Reps. John Ley and Stephanie McClintock will also address any other concerns and questions constituents have regarding state government
State lawmakers from the 18th Legislative District will host an in-person town hall meeting on Saturday, March 28, in Battle Ground. With the 2026 session ending on Thursday, March 12, Rep. Stephanie McClintock and Rep. John Ley will meet with constituents to review the major events from the recently concluded session.
Among the issues they plan to discuss is the recent vote by the majority of Democrats to implement a state income tax. They will recap the 24-hour debate on the bill and answer constituents’ questions about what comes next, including the possibility of the legislation being expanded in the future.
Ley and McClintock will also discuss the majority party’s approval of an operating budget exceeding $80 billion, continuing a pattern of rapid government growth over the past decade. They will explain how the budget relies on unstable revenue assumptions and shifts money from reserves and other accounts to make the numbers work.
In addition to the new state income tax and massive operating budget, the town hall meeting is a great opportunity for constituents in the 18th District to learn more about everything else that just happened in Olympia that affects them and the entire state of Washington.
The 90-minute meeting will be held on Saturday, March 28, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the following location:
Battle Ground City Hall
109 SW 1st Street
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Ley and McClintock will also address any other concerns and questions constituents have regarding state government.
McClintock, R-Vancouver, serves as the ranking Republican on the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee, and as the assistant ranking member on the House Capital Budget Committee. She also serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
Ley, R-Vancouver, serves on the House Environment and Energy, Post Secondary Education and Workforce, and Transportation committees.
Information provided by the Washington State House Republicans, houserepublicans.wa.gov
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