 Lynda Wilson
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17
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Lynda Wilson
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Part of the job of Senate Republican budget leader is standing in the Senate chamber to speak about whether to vote for or against the budget being debated. That’s what is happening in this photo from Sunday afternoon, hours before this year’s regular legislative session ended. April 27, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, The […] The post E-News: 2023 session concludes with major public-safety issue unresolved appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
With Senate Republican Caucus Chair Judy Warnick of Moses Lake during a break in voting this past week. April 17, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, Tomorrow is “tax day” in America – as April 15 fell on a weekend and today is a holiday in Washington, D.C. – and along that line, 20 Democratic […] The post E-News: Who thinks property taxes are too low? A majority of Democratic senators… appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
OLYMPIA… In what amounts to the ninth inning of the 2023 legislative session, more than two-thirds of the state Senate’s majority Democrats have slid an extreme tax-increase proposal into the lineup of bills still in play. Senate Bill 5770 would raise the limit on increases in state and local property taxes to 3% per year, […] The post STATEMENT: Republican leaders call foul on Democrats’ late-session bid to raise property taxes appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
At the edge of the Senate chamber on Saturday with Sen. Nikki Torres of Pasco, left, and Sen. Perry Dozier of Waitsburg, shortly before one of the longer debates of this session — on the Democratic majority’s bill to ban a specific group of firearms. April 10, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, As of yesterday […] The post E-News: Going after law-abiding people won’t make Washington safer appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
March 31, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, For the second Friday in a row, the Senate Ways and Means Committee is working the late shift. A week ago we were handling bills related to the Senate budget proposal. This time it’s because of the 2023 session calendar: Wednesday was the deadline for the Senate […] The post E-News: Senate passes better budget for our state appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
March 25, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, The Senate Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on the proposed Senate operating budget yesterday, and it lasted a whopping eight hours, until 10 p.m. That had me waiting until today to get this report together for you. Keep reading for more about the budget proposal. […] The post E-News: Court issues surprise ruling on state income tax appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
OLYMPIA… Sen. Lynda Wilson of Vancouver, budget leader for Senate Republicans, offered this reaction to the state Supreme Court’s ruling today that the tax on capital-gains income adopted by Democratic legislators in 2021 is constitutional. The 7-2 decision overturns a lower-court ruling issued in March 2022 by a Douglas County Superior Court judge in the […] The post STATEMENT: Republican budget leader has warning for taxpayers after Supreme Court backs capital-gains income tax appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
OLYMPIA… Key Senate Republicans say there is much to appreciate about the 2023-25 operating-budget proposed by the state Senate majority today, starting with a lack of new taxes and a much lower spending increase than in recent years – and how it responds to Republican concerns, especially regarding K-12 education. The $69.2 billion Senate proposal […] The post STATEMENT: Republican budget leaders encouraged by ‘inclusive’ Senate operating-budget proposal appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
OLYMPIA… State government’s first revenue forecast for 2023 shows a drop of more than a billion dollars over the next four-year budget outlook, and Sen. Lynda Wilson, Republican budget leader, says the decline should serve as a reality check for legislative budget writers about to unveil spending proposals for 2023-25. The prediction from Washington’s non-partisan […] The post STATEMENT: Drop in state revenue forecast highlights need for cautious approach in new state budget appeared first on Lynda Wilson. -
March 17, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, There aren’t many things the Legislature must do, but in odd-numbered years like this, approving new budgets is one of them. There are three state budgets: operating, capital and transportation. They cover a two-year period that begins July 1 in odd-numbered years. The current budgets took effect July […] The post E-News: See you at a town hall tomorrow! appeared first on Lynda Wilson.
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Senator Wilson was first elected in 2017 and reelected in 2020. Her current terms ends in January 2025. She is a former Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 17-Position 1 from 2015 to 2017. She was the assistant minority whip during the same period.
Term Expires January 13, 2025
17th Legislative District
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 Ann Rivers
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- Legislative District:
18
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Ann Rivers
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OLYMPIA… The three lawmakers serving Washington’s 18th Legislative District have scheduled a pair of town-hall meetings on Saturday, May 13 to report on the outcome of the Legislature’s just-concluded annual session. Rep. Stephanie McClintock, R-Vancouver, Rep. Greg Cheney, R-Battle Ground, and Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, will review some of the bills that did and […] The post NEWS: Legislative town halls coming May 13 to Battle Ground, Vancouver appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
OLYMPIA… Sen. Ann Rivers, Rep. Stephanie McClintock and Rep. Greg Cheney will hold a pair of town halls this Saturday to update 18th Legislative District residents about the 2023 legislative session. Locations and times are: Battle Ground: 9-10:30 a.m., City Hall, 109 SW 1st Street Vancouver: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 110 – Lecture Hall, Dengerink Administration […] The post 18th District lawmakers to hold town halls Saturday in Battle Ground, Vancouver appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
OLYMPIA… Two proposals from Sen. Ann Rivers are among the bills approved by the state Senate as Washington’s annual legislative session reached its halfway mark today. Senate Bill 5163, which has to do with fraud complaints against Medicaid-reimbursed care providers, won unanimous support Tuesday and has already been referred to the House Civil Rights and […] The post NEWS: Rivers’ pro-business, pro-taxpayer legislation receives Senate approval appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
Residents of the 18th Legislative District are invited to town hall meetings this coming Saturday, just ahead of the 2023 legislative session. Locations and times are: Battle Ground: 10-11:30 a.m., City Hall, 109 SW 1st St. Vancouver: 12:30-2 p.m., Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Road Sen. Ann Rivers will be joined by Rep.-elect […] The post 18th Legislative District town halls coming Saturday in Battle Ground, Vancouver appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
Rivers hopeful after hearing scientist say Omicron wave is ‘end of the pandemic’ OLYMPIA… Sen. Ann Rivers says the people of Washington need to know what members of the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee were told recently by one of the state’s top experts on COVID-19: the end of the pandemic may soon be […] The post Start managing COVID like flu, state expert tells senators appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
OLYMPIA…Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center and a member of the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee, offered this statement today after a bipartisan group of senators asked Gov. Jay Inslee to suspend the payroll tax and exemption deadline connected with the state’s new long-term services and supports trust program. “However well-intentioned the long-term care act […] The post Bipartisan group of senators asks Inslee to suspend upcoming payroll tax, deadline for buying long-term care coverage appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
OLYMPIA… Sen. Ann Rivers’ legislation to allow even more telemedicine consultations throughout Washington was signed today at a state Capitol ceremony. Senate Bill 5423 was passed unanimously by the Senate and the House of Representatives during the 2021 legislative session, which ended April 25. “For years, Republicans have worked to expand access to health care […] The post Governor signs Rivers bill to expand telemedicine access appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
OLYMPIA…Senate Republican leaders released the following remarks after Sunday’s legislative deadline for bills that passed in their house origin to be considered by the opposite chamber. Bills that did not pass in both chambers by Sunday’s cutoff are considered ‘dead’ except for those considered necessary to implement the budget, such as the income tax proposed […] The post Cutoff highlights refusal to address emergency powers — one of many majority Democrat failures, say top Senate Republicans appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
OLYMPIA… On a mostly partisan 27-22 vote, the state Senate today approved a $59.5 billion operating-budget proposal for 2021-23. Sen. Ann Rivers voted no, citing the sheer size of the spending plan and its reliance on imposing two controversial new taxes and draining the state’s rainy-day fund. “Today we offered an alternative, no-new-taxes budget that […] The post Rivers opposes tax-heavy, big-spending Senate budget appeared first on Ann Rivers. -
OLYMPIA… Residents of the 18th Legislative District are invited to join their state lawmakers for a “telephone town hall” meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 22. The telephone-based format, which is similar to a conference call, will allow Sen. Ann Rivers, Rep. Brandon Vick and Rep. Larry Hoff to engage with constituents while […] The post 18th District lawmakers to hold telephone town-hall meeting March 22 appeared first on Ann Rivers.
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Senator Rivers was first elected in 2012 and reelected in 2020. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a Secondary Education Teaching Certificate from Central Michigan University. Her professional experience includes serving as the president of a governmental and public affairs consulting firm.
Term Expires January 13, 2025
18th Legislative District
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 John Braun
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- Legislative District:
20
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John Braun
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CENTRALIA… State lawmakers have been called into a special session to continue work toward a new state law on the possession of controlled substances, after failing to come to an agreement before the regular legislative session ended April 23. Senate Republican Leader John Braun offered this comment following Gov. Jay Inslee’s proclamation that the Legislature […] The post STATEMENT: Republican leader cautious about drug-law ‘special’ session appeared first on John Braun. -
OLYMPIA… The 2023 legislative session has ended without the passage of a new state law on the possession of controlled substances, leaving it up to counties and cities to put their own drug-possession laws in place once the state law adopted in 2021 expires July 1. Senate Republican Leader John Braun responded with this: “Our […] The post STATEMENT: Failure to reform state’s disastrous drug-possession law rests squarely with House Democrats, says Republican leader appeared first on John Braun. -
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader John Braun offered this comment following Rep. J.T. Wilcox’s announcement today that he is stepping down as House Republican leader, a position he has held since March 2018: “Representative Wilcox and I have similar experiences as legislators, from when we were elected and our budget-committee backgrounds to when we became leaders of […] The post STATEMENT: Braun praises work of outgoing House Republican Leader Wilcox appeared first on John Braun. -
OLYMPIA… State government’s capital budget for 2023-25 has full legislative approval after receiving unanimous support today from the 49-member Senate. Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, says the new spending plan will invest almost $133.5 million in the 20th Legislative District, including $70 million for property- and habitat-protection efforts in the Chehalis River Basin and $21 million […] The post Funding for Chehalis Basin, behavioral health lead list of 20th District investments in state’s new capital budget appeared first on John Braun. -
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader John Braun today provided the following comments after the Senate’s narrow passage of legislation that is a half-step toward letting law-enforcement officers engage in vehicular pursuits in more situations than Washington law has allowed since 2021. Senate Bill 5352 was passed with a 26-22 vote, representing the mixed feelings about the bill on […] The post Bill to expand standard for vehicular pursuit “simply not enough,” says Senate Republican Leader appeared first on John Braun. -
OLYMPIA… In what amounts to the ninth inning of the 2023 legislative session, more than two-thirds of the state Senate’s majority Democrats have slid an extreme tax-increase proposal into the lineup of bills still in play. Senate Bill 5770 would raise the limit on increases in state and local property taxes to 3% per year, […] The post STATEMENT: Republican leaders call foul on Democrats’ late-session bid to raise property taxes appeared first on John Braun. -
OLYMPIA… The state Senate voted more than five weeks ago to make possession of hard drugs a gross misdemeanor, and improve on the Legislature’s disastrous response to the state Supreme Court’s 2021 Blake decision. The state House of Representatives just passed a version of Senate Bill 5536 that would lower the charge for possession to […] The post STATEMENT: To save lives, Senate should stand its ground on reform of failed drug-possession law, says Republican leader appeared first on John Braun. -
Provides nearly $70 million for to address students’ learning loss, additional $800 million for special education OLYMPIA…The 2023-2025 Senate operating budget proposal released today includes nearly $70 million to help Washington’s students recover from learning loss resulting from remote learning and school closures during the pandemic. It also includes an additional $800 million over […] The post Braun: Bipartisan Senate budget addresses ‘equity issue of our time’ appeared first on John Braun. -
Learn more about what the Legislature is working on to deal with student learning loss and the needs of special education students. The post Senate Republican Leader John Braun shares what the Legislature is doing to address learning loss and special education appeared first on John Braun. -
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader John Braun today offered this statement following the Senate’s narrow passage of legislation that would let law-enforcement officers engage in vehicular pursuits in more situations than Washington law has allowed since 2021. Senate Bill 5352 was passed with a 26-23 vote on the final day of this session for the Senate […] The post STATEMENT: Police-pursuit bill narrowly passed by Senate today is ‘half step’ in the right direction, says Republican leader appeared first on John Braun.
20th Legislative District
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