Sen. Perry Dozier

03/26/2026

Great news today for all of us who care about the Prescott School District and the families of Prescott and Vista Hermosa. And talk about a team effort... Go Tigers!

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...

03/20/2026

As one of my colleagues put it recently, it's amazing how much damage 90 people (59 House Democrats, 30 Senate Democrats and Gov. Bob Ferguson) can do to our state in 60 days.

See my latest report ⬇️⬇️⬇️and if you can, join us for a town hall this Saturday!

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 diffe...

03/19/2026

REMINDER: Your 16th District legislative delegation is holding two town hall meetings this Saturday.

We want you to know what happened during this year's 60-day session in Olympia -- like how a new state income tax got pushed through, for the first time in decades, and is now on the governor's desk -- and how those decisions stand to affect you and your family.

I hope you'll be able to join us!

03/04/2026

The state Senate is still at work (7 p.m.) as we begin what will likely be many long days (and evenings) on the floor, now that committees are through meeting for this session. While waiting to see what the House does about the proposed income tax, the focus in our chamber has been on the budgets that need to be adopted before we adjourn March 12. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

March 3, 2026 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 budget...

02/21/2026

You know what they say about reading the fine print -- the legislation to create a state income tax is a good example of why that's important. Besides being unconstitutional, unlawful, unpopular, undemocratic and unnecessary, Senate Bill 6346 is misleading to the point of being deceptive. My video report shows where to look.⬇️⬇️⬇️

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.

02/07/2026

What a week... it began with a spotlight on the two initiatives submitted by the people, using the power reserved to them by our state constitution, and ended with a record number of Washingtonians opposing the majority's income-tax proposal, which conflicts with our state constitution. See my report for details ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Click here or on the image for my video report about two of the issues that were before us this week — two voter initiatives and the proposed state income tax. Dear Neighbors, I’ll briefly follow up my video report with some extra detail about Senate Bill 6346, which would create an income tax i...

01/31/2026

When the people submit an initiative to the Legislature, it's the equivalent of them filing a bill (in the online bill tracker it even shows "the people of Washington" listed as the sponsor). Our state constitution says initiatives take precedence over any other piece of legislation except budget bills. But is that happening? Find out in my report from week 3 of our legislative session.⬇️⬇️⬇️

Jan. 31, 2026 A highlight of each legislative session is the visit by the people who keep the Washington State Penitentiary running — members of Teamsters Local 117. The challenge is finding a good place for a photo! This year we gathered at the front of the Senate chamber, with me in the back whe...

09/22/2025

Congratulations to Bill Plucker on the national recognition he received recently for teaching civics and AP (Advanced Placement) Government at Wa-Hi. This came from the Jack Miller Center, an nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia that annually honors K-12 and college educators who “excel in engaging students with America’s founding story through primary documents, innovative courses, and extracurricular civic learning activities.” He was nominated by the Cathy McMorris Rodgers Leadership Institute, founded in Spokane Valley by former longtime 5th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

It looks to me like only two K-12 teachers were honored nationwide, which is significant because it means Bill’s Honorable Mention is actually the runner-up award. His response to the announcement included this truth: “Being a citizen may be a right, but knowing how to be a citizen is learned and practiced.” What a great way to capture the value of civics education. I could not agree more! (Thanks to the CMRLI for the photo, showing Bill and students with pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution)

09/11/2025

My thanks to KONA radio and the hosts of The Bottom Line show for having me on yesterday to go over the tsunami of taxes and fees imposed by the Legislature's majority Democrats this year. More of those are taking effect at the start of October, and if you thought living in Washington was hard to afford now... look out. Click on the link to listen.

https://src.wastateleg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sen_Dozier_KONA_9_10_25.mp3

08/01/2025

Most of the new laws created during the 2025 session took effect this past Sunday... but instead of going over some of those, I would rather highlight some of the inspirational things happening in our area -- stories of people changing their lives for the better, which is in line with what I strive to do as a legislator ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Joining me at the recent graduation ceremony at the state prison in Connell were, from left: Denise Kammers, the Dean of Corrections Education for Walla Walla Community College; Dante Leon, WWCC Vice President of Instruction; Dr. Chad Hickox, WWCC President; Ricardo Chavez, WWCC Director of Adult Ba...

07/09/2025

For far too long, the four federal dams on the lower Snake River in our state have been used as political pawns by those who would pander to special interests. But now things are moving in the right direction -- the latest proof of that happened this week in Washington, D.C. Details ⬇️⬇️⬇️

WAITSBURG… As ordered by President Donald Trump in mid-June, efforts to revisit the plan for operating the four lower Snake River dams have now been halted. This week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation withdrew their intent to prepare a supplemental environmental i...