Washington State GOP Articles

Bellevue—A Navy veteran, stage IV cancer survivor, and former race car driver Jerrod Sessler, a candidate for Congress, was endorsed by the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) at the state convention in Spokane last month, over Rep. Dan Newhouse in 4th Congressional District race—a seat Newhouse has held for nearly a decade. Prior to the convention, Sessler also scored a notable endorsement from former President Donald Trump. On Monday, candidate filing day, Tiffany Smiley, who[...]

Bellevue—While the WAGOP is working tirelessly to pass common-sense initiatives to fix what’s broken in our beautiful state, WA Democrats have been caught red-handed in a shameless pay-for-play scheme, favoring gubernatorial candidate WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson, over his chief Democratic rival state Sen. Mark Mullet. “WA Democrats’ sleazy practice of selling their Party endorsements is getting more traction in the media, including The Seattle Times and The Spokesman-Review—and also in the minds of Washington[...]

Bellevue—A record number of nearly 2,000 delegates from across Washington convened in Spokane last weekend for a live and spirited convention—reminiscent of the memorable political conventions of the 1950s and 1960s. “The 2024 WAGOP State Convention was a real convention. Unscripted. Unchoreographed. Unpredictable,” says WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh, who served as chair of the convention. “The People were in charge. They set the Rules. They made the decisions. Some people love the rough-and-tumble of politics,[...]

Bellevue—With the Republican State Convention in Spokane, WA, fast approaching, three NEW common-sense initiatives to fix what’s broken in WA are inspiring a renewed sense of optimism among conservatives and Washingtonians of all political leanings. The new initiatives would repeal HB 1589 that phases out natural gas, put an end to squatters’ rights, and eliminate sanctuary state policies that prevent local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agencies. The recent death of Washington State Patrol trooper Christopher Gadd by[...]

Bellevue—Despite historic and significant wins for Republicans during the recent legislative session—with the passage of three common-sense initiatives to the Legislature that will soon become law, and with the remaining three initiatives heading to the ballot in November—the work to fix what’s broken in WA under Democrat one-party rules continues. WAGOP Chairman and State Rep. (LD-19) Jim Walsh has filed a pair of “Initiatives to the People.” The first initiative defends property rights. The second[...]

Freedom of speech and freedom of conscience—the right to believe what you want to believe without being punished or discriminated against by the government—are under attack in WA state. In defense of our Constitutional rights, WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh, recently, unveiled the Republican party’s Policy Project on the Freedom of Speech. “We are going to aggressively defend essential Constitutional freedoms and rights. Free speech is the first amendment in the Constitution, and it’s first for a[...]

Bellevue—Republicans took control of the recent State Legislative Session, despite being the minority party in Olympia, WAGOP Chairman and State Rep. Jim Walsh, told attendees in Langley, WA, recently, during the first in a series of town halls WAGOP is sponsoring around the state. The town halls are designed to build information and interest, leading up to the WAGOP State Convention in Spokane in April. For a complete listing of town halls and to RSVP, click here.[...]

Bellevue—The 2024 Legislative Session in Washington state, which wrapped up this week, will be remembered as a turning point for the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP). And for all Washingtonians. WAGOP Chairman and State Representative Jim Walsh wrote and sponsored Six Initiatives to the Legislature. Three were passed into law by the State Legislature during the session. Three others were not—and will go to the people for votes on the November general-election ballot. The[...]