
🎧 17th District GOP Gala Features Semi Bird, State Lawmakers
Fundraiser and silent auction for the 17th Legislative District to feature Keynote Speaker Semi Bird
A 17th Legislative District dinner and silent auction event will be held Saturday, May 16 at Orchard Hills Golf and Country Club in Washougal.
“Gala on the Greens’’ will feature four speakers including Keynote Speaker Semi Bird, a former U.S. Marine and Army veteran, behavioral scientist, and Republican political figure in Washington state who ran for governor in 2024.
Bird will be joined by state Reps. Kevin Waters and David Stuebe as well as former County Chair Eileen Quiring O’Brien, a candidate for Clark County auditor.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) on May 16.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go to LD17 Committee Republican WA. State.
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