Rep. Sam Hunt

April 20, 2012   The 2012 legislative session is over.  It showed how difficult it is to deal with four years of continual decline in state revenues.  We are fortunate that the state’s economy finally is showing signs of improvement.  … Continue reading →

March 28, 2012   BUDGET TALKS DRAG ON One of my favorite cartoon characters is Wylie Coyote.  This poor coyote spends all his time and effort trying to find a way to catch the crafty and speedy roadrunner.  Right now, … Continue reading →

February 24, 2012   The House 2012 Supplemental Budget proposal was released on Tuesday.  Budget writers have been working on the document for several months, but needed the final revenue forecast before finishing it.   This proposal is a not the … Continue reading →

OLYMPIA: State Senator Karen Fraser, along with State Representatives Sam Hunt and Chris Reykdal, will hold a town hall meeting this Saturday, February 18th to give their constituents an update on the legislative session. The legislators encourage the public and … Continue reading →

January 24, 2012   What a week!  We celebrated Martin Luther King’s birthday on Monday with speeches from several representatives honoring his memory and accomplishments with floor speeches.  That was followed by a fairly normal afternoon filled with many meetings … Continue reading →

January 13, 2012 The 2012 session of the Washington State Legislature began Monday, pretty much the way the last session ended: with legislators focused on the economic challenges facing our state.  Although we filled about 1/3 of the projected budget … Continue reading →

March 30, 2011 While budget work continues and Ways and Means Democrats struggle to find ways to build a budget with billions of dollars in cuts, we reach another deadline.  Opposite house bills must be out of the House and … Continue reading →

March 7, 2011 The Legislature reaches the house-of-origin cutoff today, which means that all non-budget bills have to be sent to the Senate or declared dead for the year.  We have been working many very late nights and were here … Continue reading →

U.S. history, gov’t teacher celebrated for her work ‘getting everyone on board’ OLYMPIA – These grateful lines from one of Kristina Wilkinson’s former students best capture the distinctive skills – in fact, yes, let’s go ahead and call it the … Continue reading →

February 25, 2011 As we near the half way point of the 2011 session, the focus of the Legislature switches to the fiscal committees and to the House and Senate floors.  This week has been consumed by the House and … Continue reading →

February 3, 2011 The legislative session is in full swing and Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater welcome thousands of people who come to the capitol to testify and meet with legislators.  The out-of-town visitors patronize our restaurants and other local businesses, … Continue reading →

Olympia lawmaker will help write future of western legislatures OLYMPIA – State Rep. Sam Hunt’s leadership work is stretching beyond chairing a key committee in the Washington State House of Representatives. The Thurston County lawmaker will soon take a top … Continue reading →

January 14, 2011Legislative Update Happy New Year and welcome to the 2011 legislative session! This is the first of my electronic newsletters; I hope you find these “e-memos” useful.  Feel free to share them.  Using email saves printing and postage … Continue reading →

Recycling program: Lawmaker earns House nod for amended Senate bill OLYMPIA – Dangerous mercury waste keeps popping up in everyone’s world and state Rep. Sam Hunt is continuing his mission to subdue this public-health and safety menace in all its … Continue reading →