Senator Ann Rivers

Legislative District 18

Senator Mark Schoesler

Legislative District 9

Senator John Braun

Legislative District 20

Senator Curtis King

Legislative District 14

Senator Mike Padden

Legislative District 4

Senator Judy Warnick

Legislative District 13

Senator Brad Hawkins

Legislative District 12

Senator Lynda Wilson

Legislative District 17

Senator Phil Fortunato

Legislative District 31

Senator Shelly Short

Legislative District 7

Senator Keith Wagoner

Legislative District 39

Senator Jeff Holy

Legislative District 6

Senator Ron Muzzall

Legislative District 10

Senator Chris Gildon

Legislative District 25

Senator Perry Dozier

Legislative District 16

Senator Jeff Wilson

Legislative District 19

Senator Jim McCune

Legislative District 2

Senator Matt Boehnke

Legislative District 8

Senator Drew MacEwen

Legislative District 35

Senator Nikki Torres

Legislative District 15

Senate Committees:

Ways & Means -- Republican Leader Law and Justice Vice Chair, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs Economic & Revenue Forecast Council Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee Statewide Pandemic Response and Recovery Task Force State Building Code Council Pension Funding Council Caseload Forecast Council Joint Legislative Unanticipated Revenue Oversight Committee

Sen. Lynda Wilson

Wilson says Senate bill on pursuits falls short, votes no

March 08, 2023

OLYMPIA… Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver and a member of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, said legislation passed by the Senate today would not do enough to fix the problems with the state law restricting police pursuits of suspected criminals. Although Senate Bill 5352 was passed with a 26-23 vote,... Read More...

E-News: Senate passes long-awaited ‘fix’ to drug-possession law

March 04, 2023

March 4, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, We spent all this week on the “floor” of the Senate chamber, working until very late last night on legislation that not only came through the policy and fiscal committees. It was a good week for the bills I’ve prime-sponsored: four made it... Read More...

E-Newsletter: Halfway point of session is around the corner, and…

February 24, 2023

Feb. 24, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, I’m glad to be the Republican leader on the Senate Ways and Means Committee, but also glad this week is over. Please keep reading for why. A quick update on the police-pursuit issue from a week ago: it was good to see The... Read More...

E-News: It’s deadline time… which bills have survived?

February 17, 2023

Feb. 17, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, Today brought the first deadline or “cutoff” of the 2023 legislative session. We’ll hit six more deadlines during the 65 days remaining in the session, with the final one being the day we adjourn. That should be April 23. The cutoffs force policy... Read More...

E-News: We don’t need forced voting or an ‘extremism’ commission

February 11, 2023

Feb. 11, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, You may not have heard the term “silver tsunami.” It refers to the growing number of people in our state and nation who are reaching the age where they need specialized care at home – so many people that the caregiving industry could... Read More...

IN THE NEWS: How a WA bill could help caregiver shortage ahead of ‘silver tsunami’ (The Seattle Times)

February 04, 2023

How a WA bill could help caregiver shortage ahead of ‘silver tsunami’ Feb. 4, 2023 at 6:00 am By Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter To become certified, prospective home care workers in Washington must be tested on what they’ve learned in their 75 required hours of training. But many... Read More...

E-Newsletter: Fix flaws in police-pursuit law now, not next year

February 03, 2023

After Clark County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown was murdered while on duty in July 2021, there was reason to connect his killing with what were then the new state restrictions on police pursuits. The people arrested for Sgt. Brown’s killing reportedly were suspects in a burglary the day before, but... Read More...

E-Newsletter: Another tax… when there’s a $6 BILLION budget surplus?

January 20, 2023

[[VIEW_THIS]] Jan. 20, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, Week two of the legislative session ended today. Our work so far is happening almost exclusively at the committee level, and mostly in the form of public hearings on bills. That’s where we hear public testimony, which is typically for or against... Read More...

Bipartisan bill to reform antiquated emergency-powers law is likely dead already, days into new session

January 11, 2023

OLYMPIA… It appears Democrats in the state Senate have already decided to keep protecting the ability of Washington’s governor to unilaterally take control of residents’ lives for an indefinite period. Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, said she was informed yesterday – day two of Washington’s 2023 legislative session – that bipartisan... Read More...

STATEMENT: Governor’s budget proposal is a disappointment for Washington families, says Republican budget leader

December 14, 2022

VANCOUVER… The budget leader for Washington’s Senate Republicans said the 2023-25 operating budget proposal made public today by Gov. Jay Inslee fails to put priority on issues that affect Washington families most. Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, offered this assessment of the $70.4 billion proposal, which will be submitted to the... Read More...