This year, Working Together for One Washington, with the leadership of Speaker Frank Chopp we made historic progress towards improving the lives of millions, by focusing on the priorities and needs of our people across Washington, the Evergreen State…

FULL FUNDING FOR BASIC EDUCATION

  • Increased state funding for Basic Education by billions of dollars for kindergarten through high school
  • Provided local voters with greater school levy capacity for enhancements to Basic Education
  • Increased funding for special education for students with disabilities across Washington

FREE COLLEGE TUITION FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST

  • Created the Workforce Education Investment Act and the Washington College Grant with free college tuition for all students from families with low incomes and reduced tuition for middle income families
  • Increased targeted funding for high-demand degrees and certificates in health care, science, and technology
  • Funded the Guided Pathways and Career Connect programs, and added counselors to support student success

GREEN POWERBLUE COLLAR

  • Mandated 100% clean electricity (no coal-generated power by 2025, and all clean sources by 2045)
  • Forged a coalition of environmental advocates and electrical workers to help create tens of thousands of new jobs in the new economy of clean power
  • Enacted new laws to address climate change (efficiency standards for commercial buildings and appliances, and more)

HEALTH CARE FOR ALL

  • Created Cascade Care, a new option for people across our state to get affordable health insurance
  • Sustained our Apple Health program, (providing health care for 1.8 million of our people)

TRANSFORMING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

  • Initiated a new Behavioral Health Teaching Hospital at the UW to foster new directions in training and care
  • Funded a new Behavioral Health Institute and a 24/7 “tele-psych” hotline for those in crisis across the state
  • Made significant investments and reforms in treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders

EXPANDING SOCIAL SECURITY

  • Enacted the Long-Term Care Trust Act, a public insurance benefit, to provide an array of support services (including residential facilities, in-home care, equipment and technology) to ease the lives of our elders with disabilities
  • Began implementing our Paid Family Leave Act to provide financial support for workers who need to take a leave from work to care for newborns or family members who are ill

HOME AND HOPE

  • Authorized nearly $500 million for the State Housing Trust Fund and local government efforts for affordable housing
  • Allocated major funding and acquired sites for Home and Hope projects to create thousands of affordable housing units, as well as community services (early learning centers and community health clinics) near transit lines
  • Approved reforms in landlord/tenant laws, to the benefit of renters facing evictions and rent increases

AND SO MUCH MORE!

Working together, we…

  • Required hospitals to give nurses rest breaks
  • Enacted protection and compensation for workers cleaning up nuclear waste at Hanford
  • Provided funding to eliminate the backlog in testing of rape kits for sexual assault victims
  • Helped to save lives by raising the age to buy tobacco to 21
  • Took several actions to help save the Orcas in Puget Sound
  • Banned certain toxic chemicals
  • Eliminated the use of juvenile detention for non-criminal behavior
  • Reformed criminal justice sentencing
  • Created a new LGBTQ Commission
  • Enacted policies to help prevent bullying of transgender students
  • Authorized same-day voter registration
  • Guaranteed pre-paid postage for election ballot returns by voters, to strengthen democracy for all

Federal Way Mirror
FUSION opens first shelter for homeless families in Federal Way

Federal Way’s first-ever short-term shelter for homeless families opened last week, and just like its namesake, the Pete Andersen FUSION Family Center is a big deal.... Several residents were honored for their contributions to the project, along with words spoken by former Washington StateRead More

Statement
Rep. Frank Chopp Statement on Primary Election Results

Seventy percent of the votes cast are for Democrats, and I am pleased with the strong first place showing we have tonight. I’m proud of the coalition of labor, student, and education groups, pro-choice advocates, and diverse community leaders that have given our campaign great momentum. I look forward to the general election!

Fuse WA
Fuse Progressive Voters Guide Recommends Frank Chopp

Chopp has dedicated his career to advocating for long-term resources to address homelessness, health care, and affordable housing. This year, Rep. Chopp voted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and increase business and occupation tax on largeRead More

Press Release
State Representative Frank Chopp Calls for Action on Law Enforcement Reforms

Progressive leader on housing, health care and education will help bring needed focus to pressing, community-driven reforms to policing and racial bias.  Seattle – State Representative Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) is calling for urgent legislative action on a package to address law enforcement training, conduct, and funding. “For many days, Americans across the nation have peacefully … Continued

Press Release
Chopp Announces Plan to Fund Needed Pandemic Response and Community Investments with Progressive Revenue

Proposal would help prevent cuts and fund community health, early childhood education, and support for working families through a “Fair Share Contribution” from large corporations, highest earners, and more Seattle – Today, State Rep. Frank Chopp announced his ‘Public Priorities and Progressive Revenues Plan’ – a set of proposals to respond to COVID-19 and invest … Continued

Capitol Hill Blog
Chopp announces another run to represent the 43rd

In his announcement, Chopp highlighted his part in building “a 20-year Democratic majority that passed significant legislation to expand health care, build union membership throughout Washington, raise teacher salaries, safeguard reproductive rights and women’s health care, reduce gun violence,Read More

Vox
A closer look at Washington’s superb new 100% clean electricity bill

"That’s the magic sauce, what Washington’s bill does better than any other state clean energy bill I’ve seen: It aligns the interests of utilities, energy developers, and unions behind the project of equitable decarbonization. They all benefit from it. That makes them allies in the fight,Read More


The Stranger Endorses Frank.

LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT NO. 43 Representative Position No. 2: Frank Chopp The SECB loves a badass socialist. (See Sawant, Kshama.) But socialist Jess Spear didn’t convince us she’s ready to bring the people’s revolution to Olympia, and we think longtime House Speaker Frank Chopp and his maddening incrementalism will actually do more for the issues we care about, … Continued


5. Progressive Change

5 Progressive Change “Thanks to Frank’s work electing a progressive majority in the legislature, the Washington legislature became the first in the country to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and enact marriage equality. Frank is a passionate advocate for social justice and civil rights for all.” – Jamie Pedersen, State Senator, 43rd District


4. The Safety Net

4 The Safety Net “Frank always stands up for the most vulnerable in our community. He led the effort to expand services to help the homeless, including saving and reforming the Disability Lifeline program for the mentally ill and others with disabilities.” – Tony Lee, Statewide Poverty Action Network


3. Education

3 Education “Teachers and parents know they have a progressive leader in Frank Chopp for education. He led the way for a new $1.3 billion investment in K-12 Basic Education and he will continue to close tax loopholes and identify new funding sources to meet our obligation to our schools.” – Kate Sipe, teacher at … Continued


2. The Environment

2 The Environment “With Frank’s strong leadership, we passed the toughest laws in the nation banning toxic chemicals. I can always count on Frank to protect our children from toxic toys and our environment from harmful chemicals.” – Laurie Valeriano, environmental health advocate


1. Supporting Working People

1 Supporting Working People “As a community activist and then as a legislator, Frank Chopp played an important role in raising the state minimum wage to the highest in the country. In the legislature, Frank is the leader standing up for working people and a Shared Prosperity agenda — passing paid sick leave, preventing wage … Continued


Seattle’s minimum-wage win spurs talk to target more cities.

Seattle Times – June 4, 2014 Gov. Jay Inslee and House Speaker Frank Chopp, both Democrats, favor raising the state minimum wage to as high as $12 an hour…Chopp vowed to again push a bill to raise the minimum wage to $12 over three years in the next legislative session. Keep reading: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023769933_wagefoloxml.html


Housing for homeless sought at Sand Point.

Seattle Times – Apr 22, 2014 Organizations that work on behalf of the homeless have created a committee to look at housing options at the Sand Point Naval Station…Frank Chopp and Martha Dilts are leading the committee that’s studying options. Keep reading: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910711&slug=1293887


SeaTac minimum wage proposal scores key endorsements.

Seattle Times – September 17, 2013 A proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage for hospitality and transportation workers in SeaTac scored endorsements Tuesday from 20 elected Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, King County Executive Dow Constantine and state House Speaker Frank Chopp. Read more: http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021844114_seatacmeasurexml.html


SeaTac minimum wage proposal scores key endorsements.

Twenty Democratic officeholders announced their support for a union-backed measure that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for hospitality and transportation workers in SeaTac. Seattle Times – September 17, 2013 By Amy Martinez Seattle Times business reporter A proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage for hospitality and transportation workers in SeaTac scored endorsements Tuesday from … Continued

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