Adrian Cortes

Leadership starts with listening. Every conversation shapes my work. Your concerns aren’t talking points, they’re marching orders. I’ll keep showing up, hearing you out & delivering real results for working families. Your voice drives the work. Let’s keep the conversation going.

This graphic says a lot. Despite all the negativity you hear from Republicans, Washington continues to rank as one of the best places to live in the country. People choose to be here for a reason: strong communities, natural beauty, economic opportunity & quality of life.

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🧵Yesterday during Senate floor debate on SHB 1390, Senator Christian used a slur referring to people with developmental disabilities. The entire Democratic caucus gasped and called for a point of order while my Republican colleagues sat silent…

2/ This disgusting behavior is unacceptable. I call on Republican leadership and Senator Christian to apologize to the developmentally disabled community and their families.

As Vice Chair of the Business, Trade and Economic Development Committee, I had a great meeting with Jessica Garcia of The Fed Reserve Bank of SF. We talked about tariff impacts, US Dollar devaluation and global monetary banks increase asset purchasing of precious metals.

3/ and small business taxes, I will vote no. We need real economic relief for working families and small businesses now. It is time for policies that work as hard as you do. Let’s make it happen.

🧵Working families and small businesses deserve a bold agenda that actually puts them first. That is exactly what I am fighting for. I support real tax reform that gives Washingtonians breathing room as they face rising costs and uncertainty. If we can deliver meaningful…

2/ cuts to property and sales taxes for working families and real relief from B and O taxes for small businesses by asking millionaires to pay their fair share, I am all in. My bottom line is clear. If any proposal does not significantly reduce property taxes, sales taxes…

2/ shouted an unhinged racist declaration. Will the @WAGOP and all Republicans renounce and condemn this disgusting behavior? Or will they stay silent? Our country is collapsing before our eyes.

1/ Let this sink in: The President of the United States just posted a most unholy, disgusting and outright disgraceful message comparing the former first black president and his wife to monkeys. It wasn’t a suggestion, a wink, a nod or insinuation. He outright

Early morning giving a kickoff pep talk to educators going out canvassing for support of Hockinson School District Levy replacement. Taxes will NOT go up with this replacement levy. Support your local schools! Thank you! @HockinsonSD #teachers #students

I believe leadership is about showing up, listening & doing the work even when it’s hard. We need leaders with integrity, that bring people together & stay focused on delivering real results for our people. That kind of steady, values driven leadership matters now more than ever.

Recently, I had a great chat Dr. Donna Sinclair on Democracy Talks @kxrwvancouver. We discussed tax fairness, education funding and other important issues facing us this upcoming legislative session. Here’s a link to our conversation kxrw.fm/democracy-talk…

Week one of session is in the books and it was busy. Committee work, meetings and long days focused on affordability and community needs. A lot of important work ahead and I am ready to deliver for our district.

As most that know me understand how I love to celebrate our local & state law enforcement professionals. 33 corrections officers graduated from the regional training academy in Vancouver! Congratulations!

There’s broad, bipartisan support for fair taxation in our state. We can reduce taxes for 99.5% of Washingtonians while adequately funding our schools, infrastructure and critical support systems. Let’s do this for our working families and small businesses!

3/ link to article wired.com/story/fbi-warn…

🧵1/ This federal government has shown a reckless disregard for best practices in law enforcement at the federal level with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs & Border Protection (CBP). This has resulted in masked individuals posing as federal law enforcement…

2/ who have committed crimes like robbery, theft and sexual assaults. It’s time to strengthen our state laws to protect Washingtonians. This is why at the request of Governor Ferguson I’m sponsoring of SB 5876, concerning the false identification as a peace officer.

Early start on the 3rd day of session! It’s a great day to make life more affordable for working families and small businesses 💪