Jeff Wilson

OLYMPIA – A Senate committee controlled by legislative Democrats shot down a bipartisan proposal Friday to restrict the governor’s emergency powers, despite close work on the bill between Republicans and the governor’s office. The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee passed SB 5434, sponsored by Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro...

OLYMPIA – A Senate committee Tuesday passed a bill cracking down on Washington’s initiative process, imposing new requirements on signature gatherers and ballot-measure campaigns that will make it difficult, if not impossible, for citizens to submit legislation directly to the ballot or the Legislature. The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs...

Former Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed.   Read Sam Reed’s letter here. OLYMPIA – A warning from a former Washington secretary of state ought to give lawmakers second thoughts about a bill that aims to restrict the people’s right of initiative, says Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. Former Secretary of...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers Feb. 13, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here.  Dear Friends and Neighbors, Every morning when I drive my Chevy Bolt to the Capitol, I park at one of the charging stations on the Capitol campus and...

OLYMPIA – A bill creating new obstacles for initiative signature campaigns is scheduled for a vote Friday in a Senate committee, and Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, says the Democrat-sponsored legislation is a major threat to a cherished constitutional right. If lawmakers pass Senate Bill 5382, Wilson says the cost of...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Wilson’s subscribers Feb. 7, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here.   Dear Friends and Neighbors, When Gov. Bob Ferguson delivered his inaugural address Jan. 15, he signaled his willingness to support legislation that would place “reasonable limits on the...

Note: This e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Wilson’s subscribers Feb. 6, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Sometime very soon, we will hear the barking of sea lions as they return to the waterways of Southwest Washington to turn our salmon into a...

  Sen. Jeff Wilson speaks on the Senate floor Wednesday. To see video, click here. OLYMPIA – For the third year in a row, the Washington Senate voted Wednesday to correct a 132-year oversight and declare Washington to be “the Evergreen State.” Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, said he hopes the...

Kit home. Credit: CC by 2.0/ Shellie Evans OLYMPIA – A Longview senator says the state should eliminate hurdles to construction of kit homes that offer a promising solution to the state’s housing shortage. Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, has introduced a pair of bills for the 2025 legislative session to...