Thanks for visiting my webpage! I’m Perry Dozier, your senator from the 16th Legislative District. The 2025 legislative session was my fifth in Olympia, and I am proud to represent the people of Southeast Washington at the statehouse.

There is much we can accomplish for our corner of Washington — for agriculture, for small business and for the people of the 16th. We face enormous challenges in rebuilding our economy after the COVID shutdown, everything from making sure unemployment benefits are delivered on time, to staving off the impact of crippling tax increases on small business.

But it’s what comes next that is most important. Creating a sound business climate, promoting educational opportunities from preschool to college, and ensuring that state government spends responsibly and wisely. In the 16th District, which includes part or all of four counties — Grant, Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla — partisanship has never been more important than getting the job done.

I want your help in carrying on that tradition. I hope you will let me know how we can help. If you have a problem in your dealings with a state agency, or you have a comment or general concern about state government, please do not hesitate to contact my office, by phone, email or mail. Above all else, we are here to serve you.

 

 

 

 

 

Perry Dozier
Senator, 16th Legislative District

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March 26, 2026

Dozier gives credit to community after state drops effort to close Prescott School District

WAITSBURG… Sen. Perry Dozier today said he is elated that the Prescott School District is no longer facing dissolution and is on a clear path to get out of a financial hole caused by years of undisclosed mismanagement. A petition to dissolve the district had been filed Jan. 12 by Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris...
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March 19, 2026

Legislative session was ‘historic’ but not for the right reasons

Dear Neighbors, This year’s legislative session is over, and I’m glad it ended on schedule. Had we been forced into overtime there’s no telling how many more harmful bills might have been passed. Governor Ferguson called the session “historic,” and on that we agree. His definition is different than mine, however. He wholeheartedly supports the...
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March 12, 2026

Legislature unanimously approves supplemental capital budget

OLYMPIA… The Legislature tonight unanimously passed the 2025-27 state supplemental capital budget  following an agreement earlier this week by Senate and House negotiators on a final budget plan.  The Senate voted 49-0 to pass the budget after the House approved it 96-0. Two eastern Washington Republican senators who helped develop the spending plan applauded it...
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March 03, 2026

Senate passes three budgets, and one has big problems

Dear Neighbors, There are now less than 10 days left for legislators to wrap up their work at the Capitol. The time remaining in this session will be devoted to debating and voting in the Senate chamber, while some of us put in extra hours negotiating final versions of the three budgets (operating, capital, transportation)...
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February 27, 2026

Senate unanimously approves supplemental capital budget

The Senate today unanimously passed its version of the 2025-27 state supplemental capital budget. Republicans who helped develop the spending plan applauded it for addressing needs across Washington. “Our supplemental budget complements the two-year capital budget enacted by the Legislature last year by spending money in a responsible manner while addressing important needs throughout the...
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February 20, 2026

How not to be fooled by the income-tax bill

Click here or on the image for my video report about the fine print in the state income-tax bill passed by the Senate majority, and whether a few other controversial bills survived the first major deadline of the session.
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I'm Here to Serve You

My job is to make sure your interests are represented in Olympia. If you have a problem with a state agency, or a comment or concern about state government, I want to know about it. Please don't hesitate to contact me via e-mail, phone or by mail. I look forward to hearing from you!

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