Rep. Drew Stokesbary In The News

Washington state, led by Democrats, passed a 9.9% income tax on earnings over $1 million, which House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary called a "betrayal" that threatens to drive away businesses.

House Minority Leader Drew Stokesbary of Auburn told TVW that Washington Democrats often cast blame on Washington, D.C. for tariffs driving up prices in the state. The Republican argued it’s the state’s…

House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary also says Republicans fought for affordability during the session and blocked many Senate bills they believed would have driven up costs.

“It will quickly become a tax on regular people like you and me,” Stokesbary said. “We know that we can’t trust Olympia politicians. Democrats have given us ample reason, just in the…

Republican leaders say Democrats are talking about affordability but failing to act on it. During a joint media availability Tuesday, House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary criticized the lack of movement on bills…

“When he took office last year, he looked like he wanted to be a Democrat Dan Evans that Washingtonians remember for generations,” House Minority Leader Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, said following the…

“Tariffs don't explain why Washington has the second-highest gas price of any state in the country,” Rep. Drew Stokesbary, House minority leader, said. “Tariffs don’t explain why Washington has the fourth-highest grocery…

Republicans say their focus will be squarely on Washington’s affordability crisis. House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary says Democrats are pointing fingers at federal policy, but he argues the real problem is much…

In this special edition of the Northwest Politicast, we talk with leaders from both parties about the challenges lawmakers face when they convene for 2026 legislative session.

“I didn’t see this coming.” House Republican Leader, Drew Stokesbary tells KVI’s Ari Hoffman as he joins us to discuss the details.

Rep. Drew Stokesbary has been re-elected as Leader of the Washington State House Republicans. The 31st Legislative District lawmaker from Auburn was chosen for the leadership post during the caucus reorganization meeting.

“We need more housing, period,” Minority Leader Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, said Thursday. “Housing of all types; big homes, little homes, starter homes, town homes, apartments, condos, mobile homes, every type of housing…

Whether you agree with him or not, Stokesbary echoed a sentiment that will no doubt resonate with many in our area: “Despite everything the state has going for it, we’re just headed…

“It’s just not a line of business the state belongs in,” Stokesbary said. “We should have spent more time trying to figure out how to solve the breakdowns in the private market,…

“The fact that this relies on new taxes is a choice,” Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, lead budget writer in the House, said. “It’s not a necessity.”

Imposing new taxes even as regular tax collections are growing is “a choice, not a necessity,” said state Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, who called the budget process run by Democrats “unnecessarily partisan.”

“Now that we are bringing in this other federal money, we should be able to afford all the investments we need to make right now without a new capital gains tax,” said…

Opponents also call the tax a particularly volatile one that is difficult to rely on for longterm funding. Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, called it “the most volatile tax that any state anywhere…

State Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, a co-sponsor of the proposal, has been pushing for its funding for more than a year. “I think it is the ideal Republican, small-government, conservative form of…

House Republican budget lead Drew Stokesbary said both House and Senate Democrats’ budgets use the rainy day funds “irresponsibly.” He called the Senate approach, which appropriates it to the general fund, “short-sighted.”…

“I’m stunned the majority party would continue to push a job-crushing capital gains tax at a time when we continue to face high unemployment,” Stokesbary said. “Our economic recovery will depend on…