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WAGOP Files Election Integrity Lawsuit

September 17, 2024
Bellevue - The Washington State Republic Party (WAGOP), Chairman Jim Walsh, and Franklin County Auditor Matt Beaton have jointly filed a lawsuit in federal court, pertaining to election… Read More

Questions Remain After Hand-Recount Certification in Primary Election for WA Commissioner of Public Lands

September 4, 2024
Bellevue, WA - Today’s state certification of the hand recount in the primary election for WA Commissioner of Public Lands leaves many questions unanswered. The hand recount, however, is useful… Read More

Hand Recount Set in the Fight for Second Place in the Race for WA Commissioner of Public Lands

August 22, 2024
Bellevue - With only 51 votes separating the second- and third-place finishers in a bid for Washington’s high-stakes commissioner of public lands, the race is headed to an old-fashioned hand… Read More

A Cohort of Women GOP Candidates Runs for Public Office to Fix What's Broken Across Seattle and KC, as the Primary Election Nears

July 29, 2024
Bellevue - One-party Democrat rule, over many years, has led to a diminished quality of life, with widespread homelessness, rampant drug abuse, a surge in violent crime, and a failed public education… Read More

An Open Letter to Common-Sense Conservatives

July 18, 2024
Bellevue - Your passion and activism are incredibly valuable. They are the qualities that I care about most. They are the qualities that will help the WAGOP build the political infrastructure we need… Read More

Candidates for WA State House Positions from Seattle and King County Reject Olympia Democrats' Soft-On-Crime Policies, in the Wake of Teen Killing at Alderwood Mall

July 9, 2024
Bellevue - On Wednesday, July 3, Jayda Woods-Johnson—just 13—was shot and killed at Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood. Her tragic death is a horrible crime. And it’s even more proof that… Read More

WAGOP Response to the Major SCOTUS Ruling in the Grants Pass Case

July 1, 2024
Bellevue, On July 1, 2024 - Statement from Washington State Republican Party Chairman Jim Walsh on the U.S. Supreme Court’s City of Grants Pass v. Johnson decision: The Supreme Court’s… Read More

US Supreme Court ruling in favor of presidential immunity: A Win for the Rule of Law, for Donald Trump, and for Everyone

July 1, 2024
Bellevue, On July 1, 2024 - 6-3 SCOTUS decision in the Trump v. United States case is a win for the rule of law. And for Donald Trump. It’s a serious blow to left-wing attempts to weaponize our… Read More

WAGOP-Endorsed Candidates Focus on Winning as the Primary Election Nears

June 25, 2024
3d rendering of round pin illustration to support the American presidential election voting, focus in the middle of the area Bellevue - With Primary Election Day in WA just six weeks away,… Read More

WAGOP Chairman's Statement on Allegations Involving Semi Bird

June 21, 2024
Bellevue - Last August, when I was elected Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP), I pledged to unite the Party and serve all of Washington in a spirit of goodwill. I knew then… Read More

AG Bob Ferguson is M-I-A, Amid Glaring Mismanagement of COVID Aid by Inslee Administration

June 14, 2024
Bellevue - WA Governor Jay Inslee’s Administration mismanaged more than a billion dollars of federal COVID relief funds, according to a scathing report by the Office of the Washington State… Read More

WAGOP Enthusiastically Adopts 2024 Platform

May 15, 2024
Bellevue, WA - One highlight of the 2024 Washington State Republican Party Convention in Spokane, WA, was the adoption of the WAGOP Platform passed by some 1,800 delegates. At its core, the state… Read More

WAGOP-Endorsed Candidate for Congress Jerrod Sessler Weighs in on Tiffany Smiley Entering the Race for the 4th Congressional District

May 8, 2024
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… Read More

Focused on Winning in November, WAGOP Hosts a Record-Setting State Convention in Spokane

April 24, 2024
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… Read More

Three NEW Common-Sense 'Initiatives To The People' Inspire A Renewed Sense of Optimism and Unity

April 15, 2024
Bellevue, WA - 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… Read More