it....

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers Oct. 31, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. Washington taxpayers are spending millions to settle lawsuits stemming from mismanagement at Green Hill School, the state’s high-security facility for dangerous juvenile offenders. Dear Friends and Neighbors, The...