Washington State GOP Articles
WAGOP delivers litigation hold notices to King County Elections, King County Prosecutor’s Office, and others involved in election administration in WA
Bellevue—On Monday, October 23, 2023, a law firm representing the WAGOP delivered litigation hold notices to the King County Elections department, the King County Prosecutor’s office and other public agencies involved in election administration in Washington. The litigation hold notices apply to correspondence and other materials related to specific activities of King County Elections during the recent state primary election that took place in August 2023. During the ballot counting process of that primary, King[...]
WAGOP’s Plan to Fight Crime
Bellevue--This week, WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh unveiled Republicans’ plan to fight crime in Washington. “The citizens of Washington state should always feel safe in their homes, their communities, and at work,” said Chairman Walsh. “Olympia and D.C. have failed the people of Washington on public safety.” The WAGOP principles to fighting crime in Washington State: Protect Citizens Get Back to Prosecuting Criminals Support Practical Rehabilitation Champion Law Enforcement Restore Safe Neighborhoods The top priority of[...]
WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh condemns Hamas attack on Israel; calls out AG Bob Ferguson for his silence on Kirkland violence
Bellevue - With Israel declaring war on Hamas, after the Islamist terrorist group killed more than 700 Israelis in a surprise attack on Saturday, protests are continuing worldwide, even locally. In Kirkland, Washington, violent clashes broke out Sunday afternoon between pro-Hamas and pro-Israel demonstrators. In the wake of that violence, WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh released this statement: “Republicans and common-sense people all around the state condemn the violence perpetrated against the State of Israel and[...]
WAGOP’s Project to Save Basic Education Starts Strong
Bellevue - Fall is here and school kids all around Washington are back in their classrooms. Families are getting back into their school-year routines. But WA schools still face some big challenges. Enrollment numbers remain down in most parts of the state. Half of Washington’s public-school students are unable to read and write at grade level and two-thirds can’t do simple math. Some education bureaucrats are still pushing failed social-engineering schemes. Our government—at the federal,[...]
WAGOP applauds Rep. Joel McEntire (19th LD) for efforts to fund Basic Education for all students in Washington State
Bellevue – Fundamental to WAGOP’s Project to Save Basic Education is the core belief that, while the state is duty-bound to fund basic education, families and local communities are best positioned to make the practical decisions about delivering that education to WA children. According to the WA Constitution, the state’s “paramount duty” is to fund K-12 education programs, while the duty of local school boards is to build and implement those programs. However, the recent[...]
WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh urges Sec. of State Hobbs to take action in primary election computer swap (King County Elections)
September 29, 2023 Steve Hobbs Washington Secretary of State Legislative Building, Box 40220 Olympia, WA 98504-0220 Secretary Hobbs, I am writing this letter to express the growing concerns of Washingtonians, particularly residents of King County, regarding the management and actions of the King County Elections department during the August 2023 primary election. As you may already be aware, King County Elections staff has publicly acknowledged (after document requests had been made under the Public Records[...]
Congressional Republicans ask the WA State Legislature to consider serious reforms to Basic K-12 Education
Bellevue - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R) expressed support in a joint-statement for the WAGOP's plan to Save Basic Education in the state: "This has become a fundamental mission of the Republican Party and should be a fundamental mission of our country in order to remain a strong and prosperous nation. We are proud to stand with the WAGOP and Chairman Jim Walsh in support of this plan." The[...]
Press Release: WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh criticizes WA State Supreme Court attack on basic education and rural school funding
Bellevue - The Washington State Supreme Court ruling against small schools in the case Wahkiakum School District v. Washington will hurt K-12 students—and classroom teachers—all around this state. And not just those in small schools. It’s almost as bad as the Court’s nonsensical opinion that the state’s capital gains income tax is an “excise” tax. The opinion in Wahkiakum will magnify concerns that our Court has been radicalized by out-of-touch ideologues with no idea how[...]