Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who came out to our recent 8th District town hall. I appreciate you taking the time to be there, ask questions, and stay engaged. We covered a lot — some of it easy, some of it not. I appreciated hearing directly from you about the pressures you’re...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Now that the 2026 legislative session has wrapped up, I wanted to reach out on a couple of important topics. First, to invite you to my upcoming town hall this Saturday, April 11. Next, as promised in my previous update, to share a brief dive into the recently approved capital construction...

OLYMPIA — Residents of Washington’s 8th Legislative District are invited to attend a town hall meeting with their state lawmakers on Saturday, April 11. Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, Rep. Stephanie Barnard, R-Pasco, and Rep. April Connors, R-Kennewick, will provide an overview of the 2026 legislative session and take questions from attendees. The meeting will cover...

Sen. Matt Boehnke and Reps. April Connors and Stephanie Barnard secured key investments for the 8th District and the Tri-Cities region in the 2026 supplemental capital budget, building on major investments in last year’s budget and bringing total funding for the biennium to more than $100 million. In a joint statement, the lawmakers said: “In...

OLYMPIA — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Matt Boehnke to simplify how students track their financial aid applications has been signed into law by the governor. Substitute Senate Bill 5841 integrates financial aid application data into Washington’s universal High School and Beyond Plan platform, giving students, families, and school staff a clearer, more accessible way to...

The 2026 legislative session has officially come to an end. After 60 days in Olympia, it was one of the more intense — and exhausting — sessions in recent memory. Like every session, some positive things happened. But several major decisions made by the majority will have long-term consequences for Washington taxpayers — most notably...