Matt Boehnke

During this year’s 60-day legislative session, Rep. Matt Boehnke has sponsored three local high school students as pages in the Washington State House of Representatives. Zoe Pfeifer attends Delta High School. Her interests include playing tennis, attending medical camps, and serving in her local church. “Zoe was a great addition...

I wanted to send a quick reminder that I’ll be holding a town hall meeting with Sen. Sharon Brown and Rep. Brad Klippert on Saturday morning in Richland. The three of us will be providing a brief update on this year’s 60-day session, and then opening it up for your...

With a 93-5 vote Tuesday, the state House approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Matt Boehnke aimed at fostering economic growth by supporting emerging businesses in the new space economy. While the old space economy relied exclusively on federal dollars flowing through NASA and the Department of Defense, the new...

Eighth District lawmakers Sen. Sharon Brown, Rep. Brad Klippert, and Rep. Matt Boehnke will host a town hall meeting on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Richland Community Center. During the meeting, the legislators will provide an update on the 2020 legislative session and take questions from attendees. Details are as...

On Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10-11:30 a.m., I will be hosting a town hall meeting with Sen. Sharon Brown and Rep. Brad Klippert at the Richland Community Center (500 Amon Park Drive). The three of us will provide a brief update on this year’s 60-day session and then take your...

Two bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, have been approved by the House committees tasked with reviewing them. House Bill 2593 would build on existing efforts to improve state agency accountability and performance by extending the following requirements through the year 2028: State agencies that issue permits must track...

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...