Matt Boehnke

OLYMPIA… On June 21, State Sen. Matt Boehnke, the Legislature’s leading expert on cybersecurity and technology, was selected to serve on a new state Attorney General task force on artificial intelligence technology. Boehnke, R-Kennewick, will serve on the 18-person task force, which will be tasked with issuing findings, guiding principles...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, will spend two days on a Human Services Committee tour to help shape the committee’s priorities and how they impact the social services available across Washington State, which are administered by the Department of Children, Youth & Families and Department of Social Human Services. On June...

The City of Pasco honored Memorial Day on May 27 with a public ceremony at City View Cemetary. The ceremony included a wreath presentation and flag-raising ceremonies conducted by the Honor Guard and the Tri-Cities Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol. Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, was the keynote speaker at the...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, joined veterans, parents, middle school students, and the public at The Field of Honor Memorial Day Ceremony on May 24 at Bethlehem Lutheran School in Kennewick, Wash. The Field of Honor is a visual representation of the fallen men and women...

Since being appointed chair, Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, chaired his first Select Committee on Pension Policy on May 21 at the John L. O’Brien Bldg. in Olympia, Wash. During the meeting, committee members elected officers and received an update on the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters (LEOFF) plan 2....

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, traveled to Quebec City, Canada, on May 17 to participate in a meeting on the National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Privacy. During the event, participants discussed several topics, including EcoBytes, comparative AI legislation across the border, internet routing security,...

Following several years of planning and successful fundraising, the B5 Community Learning Center in Kennewick, Wash., celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on May 15. Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, spoke at the event, which dozens of Kennewick stakeholders attended. “The opening of the B5 Learning Center is a...

OLYMPIA… In a press release dated May 23, Governor Inslee made a significant decision. He rejected a recommendation from the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council to require the Horse Heaven Wind Farm to mitigate the proposed power plant’s impacts on the endangered ferruginous hawk. This decision, according to Senator Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick,...

As a first-term senator, I am excited about how much we accomplished for the people of Washington and the Mighty 8th District during the 2024 legislative session. As the Republican leader on the Human Services Committee, I am steadfast in my efforts on behalf of our developmental disability families, protecting...

As a minority party member, many of our accomplishments are not about bills we passed but about bad bills we prevented from becoming law. This session, Senate Bill 5770 would have allowed local governments to more than double property taxes – from 1% to 3%. Without direct voter input, this...