06/05/2026
The article below is well worth the short read. Spokane's City Council is getting ready to drive the rental housing market off a cliff by adopting the Renters' Right to Cooling ordinance.
Steve Corker, the author, leads the local Rental Housing Association of Washington. He superbly lays out the realities facing older rental units based on his long-standing, in-depth knowledge of Spokane's rental housing stock and how the well meaning, but short-sighted ordinance is likely harm those it intends to help. The ordinance is emblematic of the problems progressive politics creates for Washington families and is what I stand against both now and as your representative in Olympia.
Please consider sharing the article to spread the word, even if you are not resident of the City of Spokane. Educating even one person helps turn the tide back to reasonable and results-oriented governance.
For decades I have rented homes in Spokane to people most of the market has given up on. Familie1s on housing vouchers. Refugees resettling through World Relief. Tenants coming out of crisis through the Spokane Housing Authority and rapid rehousing programs. I keep my rents below market on purpose b...
