Paul Harris

Read my 2018 Session Review by clicking on the image below.

As you are aware, the Legislature adjourned the 2018 legislative session on March 8. Keep in mind I am your representative year-round. While I want to keep you updated on what is happening in Olympia and issues surrounding our state government, we are in an election year and there are limits...

There were a number of accomplishments to point to, but I was concerned with the operating budget, the minimal property tax relief we provided taxpayers and I am still working on getting the Tobacco-21 legislation passed.

Residents of the 17th Legislative District will have an opportunity to learn more about the 2018 legislative session by meeting with their legislators at a town hall meeting Saturday, March 24. The meeting, open to the public, will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Dengerink Administrative...

Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, discusses his legislation that would prohibit the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and vapor products to individuals under the age of 21. Harris says the bill would provide long-term savings for the state.

The 2018 legislative session is off to a good start. Less than two weeks into the session an agreement was reached on the Hirst decision, leading to the passage of the capital budget. Hirst solution After extensive negotiations over many months, and with the leadership of the House Republican Caucus, a...

Residents of the 17th Legislative District will have a chance to learn more about the upcoming 2018 legislative session in Olympia and talk with their legislators by attending a district town hall meeting on Saturday, Dec. 9. The meeting, open to the public, will be held from 11 a.m. to...

The 2018 legislative session is just around the corner. Sen. Lynda Wilson, Rep. Vicki Kraft and I will be holding a town hall meeting on Dec. 9. The meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Firstenburg Community Center, 700 NE 136th Ave. in Vancouver. We will...

After many months of negotiations the Legislature was able to reach an agreement and pass an operating budget, Senate Bill 5883, on June 30 and avoid a government shutdown. Of the two-year, $43.7 billion spending plan, 53 percent of that will go toward education. For the first time since the early 1980s...