Washington State GOP Articles
WAGOP Expands Support for Conservative School Board Candidates in WA
Bellevue—The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) is expanding its program for supporting conservative, results-oriented school board candidates from races in a few dozen districts two years ago to more than 60 districts in 2025. “Our school board program was a great success when we launched it 2023,” says WAGOP Chairman Rep. Jim Walsh. “That year, we targeted 36 races and helped the winning candidates in 32 of those contests. That result surprised many people.[...]
Statement from WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh: Gov. Bob Ferguson’s Diverts Attention from His Own Policy Failures in latest Press Conference
Bellevue—"The current governor’s latest press conference is a desperate attempt to distract attention away from his budget and policy failures. “In a few days, our state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council will issue its regular quarterly reports. If these new reports are anything like last quarter’s reports, they will show a continued slowing in Washington’s economic growth and a decline in tax revenues to Olympia. Any such declines will likely create a negative ending[...]
WA Gov. Ferguson Should Listen to AG Bondi and Follow the Constitution
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has responded to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s August 13 letter demanding that he end Washington’s so-called “sanctuary state” policies that undermine federal immigration law. Having read Bondi’s letter and Ferguson’s several responses, WAGOP Chairman and State Representative Jim Walsh offers this statement on behalf of the Republican Party: The current governor’s response to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter of August 13 demanding that he end his unlawful “sanctuary state”[...]
New Congressional District 3 Poll Shows Republicans Will Win
A rigorous poll of voters in Washington’s Third Congressional District (WA-03) commissioned by the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) finds that the current incumbent member of congress from the district loses to any of the best-known possible Republican challengers. The poll, conducted by Washington-based Voter Sciences LLC, asked a balanced cross-section of registered voters from the southwest WA district which candidate they would choose in a series of head-to-head election scenarios. Pitted against any[...]
WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh Urges WA Counties to Reject Reckless “Sanctuary” Nonsense
Bellevue—"Washington’s “sanctuary state” policy is a motley combination of a single law and multiple executive orders and bureaucratic rules. The law—which was deceitfully called the “Keep Washington Working Act”—prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal agencies to enforce immigration law. The executive orders mandate that various state agencies treat illegal aliens in Washington as if they were citizens. And the state bureaucratic rules, in some cases, actually give illegal aliens[...]
WAGOP Expands Program for Supporting Conservative School Board Candidates
The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) is expanding its program for supporting conservative, results-oriented school board candidates from races in a few dozen districts two years ago to more than 60 districts in 2025.“Our school board program was a great success when we launched it in 2023,” says WAGOP Chairman Rep. Jim Walsh. “That year, we targeted 36 races and helped the winning candidates in 32 of those contests. That result surprised many people. This[...]
WAGOP Opposes More Regressive Taxes on Gas
Bellevue—With new tax increases on gas set to go into effect on Tuesday, July 1st, Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) Chairman Jim Walsh is advocating for common-sense transportation projects instead of regressive taxes that financially burden working people. Currently, WA state ranks third in the nation for the highest gas prices. More taxes mean more pain at pump. STATEMENT from WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh: “The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) opposes these new state sales[...]
WAGOP Supports DOJ’s Lawsuit Against WA State’s Unconstitutional Law
Bellevue—A staunch defender of the First Amendment, the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) fully supports the actions of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in its lawsuit against WA state over a new state law, Senate Bill 5375, that violates freedom of religion for all Catholics, while requiring Catholic priests to violate the confidentiality seal of Confession. “The court action by the DOJ is much bigger than the Catholic Church or any specific religion,” says[...]