6th District constituents can stay informed through e-newsletter

OLYMPIA — Sen. Chris Marr, D-Spokane, encourages constituents who want to track what he and the Legislature are doing to sign up on his e-newsletter distribution list.

“Senators have traditionally sent out paper newsletters through the mail, and we’ll do that to some extent because there are people who don’t have access to computers,” Marr said. “But we can conserve paper and save postage and printing costs by doing this electronically, so the more we can do that, the better.”

Marr will mail out a paper newsletter in May to brief constituents on the accomplishments made in the legislative session, but people can receive additional updates during session and the legislative interim via his periodic e-newsletters.

The e-newsletters allow Marr to update constituents more frequently, as budget restraints limit senators to no more than two paper newsletter mailings per year. “The e-newsletters cost nothing to send out,” Marr said. “We not only can keep constituents better informed, we can save taxpayer dollars in the process.”

Those who sign up for an e-newsletter receive only news of legislative activity — not campaign materials or fund-raising pitches, Marr said. The Legislature’s strict ethics protocols prohibit the use of legislative resources for campaign-related communications.

“This is a public service, not a solicitation,” he said. “And if someone signs up and later decides they don’t want to continue receiving the e-newsletters, he or she can be taken off the list.”

To sign up for the e-newsletter, click the red link on Marr’s Web page at http://www.sdc.wa.gov/marr.htm or contact legislative assistant Barb Bumann at bumann.barb@leg.wa.gov or 360-786-7610.

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