Working for you in Olympia!

Welcome to my webpage! I’m Shelly Short, your senator from Washington’s 7th Legislative District.

We live in one of the most spectacular parts of our country, a land of mountains, forests, farms, orchards, lakes and rivers. Our district covers a full fifth of the state, and our issues are different than those of Washington’s urban areas. We cherish our rural lifestyle and the freedom that comes with it. We’re interested in economic growth and prosperity, an affordable standard of living, improved services for rural areas, and greater employment and recreational opportunities for all of us living in this region. What works for Seattle often doesn’t work for us – and we need Olympia to know it.

This is the message I bring to the Capitol as your advocate in the state Senate. I have been honored to represent the 7th Legislative District since 2009. In the Senate, I serve as Republican floor leader, helping shape debate on everything from water to taxation, health care, education and affordable energy. I want to know what you think about the issues of importance to North Central and Northeastern Washington.

If you have a comment about the direction of state government, or you need help dealing with a state agency, please don’t hesitate to contact my office. You can reach me and my executive assistant, Shannon Whitmore, at (360) 786-7612, by email at Shelly.Short@leg.wa.gov, or by mail at the address you will find on this page. We are here to serve you – and we put that responsibility first.

Shelly Short

Senator, 7th Legislative District

Important note: Written communications are subject to disclosure under the Washington Public Records Act.

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April 10, 2025

Washington says no to biggest tax hike in state history – will Olympia listen?

See speech by clicking here or on video above. When the budget came up for a vote on the Senate floor March 29, I pointed out that it lacked balance. It might address the needs of government and fulfill the wish-lists of our majority colleagues, but what about the people who have to pay for...
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April 04, 2025

7th District lawmakers acclaim telephone town hall with widespread constituent involvement and support

7th District lawmakers join in telephone town hall meeting from Olympia: Rep. Andrew Engell, right, Rep, Hunter Abell, center, Sen. Shelly Short, right.  Legislators from the 7th Legislative District recently held their annual telephone town hall, and they say it was was once again a wild success. “We had terrific participation in this year’s telephone...
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March 29, 2025

Help us fight a bill would send property taxes soaring

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers March 29, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here.    Dear Friends and Neighbors, One of the worst tax bills of the year gets a hearing Monday in the state Senate – a bill that would unleash enormous property taxes across the...
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March 26, 2025

Reckless overspending in Olympia makes for an outrageous budget debate

Note: The following op-ed was published in the Stevens County Times, April 2025 edition. By Sen. Shelly Short, Rep. Hunter Abell and Rep. Andrew Engell In Olympia, a $7 billion shortfall has become an excuse for a tax increase of more than $17 billion. You heard that right. Majority Democrats in the Legislature are calling...
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March 25, 2025

You’re invited! Telephone town hall meeting set for Thursday

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers March 25, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, You’re invited to a telephone town hall meeting Thursday with your 7th District lawmakers. I’ll be joining my seatmates, Reps. Hunter Abell and Andrew Engell, for a public conversation about the...
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March 18, 2025

7th District lawmakers to host telephone town hall meeting March 27

Rep. Andrew Engell, Sen. Shelly Short, and Rep. Hunter Abell. / Credit: Washington State Legislature OLYMPIA – Lawmakers from the 7th Legislative District will host a telephone town hall meeting March 27, giving residents of North-Central and Northeastern Washington a convenient way to speak to their elected officials about the 2025 legislative session. Sen. Shelly...
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