People deserve a voice in COVID lockdown decisions, Wilson says OLYMPIA – In the final hours of the 2021 legislative session, Senate Republicans are calling on majority Democrats to restore the people’s voice in COVID lockdown decisions and other public emergencies. In a letter to Senate Democratic Leader Andy Billig,...

Last chance for people to have a voice in COVID shutdown – should be top priority if special session is called To see video, click here. OLYMPIA – With adjournment of the 2021 Legislature fast approaching, Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, is calling on lawmakers to restore the people’s voice in...

To promote responsible spending, economic growth, free-market solutions OLYMPIA – Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, is joining the Senate Freedom Caucus, the cadre of Washington senators focused on issues of individual liberties, economic growth and restrained, responsible government. “If ever there was a need for a Senate Freedom Caucus, the time...

Up to $1.1 billion lost by state agency due to fraud, auditor’s report says OLYMPIA – Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, is calling for legislative hearings on a possible $1.1 billion fraud loss at the state Department of Employment Security, as well as on the governor’s emergency powers. Wilson, ranking Republican...

OLYMPIA – A new state performance audit says fraud losses at the Department of Employment Security could be nearly twice as big as previously reported, and Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, says it confirms suspicions of widespread dysfunction in Washington’s unemployment-insurance agency. “We’ve been saying for months that Employment Security was...

OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision to reimpose COVID restrictions in Cowlitz County and two other Washington counties will create hardship and frustration in a region of high unemployment, warns Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. “The governor just doesn’t get it,” Wilson said. “Orders from on high are meaningless without the...

More expensive fuel a top priority for legislative Democrats – measures OK’d Thursday by Senate Dems would cost 55 cents a gallon by 2028 To see floor speech, click here. OLYMPIA – Measures passed by Senate Democrats Thursday night would force dramatic increases in fuel costs across the state and...

OLYMPIA – A $59 billion budget passed Thursday by the Washington Senate slams middle-class working families, and the worst is still to come, says Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. Majority Democrats passed their budget bill, Senate Bill 5092, on a caucus-line vote, 27-22. All members of the Senate Republican Caucus were...

‘Bill should be paid in full’ before offenders are restored to full citizenship To see Senate floor speech, click here. OLYMPIA – A bill giving convicted felons the right to vote before they have completed their sentences scorns crime victims and rejects the notion of justice, says Sen. Jeff Wilson,...