Senator Mark Schoesler

Senate Republican Leader — 9th Legislative District

Serving all or part of six counties:

Adams, Asotin, Franklin Garfield, Spokane, and Whitman

Senator Ann Rivers

Legislative District 18

Senator Jim Honeyford

Legislative District 15

Senator Mark Schoesler

Legislative District 9

Senator John Braun

Legislative District 20

Senator Barbara Bailey

Legislative District 10

Senator Randi Becker

Legislative District 2

Senator Sharon Brown

Legislative District 8

Senator Doug Ericksen

Legislative District 42

Senator Curtis King

Legislative District 14

Senator Steve O'Ban

Legislative District 28

Senator Mike Padden

Legislative District 4

Senator Tim Sheldon

Legislative District 35

Senator Judy Warnick

Legislative District 13

Senator Brad Hawkins

Legislative District 12

Senator Lynda Wilson

Legislative District 17

Senator Hans Zeiger

Legislative District 25

Senator Maureen Walsh

Legislative District 16

Senator Phil Fortunato

Legislative District 31

Senator Shelly Short

Legislative District 7

Senator Keith Wagoner

Legislative District 39

Senator Jeff Holy

Legislative District 6

Senator Ron Muzzall

Legislative District 10

Senate Committees:

Ways & Means Rules Labor & Commerce

Transportation

Schoesler statement on announcement of West Coast governors’ pact

April 15, 2020

OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, issued this statement in response to Monday’s announcement by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov. Gavin Newsom that they have an agreement on a shared vision for reopening their states’ economies and controlling COVID-19 into the future. “If... Read More...

2020 session week 9 video: Legislature passes controversial sex education bill

March 11, 2020

March 03, 2020

February 13, 2020

January 27, 2020

January 14, 2020

Schoesler: Voter-passed I-976 not assured of fair hearing from judicial branch

December 05, 2019

As voter-approved Initiative 976 remains in legal limbo due to a King County court ruling Nov. 27, Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler suggests the measure returning car-tabs to $30 can’t receive a fair court hearing because so many judges owe their jobs to Democrats. “Most people don’t know that nearly... Read More...

Schoesler pleased SR-26 passing lane project funded in final transportation budget

April 28, 2019

Washington State University students and other members of “Cougar Nation” will be among those benefiting from a passing-lane project for State Route 26 that is accelerated in the new two-year state transportation budget passed by the Senate today, said 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville. The 2019-21 transportation budget provides... Read More...

Schoesler: Democrat tax increase will hurt rural Washington, key state industry

April 25, 2019

Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler blasted the Senate’s approval tonight of a bill that would raise fuel costs through a higher tax on one of the state’s leading industries and be particularly hard on rural Washington. Substitute Senate Bill 5993 was passed virtually along party lines, 27-22. It now goes... Read More...

Schoesler supports SR-26 passing lane project in Senate transportation budget

April 04, 2019

Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, is applauding the 2019-21 Senate transportation budget’s inclusion of an $11.15 million project that would add climbing lanes on State Route 26 between Dusty and Colfax in Whitman County. “I’m very pleased to see the Senate budget not only includes funding for the climbing lanes on SR-26,... Read More...

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