2025 WSSRA/TCSRA Legislative Priorities
• Restore an automatic ongoing cost of living adjustment for TRS 1 and PERS 1 retirees.
• Pass the Select Committee on Pension Policy’s bill to restore fairness across all pension plans.
• Protect surviving family members from death clawbacks.
• Pass the Select Committee on Pension Policy’s bill to end month-of-death pension prorating.
• Protect the $183 Medicare Eligible Healthcare Subsidy.
• Make sure funding remains in the budget to reduce costs for retirees who get health insurance through the Public Employees Benefits Board.
• Keep pensions fully funded.
• Maintain actuarially-recommended employer contributions to make sure that we continue to have among the healthiest retirement systems in the country.
• Improve health and pension benefits for members of Plans 2 and 3.
• Improve PEBB dental benefits for retirees in long-term-care settings.
Please communicate our priorities to your legislators!
2025 Thurston County State Legislators
Contact legislators from your own email account using the following email addresses:
| Legislative Dist. #2 | |
| Sen. Jim McCune (R) | jim.mccune@leg.wa.gov |
| Rep. Andrew Barkis (R) | andrew.barkis@leg.wa.gov |
| Matt Marshall (R) | matt.marshall@leg.wa.gov |
| Legislative Dist. #20 | |
| Sen. John Braun (R) | john.braun@leg.wa.gov |
| Rep. Peter Abbarno (R) | peter.abbarno@leg.wa.gov |
| Rep. Ed Orcutt (R) | ed.orcutt@leg.wa.gov |
| Legislative Dist. #22 | |
| Rep. Jessica Bateman (D) | jessica.bateman@leg.wa.gov |
| Beth Doglio (D) | beth.doglio@leg.wa.gov |
| Lisa Parshley | lisa.parshley@leg.wa.gov |
| Legislative Dist. #35 | |
| Sen. Drew MacEwen (R) |
drew.macewen@leg.wa.gov |
| Rep. Dan Griffey (R) | dan.griffey@leg.wa.gov |
| Travis Couture (R) | travis.couture@leg.wa.gov |
You can also find alternative contact methods by going to www.leg.wa.gov. Click on the “Legislators” tab near the top of the page and then on “District Finder.” Enter your address as shown in the sample, click on “Find My District,” and a list of your legislators will pop up. Click on the names to find addresses and phone numbers. If you know your district number, you can just click on the “Legislators” tab in the black bar under the photo of the Capitol and then on “Find Legislator.” Use the drop down menu to choose your district and click on “Apply.” Photos of your legislators will pop up. Click on the names to find addresses and phone numbers. Finally, you can call your legislators using the in-state toll-free hotline number, 1-800-562-6000.
Finally, please sign up for legislative alerts from www.wssra.org. Go to the site, scroll to the bottom of the homepage, fill out and submit the “JOIN OUR MAILING LIST” form, and follow the directions to complete. When member action is needed, Emmett Mills, our WSSRA Legislative Coordinator, sends information.
