Matt Boehnke

In Dec. 2024, I began prefiling bills important to the constituents of the 8th Legislative District. Since then, I have filed over two dozen bills, many of which will positively impact Washington State’s energy policy, local agriculture, cybersecurity, and higher education. Here is a list of my current bills you...

Last week, I filed legislation encouraging federal lawmakers to protect the four lower Snake River dams from removal. Senate Joint Memorial 8010 formally requests approval of the Northwest Energy Security Act, introduced late last month by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse and an Idaho senator. The act safeguards the hydroelectric power,...

I came into the 2025 legislative session to find common ground with the Senate majority – and it’s working. Four full weeks into this year’s session, 17 of the 25 bills I’ve filed as the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee have attracted co-sponsorship from across...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Legislation from Sen. Matt Boehnke aimed at improving access to education was endorsed today by the state Senate’s higher-education committee. Committee members, who include Boehnke, supported two of his bills. One is Senate Bill 5542, to accommodate more enrollment in high-school completion...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Just 10 months after voting for Washington’s parental-rights act, Sen. Matt Boehnke joined every Republican state senator Wednesday to oppose a partisan effort to strip many important rights from the law. The Kennewick lawmaker made his concerns clear before Senate Bill 5181...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, has filed legislation encouraging federal lawmakers to protect the four lower Snake River dams from removal. Senate Joint Memorial 8010 formally requests approval of the Northwest Energy Security Act, introduced late last month by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, came into the 2025 legislative session to find common ground with the Senate majority – and it’s working. Two full weeks into this year’s session, 14 of the 17 bills filed by Boehnke, the ranking Republican on the...

Sen Matt Boehnke on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line talks about Gov. Ferguson’s inaugural address, energy, a bill related to college athletes’ healthcare, and more. #waleg LISTEN

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA…Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, the new ranking Republican on the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee (ENET), has pre-filed a bill that is aimed at reforming the siting of energy projects by ensuring the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) has the final...

We have rescheduled the Legislative Latte for Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Tri City Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Center. Last Friday night I was caught up in a five-car pileup on Manastash Ridge on I-82 heading home to Kennewick. Thankfully no one was...