Paul Harris

We are in the sixth week of the legislative session. We are approaching the first cutoff date. By this Friday, February 22, all bills must be out of their respective policy committees in order to move forward in the legislative process. Bills in fiscal committees or that are considered necessary...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 19, 2013 CONTACT: Kurt Hammond, Public Information Officer – (360) 786-7794 Eric Campbell, Senior Information Officer – (360) 786-7503 Rep. Paul Harris – (360) 786-7976 Sen. Don Benton – (360) 786-7632 Sen. Benton, Rep. Harris to hold telephone town hall Monday, Feb. 25 Sen. Don Benton...

Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, and other Southwest Washington legislators have signed onto a letter requesting the U.S. Coast Guard consider a much higher clearance than the proposed 116 feet for the Columbia River Crossing (CRC). Harris says the current design would have a negative impact on the local economy. “Under...

The 2013 legislative session is underway. However, before I give you an early session update I want to say thank you for all your support during my first term. I am very appreciative of you returning me to Olympia for a second go around. With my first term under my...

The 2013 legislative session is just around the corner and while we are not in Olympia yet, my second term is already going to be very different than my first. During our leadership elections this November I was elected Republican whip. As the whip, I am a member of the...

In a vote by his colleagues today, State Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, was elected to the position of Republican whip. As the whip, he is a member of the Republican leadership team and responsible for ensuring that members of the caucus are in attendance and voting when legislation makes its...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 16, 2012 CONTACT: Lisa Fenton, Communications Director, cell (360) 789-6064 Bobbi Cussins, Public Information Officer: (360) 786-7252 State House Republicans elect leadership team Leadership members are elected to serve two-year terms At a caucus reorganization meeting today, House Republicans in the Washington statehouse elected their leadership...

Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, voiced his frustration with yesterday’s King County Superior Court judge’s ruling on the voter-approved Initiative 1053, which requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to raise taxes. Harris issued the following statement: “I am disappointed by the decision but I cannot say I am surprised. We...

The Legislature adjourned April 11, 2012 after a marathon 24-hour finish and agreement on operating and capital budgets, as well as a series of government reform bills. Bipartisanship played a role in the budgets and key pieces of reform legislation. There are many positive things that came out of both...