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:

Local Government (Ranking Republican) Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Environment, Energy & Technology Rules

Local Government

Senate panel hears Short bills seeking to improve GMA to create more housing

January 29, 2019

State Sen. Shelly Short’s effort to make housing more affordable and available in Washington took an important step when the Senate Local Government Committee held public hearings last Thursday on five bills (SB 5193, SB 5194, SB 5242, SB 5243 and SB 5245) she’s introduced to make adjustments to the... Read More...

Gov. Inslee vetoes Rep. Short’s bill to help rural development

April 13, 2016

Governor Jay Inslee has vetoed legislation sponsored by Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, that would have helped rural development in the 7th Legislative District. Read More...

House passes Rep. Short’s bill to help rural development

February 18, 2016

"I'm always looking for smart, efficient and effective ways to loosen the bureaucratic red tape to help make housing more affordable and some level of development more attractive and attainable for our local builders." Read More...

House unanimously approves Rep. Short’s bill to help keep local construction costs down

February 11, 2015

Currently, there are two designated climate zones in Washington, delineated between the Western and Eastern parts of the state. Short's bill would keep Northeast Washington from being designated its own climate zone. Read More...

Wolf attacks on domestic animals subject of public hearing in state House

March 20, 2013

Senate Bill 5187, a measure which would give people the right to protect their property and their pets from a gray wolf attack, received a public hearing before the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. County commissioners and their representative from Pend Oreille, Ferry, Stevens and Okanogan counties, or the... Read More...

7th District legislators pleased Republic PDA to get state revitalization financing

April 07, 2009

Seventh District legislators said today they are very pleased that Republic will get needed financial assistance for a light industrial park to bring new, family-wage jobs to Ferry County. According to Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, even before the recession, Ferry County’s unemployment rate was higher than the statewide average.... Read More...

Pend Oreille County officials visit Kretz, Short in Olympia

January 16, 2009

The two officials crossed the mountains to discuss local cost-saving measures Reps. Joel Kretz and Shelly Short welcomed two Pend Oreille officials to Olympia the week of Jan. 12. Laura Merrill, County Commissioner, and Marianne Nichols, County Auditor, were at the Capitol to discuss issues dealing with local legislation... Read More...