Perry Dozier

Dear Neighbor, The results of a recent survey of 600 Washington voters showed up in my inbox earlier this month. Most of the survey questions had to do with state spending, one way or another. That makes sense considering how years of overspending have finally caught up with the majority...

Feb. 7, 2025 Dear Neighbor, In each of the past two years, the state Senate has tried to make it a crime for an adult to expose a child to fentanyl. Both times, the House refused to allow its members to vote on our bill — which is unconscionable, considering...

Jan. 31, 2025 Members of Teamsters 117 work hard at the Washington State Penitentiary to keep three groups of people safe: offenders, the public and the workforce. I sat down with them here at the Capitol on Wednesday and listened to their views, particularly about staffing and safety. Even though...

Click here or on the image for my second report from the 2025 legislative session. It looks at a pair of salmon-related bills I’ve introduced, and a very disappointing effort by some on the majority side to undermine Washington’s new parental-rights law, less than a year after they helped create...

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Jan. 17, 2025 Dear Neighbor, The 2025 legislative session is under way. Between now and April 27, the Senate and House of Representatives will work on a whole lot of policy issues – some of them familiar, and some...

OLYMPIA… Sen. Perry Dozier has been appointed to the Senate Ways and Means Committee, where he will be the assistant Republican leader on the capital budget. The Waitsburg lawmaker will continue as Republican leader on the Senate Business, Financial Services, Gaming and Trade Committee. He also will be back as...

Dear Neighbor, Greetings from… here in the 16th District! Let me begin with a quick piece of housekeeping. Legislators who declare their candidacy for public office (like being re-elected to the Senate) must abide by a strict set of rules when it comes to communicating using official tools. For me,...

Dear Neighbor, The 2024 legislative session ended on time earlier this month, and I am happy to be back home in our legislative district! As your state senator I want you to know about the decisions made this year and what they mean to you. I also want to hear...

OLYMPIA… Three years after he first introduced legislation to create a “parents’ bill of rights,” 16th District Sen. Perry Dozier today saw his goal achieved with the Legislature’s passage of Initiative 2081. “This is a momentous day for the parents across our state who want to engage with their child’s...