Ed Orcutt

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  • Reps. Peter Abbarno and Ed Orcutt push to hold state game farms to the same groundwater standards as private operations

    Reps. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, and Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, have introduced legislation to protect Lewis County drinking water by requiring publicly owned or operated game farms to meet the same groundwater and manure-management standards already required of private agricultural operations. House Bill 2343 responds to elevated nitrate levels detected in private drinking water wells in the... Read more »

  • The 2026 legislative session

    I hope this email update finds you well in the new year. As you may know, the 2026 legislative session begins on Monday, January 12. The 60-day session will focus on one major issue: the budget deficit. Despite the largest tax increase ($9.2 billion) in state history last year, our state is already facing another... Read more »

  • State lawmakers ask Gov. Bob Ferguson to extend driver’s license expiration dates for residents of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties

    State lawmakers in the 20th District and 19th District sent a letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson on December 24, 2025, requesting that he sign a proclamation to extend driver’s license expiration dates by up to 180 days for residents of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties. The letter is in response to the Department of Licensing closing... Read more »

  • Reps. Orcutt and Abbarno examine the impacts of state tax and regulatory policies during Centralia tour

    State Representatives Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, and Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, recently toured a major food-distribution center, United Natural Foods Inc., at the Port of Centralia, to better understand how Washington’s tax structure and regulatory policies affect employers, workers, and the broader community. The tour gave the lawmakers a firsthand look at how state tax and regulatory... Read more »

  • Radio: Rep. Ed Orcutt outlines concerns to KVI about new taxes taking effect Oct. 1

    With new taxes on certain services taking effect on Oct. 1, which were enacted by the majority party Democrats in Olympia, Rep. Ed Orcutt, the ranking Republican on the House Finance Committee, tells KVI’s Phil Vandervort that the additional revenue still does not solve the endemic problem of state budget deficits. Orcutt says the problem... Read more »

  • Summer update

    I hope this email update finds you well this summer. Since the legislative session ended on April 27, I have been busy in our communities — hosting a town hall in Battle Ground, participating in legislative forums, attending committee meetings, meeting with community groups and individuals, and taking tours of manufacturing facilities and projects in... Read more »

  • The Fix Washington Podcast: Rep. Ed Orcutt and Rep. Peter Abbarno at the Port of Kalama | August 7, 2025

    The Fix Washington Podcast is back with Rep. Ed Orcutt and Rep. Peter Abbarno at the Port of Kalama. The 20th District representatives break down the damaging tax increases passed by Democrats this year and discuss the threat of more tax increases next year.

  • 2025 Legislative Session Review for residents of the 20th District | May 2025

    Rep. Ed Orcutt, Rep. Peter Abbarno and Sen. John Braun offer residents of the 20th District a 2025 Legislative Session Review in this May 2025 newsletter.

  • Two bills prime sponsored by Rep. Ed Orcutt pass Legislature, expected to become law

    Two pieces of legislation prime sponsored by Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, passed the Legislature during the 2025 legislative session and are expected to become law. One measure has been signed into law, while the other one awaits Governor Bob Ferguson’s signature. House Bill 1372 will extend the expiration date of the Sunset Act to 2045... Read more »

  • 2025 legislative session comes to an end

    The Legislature adjourned Sine Die last night at 6:30 p.m., ending the 2025 legislative session. Unless a special session is called, state lawmakers will not reconvene again until January 12, 2026. Like every legislative session, there were wins and losses. Unfortunately, those losses came into focus over the last week in the form of the... Read more »