Matt Boehnke

Every year, the six organizations that make up the Tri-Cities Legislative Council (Tri-City Regional Chamber, Tri-City Industrial Development Council, Visit Tri-Cities, Pasco Chamber, Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber, and the West Richland Chamber of Commerce) travel to Olympia to meet with lawmakers from the 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th districts. While today...

Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, joins KONA Radio’s Robb Francis live in Olympia. He discusses his push to advance STEM by launching “Space Race 2.0” in Washington state. He also explains how he’s working to thwart the efforts of cybercriminals to ensure the state can hold secure elections now and in...

We’re now at the end of the second week of the 2020 legislative session. If you haven’t been keeping tabs on the latest from Olympia, I encourage you to subscribe to the Capitol Buzz, a weekday summary of online news stories from across the state. I also recommend bookmarking our...

Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, has introduced a series of bills seeking to bolster Washington’s space industry and position the state as a leader in the new space economy for both civilian and military populations. House Joint Memorial 4015 requests Congress to establish a U.S. Space Academy in Washington to support...

Appearing Tuesday before the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee, Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, testified on a bill he’s sponsored to ensure secure ballot transmission for military and overseas voters in future elections. Under House Bill 2111, which was requested by the Secretary of State’s office last year, emailed...

I hope you and your family have had a great Thanksgiving week full of football, food and fellowship! I’m sending this email update out tonight because election-year restrictions go into effect tomorrow. That means I won’t be able to send you another email update until session starts on January 13....

As your state representative, it's my job to work on your behalf and help ensure the 8th District remains the best place in the state to live, work and raise a family. I'm proud of how our district is helping lead the way...

Reps. Matt Boehnke and Skyler Rude have been appointed to serve on the National Conference of State Legislature’s (NCSL) Nuclear Legislative Working Group. The group, which meets two times per year, provides state lawmakers from across the nation an opportunity to discuss nuclear energy and waste management policy, as well...

This year’s 105-day legislative session ended on a disappointing note, as the majority party approved $2 billion in tax increases in the dead of night before ultimately passing the 2019-21 operating budget. While it was always likely that larger Democrat majorities in the House and Senate would lead to tax...

Earlier this session, Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, sponsored local students Grant Robertson (pictured left) and Johnathon Rexus (pictured right) as pages in the state House. Robertson attends Chief Joseph Middle School in Richland, while Rexus attends Kamiakin High School in Kennewick. During their week in the House Page Program, the...