Washington State GOP Articles
Common-Sense Conservative Candidates Win Big In School Board Elections
Bellevue—The preliminary results from this general election are in. And the success rate of the WAGOP spotlighted and supported school board campaigns is outstanding. Several months ago, the WAGOP identified 36 school board races from school districts all around the state to spotlight and support in this year’s general election. State parties don’t often get involved in local races, including school boards. The races are considered too local, too nonpartisan, and too risky. For multiple[...]
Crime is exploding: Help stem the tide by voting for law-and-order candidates
From Spokane to Seattle, not a day goes by without hearing about another violent crime or incident. And with so few police officers to protect our neighborhoods, our quality of life is being diminished at every turn. Recently: The Emerald City, once lovely and livable, logged its 67th homicide. In the Normandy Park neighborhood, southwest of Seattle, Valor Soccer, a youth organization, cancelled its entire soccer season after vandals destroyed the field, leaving more than[...]
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[...]