Lynda Wilson
Lynda Wilson
Legislative District 17
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
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E-News: 2023 session concludes with major public-safety issue unresolved
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. -
E-News: Who thinks property taxes are too low? A majority of Democratic senators…
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. -
STATEMENT: Republican leaders call foul on Democrats’ late-session bid to raise property taxes
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. -
E-News: Going after law-abiding people won’t make Washington safer
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. -
E-News: Senate passes better budget for our state
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. -
E-News: Court issues surprise ruling on state income tax
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. -
STATEMENT: Republican budget leader has warning for taxpayers after Supreme Court backs capital-gains income tax
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. -
STATEMENT: Republican budget leaders encouraged by ‘inclusive’ Senate operating-budget proposal
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. -
STATEMENT: Drop in state revenue forecast highlights need for cautious approach in new state budget
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. -
E-News: See you at a town hall tomorrow!
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.