Ed Orcutt

Legislative District 20
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  • Rep. Ed Orcutt, Rep. John Ley and Sen. Jeff Wilson: Unnecessary, unaffordable add-ons likely to spell doom for the I-5 Bridge Replacement Project

    The Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) program is facing a crisis of its own making: a staggering $10 billion funding hole that WILL sink the project. Recent public records disclosures reveal the project’s estimated cost has increased to between $12.2 billion and $17.7 billion, a significant jump from the original $3.2 billion to $4.8 billion. This... Read more »

  • State income tax introduced in Olympia

    As day 26 of the 60-day legislative session comes to a close, I just wanted to give you a quick update on some issues. State lawmakers hit their first legislative deadline on Wednesday: policy committee cutoff. That means bills in their house of origin needed to pass out of their respective policy committees, or they... Read more »

  • Rep. Ed Orcutt discusses legislative deadlines in the Washington State Legislature

    Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, explains policy committee cutoff and fiscal committee cutoff in the Washington State Legislature. Learn more about these and all legislative deadlines at this webpage.

  • Orcutt and Abbarno introduce legislation to protect drinking water and relocate Bob Oke game farm

    State Reps. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, and Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, introduced legislation to protect local drinking water and safeguard the Fords Prairie aquifer by relocating the state-run Bob Oke game farm near Centralia. House Bill 2668 directs the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify a new, safer location for its pheasant-rearing operations and begin... Read more »

  • The first two weeks of the 2026 legislative session

    The second week of the 2026 legislative session is winding down. As expected, the work is moving quickly as state lawmakers look ahead to their first self-imposed deadline on February 4: policy committee cutoff. Week one saw opening ceremonies in the House, including speeches from the Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins and House Republican... Read more »

  • Sophia Stellmacher pages in the Washington State House of Representatives

    Sophia Stellmacher, 14, was a Page in the Washington State House of Representatives for the first week of the 2026 legislative session (January 12-16). Rep. Ed Orcutt of the 20th Legislative District sponsored the Onalaska 8th-grade student, who is homeschooled. Sophia assisted state representatives on the floor of the House of Representatives, made deliveries on... Read more »

  • Rep. Ed Orcutt explains why he opposes a new state income tax

    Rep. Ed Orcutt, ranking member on the House Finance Committee, explains his opposition to a new state income tax being proposed by Gov. Bob Ferguson and legislative Democrats. The 20th District lawmaker also discusses the passage of House Bill 1376 off the House floor. The measure, prime sponsored by Rep. Orcutt, would give taxpayers in... Read more »

  • 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 »