Ron Muzzall

The legislative session is moving fast. Short sessions always do. It reminds me of those stretches on the farm when the weather window is tight and there’s more work than daylight. You start the morning walking the rows, checking on things, and before you know it you’re running hard just...

We’ve been putting in some long days on the Senate floor, voting our way through stacks of bills. Once we move past those early committee hearings, session shifts into high gear — and that’s when you find out which ideas have the legs to keep moving and which ones run...

OLYMPIA — Residents of Island, Skagit, and Snohomish counties are invited to attend an in-person community town hall hosted by Sen. Ron Muzzall and Rep. Dave Paul at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, at The Center, 51 SE Jerome Street in Oak Harbor. The lawmakers will provide an update...

OLYMPIA… Asher Long, a homeschool student from Arlington, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate in Olympia. Long was one of 19 students who served as Senate pages for the fourth week of the 2026 legislative session. He was sponsored by Sen. Ron Muzzall,...

Every session in Olympia has a turning point. At the start, there’s no shortage of ideas. Everyone’s got a bill. As the weeks go by, the focus shifts to which ones are ready to move and which ones aren’t. I think of it like watching the tide around Whidbey Island....

OLYMPIA — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Ron Muzzall to crack down on reckless driving and make Washington roads safer continues to advance through the legislative process, and was highlighted in the governor’s State of the State address. Senate Bill 5890 would expand negligent driving in the first degree to include...

OLYMPIA — Sen. Ron Muzzall has introduced Senate Bill 6266 to restore and clarify the authority of the Washington State Auditor to access records necessary to conduct authorized audits of state agencies and programs, including records that are confidential by law. The bill is aimed at strengthening accountability and ensuring...

The 2026 legislative session is underway. The coffee is strong, the calendars are full, and Olympia is busy again with big ideas and decisions that matter. My approach to all of it was shaped long before I ever set foot in the Capitol. I’m a fourth-generation Whidbey Islander. I’m a...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, As a farmer myself, I know what it takes to keep the land productive and to pass it down to the next generation. That’s why I can’t stay silent when outside interests try to take our farmland out of production. Diking and Drainage districts in the...