Jeff Wilson

Wilson tow-truck safety bill passes Senate on unanimous vote Blue-light flasher bill named for SW Washington tow operators killed at roadside OLYMPIA – A two-year effort by Sen. Jeff Wilson to improve safety for roadside emergency workers crossed a major hurdle in the state Senate Wednesday as lawmakers voted 49-0...

Wilson bill corrects 130-year-old mistake OLYMPIA – The Washington Senate voted unanimously Monday to declare the state nickname to be The Evergreen State – about 130 years after everyone assumed it already had. “We caught this nickname problem in the nick of time,” said Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. “Imagine what...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Wilson’s subscribers Feb. 17, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here. Bill fails to make cut at Legislature’s first deadline — doesn’t even get a hearing An all-too-common scene as catalytic converter theft becomes commonplace statewide./ Credit Creative Commons 2.0...

Note: The following op-ed appeared in The News Tribune of Tacoma Feb. 15, 2023. By Sen. Jeff Wilson   Every election day, millions of Americans exercise one of our most cherished freedoms — our right to do absolutely nothing. For those of us who live in Washington state, a bill...

Democrats tired of regular public rebukes, says Sen. Jeff Wilson – people vote no on taxes 73 percent of the time OLYMPIA – Washington voters would no longer have the final word on tax increases approved by their lawmakers under a bill that cleared the state Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill...

‘I can’t believe this is a serious proposal,’ says Sen. Jeff Wilson, ranking Republican OLYMPIA – A bill that would require Washington residents to vote in every major election cleared the Senate State Government and Elections Committee Tuesday, and ranking Republican Jeff Wilson said he is stunned to see the...

Longview senator would fast-track local building permits for standardized designs OLYMPIA – Washington lawmakers should clear the way for inexpensive kit homes as one solution to the state’s affordable-housing crisis, says Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. “A hundred years ago, people bought houses from the Sears catalog — they came in...

Senator Jeff Wilson talks to Lars Larson about a Democratic bill that would require that you vote. To listen to this recording, click here.    

  Sen. Jeff Wilson talks to KTTH Radio’s Jason Rantz about why he’s against a Democratic proposal that would require Washington residents to cast ballots in every major election. To listen to this recording, click here.