Jeff Wilson

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...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers Jan. 17, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s updates from Olympia, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Our 2025 legislative session got under way in Olympia Monday, and already it has a different feel. We have a budget shortfall...

OLYMPIA — Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, got a running start on his second term in the state Senate as he introduced 17 bills in advance of the 2025 legislative session that opened Monday in Olympia. Wilson says there are more to come. New proposals from Wilson this year include legislation...

Photo credit: Cacaphony/ CC 3.0 OLYMPIA – Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, says the destruction of Baltimore’s Key Bridge by an out-of-control container ship ought to raise concerns about Washington state’s aging river crossings, including Longview’s 95-year-old Lewis and Clark bridge. Wilson plans to introduce a bill for the 2025 legislative...

  Six initiatives from the people cast a long shadow over the Legislature this year. In case you missed it in the mail, here is my report about Olympia in 2024. Click here to read more!