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Fourth District State Representatives Suzanne Schmidt and Leonard Christian are inviting constituents to join them for a one-hour town hall meeting at the Spokane Valley Library on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. to discuss the upcoming 2024...

Dec. 8, 2023

Spokane-area legislators, Reps. Mike Volz and Suzanne Schmidt, are proposing legislation in the upcoming 2024 legislative session to make it easier for fire victims to rebuild after losing their homes to...

Oct. 25, 2023

Fourth District lawmakers State Rep. Suzanne Schmidt, Rep. Leonard Christian, and Sen. Mike Padden are participating in a town hall, in which constituents are invited to join them, at CenterPlace in the Spokane...

May 22, 2023

State Rep. Suzanne Schmidt, R-Spokane Valley, has been appointed the ranking member on the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee. Schmidt, who is serving her first-term, was the assistant ranking member...

May 19, 2023

The Legislature this weekend approved Senate Bill 5200, the 2023-25 state capital budget. The $8.98 billion bill makes significant investments statewide on housing, behavioral health, K-12 schools, and infrastructure. State Reps....

April 22, 2023

On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation to clarify unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. Fourth District State Rep. Suzanne Schmidt, the prime sponsor of House Bill 1656, has been working with...

April 13, 2023

During a late-night debate on the House floor Tuesday, lawmakers passed a controversial bill that would allow police to engage in vehicular pursuits of criminal suspects on a very limited basis....

April 11, 2023

When Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee first revealed his transportation budget earlier this year, Spokane-area legislators and local elected officials were stunned with his attempts to delay funding for the North-South...

March 27, 2023

Fourth District State Representatives Suzanne Schmidt and Leonard Christian are inviting constituents to join them for a one-hour town hall meeting at CenterPlace in the Spokane Valley on Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. to provide...

March 13, 2023

State Rep. Suzanne Schmidt, R-Spokane Valley, released the following statement after the majority party in the House voted down a motion by House Republicans to bring House Bill 1363, bipartisan legislation relating...

March 7, 2023