Washington State GOP Articles
WAGOP Files Injunction Against the Deletion or Alteration of Public Records Pertaining to State-funded Childcare Centers
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[...]
WA Sec. State’s Privacy Defense is “Total Nonsense,” Says DOJ
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[...]
DOJ Sues WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs Over Access to Voter Database
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[...]
VENUE CHANGE ALERT FOR THURS, NOV 20TH: SCOTT PRESLER’S VOTER ID INITIATIVE SUPER SIGNING EVENT MOVES FROM BELLEVUE TO ISSAQUAH
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[...]
Scott Presler to Promote VOTER ID INITIATIVE with Nine Super Signing Events Spread Across WA Over Five Days
Bellevue—The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) is pleased to announce that Scott Presler, the founder of Early Vote Action, a grassroots movement to register Republicans, will travel to Washington state to promote and galvanize support for Initiative Measure No. IL26-126, a citizen-led effort that would require Voter ID and Proof of Citizenship to vote. With some 2.4 million followers on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Presler, a force of nature, was praised by Vice[...]
Ballots & Brews Night: WAGOP Ballot Harvests in Enumclaw
Bellevue— A win for WAGOP-endorsed candidate Chad Magendanz (LD5) in next week’s special election would end the Democrats’ supermajority in Olympia and help restore desperately needed balance to the Washington State Senate. Recently, The Seattle Times Editorial Board endorsed Magendanz, whose political opponent Victoria Hunt would be disastrous for WA state. To be sure, the stakes in this race cannot be overstated, which is why WAGOP is employing a variety of Get Out the Vote methods including[...]
WAGOP Expands Vote-in-Person Options and Secure Ballot Drop-off Locations in Collaboration with KCGOP and Yakima GOP
Bellevue—The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP), in collaboration with the King County Republican Party (KCGOP) and the Yakima County Republican Party (Yakima GOP), is expanding its successful Vote-in-Person and Secure Ballot Drop-off operations in Legislative District 5 that includes Enumclaw and Maple Valley. A win for WAGOP-endorsed candidate Chad Magendanz (LD5) in next month’s special election would end the Democrats’ supermajority in Olympia and help restore desperately needed balance to the Washington State Senate. On Sunday, the Seattle Times Editorial Board endorsed Magendanz. This[...]
WAGOP Expands Supports 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. The list of WAGOP-targeted school board races and candidates is listed here. “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[...]