Washington State GOP Articles

Bellevue—The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) is pleased to announce that Peter Boonstra, a long-time Lynwood resident, US Army veteran, and Boeing engineer for 35 years, bequeathed a generous gift exceeding $500,000 to the Party, upon his passing. The gift from Boonstra, who immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands, is a sterling endorsement of WAGOP’s strategy to fix what’s broken in Washington State. The timing is especially notable, as the gift was established[...]

Bellevue—The Republican National Committee (RNC) is calling upon 48 secretaries of state, including the WA Office of the Secretary of State, to provide detailed methodology on how each state maintains its voter data bases. The request coincides with the Trump Administration’s executive order, dated March 25, 2025: Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. “As you know, RNC is committed to a fair electoral process that ensures both access to the ballot and election[...]

Statement from WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh on WA Attorney General Nick Brown Suing Adams County for helping to enforce federal immigration law: “Washington’s new State AG continues to follow in the steps of his predecessor and waste working people’s tax dollars on quixotic lawsuits against Trump, Trump, Trump. It’s becoming habit for the State AG and an embarrassment for the state. This time, he’s wasting taxpayer dollars by bullying tiny Adams County. That county is[...]

Bellevue—The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) is serious about fighting for election integrity, including fair elections. Currently, WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh is calling on the Trump Administration to audit how WA implements its ‘Motor Voter Law,’ via House Joint Memorial 4007. The effort shines a spotlight on the dubious practice of automatically registering anyone who applies for or renews a driver’s license to vote —even if they are NOT in the United States legally.[...]

Bellevue—A rally to defend parental rights and to publicly reject efforts by radical Democrat legislators (HB 1296 and SB 5181) to further limit parental rights will take place this Saturday, February 15th on the North Steps of the Capitol in Olympia, at noon. The rally, which is jointly sponsored by the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP), Let’s Go Washington, and Family Policy Institute of Washington, occurs in the wake of outrageous remarks made by WA State Senate Majority Leader[...]

Bellevue— On Friday, Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) Chairman and State Representative Jim Walsh (LD19) was re-elected chairman—the same day, his X post, rebuking radical Olympia Democrats who are protecting sex offenders at school (HB 1296), caught the attention of President Donald J. Trump. The post has garnered more than 4 million views, so far. Clark County Councilor (District 2) Michelle Belkot, a United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran with a combined[...]

Bellevue—The leader of the Free World, President Donald J. Trump, earlier today, retweeted a post by Washington State Republican Party Chairman (WAGOP) and State Representative (LD 19) Jim Walsh rebuking radical Olympia Democrats who are protecting sex offenders at school, instead of students. Radical Democrats in Olympia are trying to undo the parent’s bill of rights (I-2081) that passed with bi-partisan support last year with HB 1296. On Thursday, they rejected an amendment to HB 1296[...]

Bellevue—Washington State Republican Party Chairman (WAGOP) Jim Walsh announces that Yakima County GOP Chairman Matt Brown is joining the State Party staff as Political Director—in a newly-configured version of that position. At the State Party, Brown will focus on two areas of campaign support: Get out the Vote (GOTV) and ballot-harvesting efforts. WAGOP's newly-configured political director role will concentrate more specifically on campaign mechanics than in the past. Brown has delivered consistent success in[...]