Washington State GOP Articles

During its regular quarterly meeting last weekend, the State Committee of the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) made official early recommendations of two candidates for open seats on the Washington State Supreme Court. The candidates are recently retired Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Dave Larson and current Mason County Superior Court Judge David Stevens. WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh explains the recommendations: “This is an extraordinary year for the Washington State Supreme Court. Due to a[...]

Bellevue—The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) is relaunching the Tax & Cost of Living Tracker, just in time to capture the latest damage that Governor Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, and the rest of the Washington Democrats are doing to our state economy. People see the media reports. Washington has become one of the most expensive states to live in in the United States. K-12 school performance is dropping. Roads[...]

Bellevue—Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs continues to double down on the fallacy that elections in WA State are secure. His meltdown over President Trump’s remarks that Democrats cheat in elections, during the State of the Union (SOTU) suggests otherwise. Hobbs, who attended the SOTU as a guest of U.S Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from WA state, said he was “horrified” by Trump’s comments. "They want to cheat, they have cheated, and their policy[...]

“As the author of I-2111 / No State Tax Based on Personal Income, I’m disappointed but not surprised that leftists in Olympia are trying to gut another People’s Initiative. The People of Washington have voiced repeatedly—including in their support of I-2111—that they do not want any type of state income tax. The current governor and his comrades in the state legislature are ignoring the people’s voice. “This state income tax scheme, demanded by the current[...]

Bellevue—The Washington State Republican party (WAGOP) and Journalist Jonathan Choe have jointly filed an injunction in Superior Court in Thurston County barring the State of Washington from scrubbing or removing public access to records concerning childcare centers in the State of Washington that receive public funds. Today’s action is unfortunate but urgent and necessary. State bureaucratic agencies in Olympia are deleting and altering public documents—posted on government web sites—that are related to the unfolding childcare fraud[...]

Bellevue— Earlier this month, the Department of Justice sued Washington State Secretary of State Steve Hobbs for refusing to turn over voter data rolls. Hobbs claims he is protecting voters’ privacy—but his defense falls flat. “I’m in litigation with 18 states in 19 different lawsuits over their refusal to comply. I’m asking for stuff like the last four [digits] of someone’s social, said US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon on a podcast earlier[...]

Bellevue—This lawsuit is no surprise. Rational people in Washington state have been predicting this for months. The wheels of justice are turning. Key Points: Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has been unlawfully withholding voter database information from the U.S. Department of Justice. This is a violation of at least two different sections of federal law. Hobbs has been getting bad advice, presumably from the current governor and state attorney general, that he could act[...]

Bellevue—Due to massive crowds, the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) is moving a VOTER ID INITIATIVE Super Signing Event, originally scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20th in Bellevue, to Meadow Shelter in Sammamish State Park. Address: 2182 NW Sammamish Rd., Issaquah, 98027. (Guests will need a Discover Pass or $10 Day pass to park.) “Scott Pressler is drawing big high-energy crowds everywhere he goes in Washington. It’s standing room only and overflowing venues,” says WAGOP Chairman[...]