Matt Boehnke

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Legislature has approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Matt Boehnke to improve how students track their progress on state and federal financial aid applications. Substitute Senate Bill 5841 aims to integrate financial aid application data into Washington’s universal High School and Beyond Plan platform, allowing students,...

OLYMPIA… Katalyna Contreras, an eighth-grader at Kiona-Benton City Middle School, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. Contreras was one of 25 students who served as Senate pages for the eighth week of the 2026 legislative session. She was...

OLYMPIA… Josie Chapin, a junior at Hanford High School in Richland, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate in Olympia. Chapin was one of 23 students who served as Senate pages for the sixth week of the 2026 legislative session. She was sponsored by...

OLYMPIA…Tri-Cities lawmakers are urging state leaders to pause consideration of a proposed less restrictive alternative (LRA) housing placement for sexually violent predators in a residential Kennewick neighborhood. In a letter delivered today to Gov. Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, Department of Social and Health Services Secretary Angela Ramirez and...

OLYMPIA —Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, criticized the Senate’s approval of Substitute House Bill 1390, which would eliminate Washington’s Community Protection Program without adopting reasonable safeguards to protect communities. The 8th District lawmaker noted that several amendments offered during debate would have strengthened public safety protections as participants transition out of...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who joined me for our town hall on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Columbia Basin College. I truly appreciate those who took time out of their weekend to come talk about what’s happening in Olympia and how it affects our community. We had a...

In this week’s update, Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, shares the latest from Olympia as the Senate debates a proposed state income tax that has generated historic public response, with more than 100,000 people signing in CON. Boehnke outlines his concerns about how the proposal could affect families’ everyday costs, including...

OLYMPIA… Clara Kinion, a freshman at Kennewick High school, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate in Olympia. Kinion was one of 19 students who served as Senate pages for the fifth week of the 2026 legislative session. She was sponsored by Sen. Matt...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, takes a closer look at the new income tax approved by the Senate, warning it could create far-reaching consequences for Washington families and employers. He also spotlights bipartisan efforts to simplify the FAFSA process to expand access to higher education and support agriculture by advancing clean-energy...

During Senate floor debate, Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, opposes the Democrats’ proposed income tax bill, SB 6346, and warns that it acts as a “gateway drug” that opens the door to broader taxation on all Washington families. Boehnke argues the proposal will not stop with so-called millionaires. He says lawmakers...