Ed Orcutt

Legislative District 20
Ed Orcutt
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  • My votes on the House supplemental budgets

    The House voted on the majority party’s supplemental operating budget last Saturday. This is the largest of the three state budgets and funds K-12 education, higher education, social services, corrections, and other state agencies. After a 6.5-hour debate, I voted against the legislation, which passed with bipartisan opposition on a 52-41 vote. I’d like to... Read more »

  • Ayn Mann of Napavine High School pages in the Washington State House of Representatives

    Ayn Mann, 16, was a page in the Washington State House of Representatives from February 23-27. She was sponsored by 20th Legislative District state lawmakers Rep. Ed Orcutt and Rep. Peter Abbarno. Ayn, a sophomore at Napavine High School, supported state lawmaker offices and made deliveries on the Capitol Campus during her time in Olympia. She... Read more »

  • Reps. Ed Orcutt and Peter Abbarno announce more than $16.4 million in House-proposed supplemental capital budget for the 20th District

    Communities across Southwest Washington need critical infrastructure updates to support schools, public health and community spaces. To address these needs, Reps. Peter Abbarno and Ed Orcutt announced the release of the Washington State House of Representatives’ proposed 2026 supplemental capital budget. House Bill 2295 includes $910.6 million in total spending, of which $399.4 million comes... Read more »

  • Share your thoughts on the state income tax bill

    The Legislature hit house of origin cutoff on Tuesday. This deadline means bills originating in the House and Senate needed to pass out of these respective chambers, or they are considered dead for the legislative session. As you might expect, this cutoff significantly narrows down the number of bills still eligible for consideration by state... Read more »

  • Rep. Ed Orcutt weighs in on the February revenue forecast

    Rep. Ed Orcutt, member of the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, shares his thoughts on the February revenue forecast. The report on state tax collections will be used by House and Senate budget writers as they draft supplemental operating budget proposals in the days ahead.

  • Rep. Ed Orcutt explains why he opposes a state income tax on TVW’s The Impact

    Rep. Ed Orcutt, ranking member on the House Finance Committee, joins Rep. April Berg, chair of the House Finance Committee, on TVW’s The Impact to discuss the state income tax legislation (Senate Bill 6346) being considered by the Legislature. Orcutt and all Republicans oppose the proposal.

  • 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 »