Jim Walsh (Washington)
Jim Walsh (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 19-Position 1. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.
Walsh (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 19-Position 1. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Walsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
On August 12, 2023, party leadership elected Walsh to serve as the chairman of the Washington Republican Party.[1]
Biography
Jim Walsh was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 1986. Walsh's career experience includes working as a business owner.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Walsh was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
- Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee
- Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee
- House Rules Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- Joint Legislative Task Force on Water Resource Mitigation
2021-2022
Walsh was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, Ranking minority member
- Education Committee, Asst. ranking minority member
- State Government & Tribal Relations Committee, Asst. ranking minority member
- House Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Walsh was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- House Transportation Committee, Assistant Ranking Minority Member
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee
- State Government and Tribal Relations​ Committee, Ranking Minority Member
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Business and Financial Services |
| • Capital Budget |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh defeated Kelli Hughes-Ham in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Walsh (R)  | 62.2 | 39,940 |
 | Kelli Hughes-Ham (D) | 37.7 | 24,232 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 64,243 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh and Kelli Hughes-Ham advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 61.0 | 27,044 |
| ✔ | | Kelli Hughes-Ham (D) | 38.8 | 17,200 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 44,310 | |||
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2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh defeated Marianna Everson in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 59.3 | 43,315 |
 | Marianna Everson (D) | 40.6 | 29,625 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 73,024 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh and Marianna Everson defeated Clint Bryson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 57.6 | 27,203 |
| ✔ | | Marianna Everson (D) | 22.3 | 10,525 |
| Clint Bryson (D) | 20.0 | 9,447 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 47,214 | |||
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2018
General election
Incumbent Jim Walsh defeated Erin Frasier in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 50.4 | 28,569 |
| Erin Frasier (D) | 49.6 | 28,085 | |
| Total votes: 56,654 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent Jim Walsh and Erin Frasier advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 50.2 | 17,605 |
| ✔ | | Erin Frasier (D) | 49.8 | 17,469 |
| Total votes: 35,074 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Jim Walsh defeated Teresa Purcell in the Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 1 general election.[3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Walsh |
50.49% | 28,693 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Purcell | 49.51% | 28,134 | |
| Total Votes | 56,827 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Teresa Purcell and Jim Walsh defeated incumbent JD Rossetti, Tim Sutinen and Val Tinney in the Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 top two primary.[4][5]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Teresa Purcell |
24.19% | 6,411 | |
| Republican | Jim Walsh |
28.96% | 7,675 | |
| Democratic | JD Rossetti Incumbent | 24.00% | 6,361 | |
| Democratic | Tim Sutinen | 8.23% | 2,180 | |
| Republican | Val Tinney | 14.63% | 3,877 | |
| Total Votes | 26,504 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jim Walsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Walsh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am husband of one and father of five. I own and operate a small business. In the legislature, I am a strong voice for constitutional government, safe streets in our communities, a thriving private-sector economy that creates jobs and opportunity, and delivering excellent basic education to WA's children. Our state constitution starts by reminding us: "All political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed and are established to protect and maintain individual rights."
- Restore balanced, constitutional government in Olympia.
- Return the ability to chase criminal suspects and fight crime to our law enforcement agencies.
- Give the people of Washington reasonable tax relief: especially property, sales and fuel tax relief.
My legislative committee assignments reflect my policy focuses. I'm ranking member on the WA House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee. I'm assistant ranking member on two other committees: K-12 Education and State Government. And I also sit on the House Transportation Committee. In addition to those assignments, I serve on the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) and on the legislature's Water Rights Mitigation Task Force.
Thomas Jefferson. Abraham Lincoln. Barry Goldwater. Dan Evans.
Walter Cronkite reading death tallies from the war in Viet Nam. I was three or four years old.
My first job was as a lifeguard. I did that through high school and my first year of college.
To restore balanced, constitutional government in Olympia.
To rein in an overreaching bureaucratic administrative establishment.
To assure that a high-quality basic education is available to children in every corner of the state.
Washington does not have a unicameral legislature. I assume that one of the benefits is a simpler process for moving bills. Our bicameral legislature has screwed up needed reforms in the last days of the last several sessions.
Not necessarily.
WA's bipartisan commission system is good.
Necessary, sometimes. Not necessarily desirable.
To compromise without losing integrity, a legislator must start from a place of strong principles. And return to that place regularly.
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2020
Jim Walsh did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Walsh's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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For Jobs State government can do better when it comes to our local economy. Seattle politicians make decisions that shutter local businesses and then say our communities should be dependent on tourism. Tourism is great, but we can't rebuild our economy on any one industry. We need family wage jobs. That means a diversified economy. And local legislators who will stand up to Seattle’s agenda. For Schools For too many years, Olympia has failed our community, refusing to fund our local schools adequately. The 19th District needs a more effective state education system and a fairer property tax system. Our kids...and their families...deserve a good education. But the issue is even bigger than that. Good schools are vital to our future--and our economic recovery. For Representative Jim Walsh shares our community’s values. He's committed to Coastal Washington's success. He cares about the future of our children and our local economy. He shares our area's commitment to bi-partisanship and common sense. Most of all: He’s a voice for the Coast, not Seattle.[6] |
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| —Jim Walsh[7] | ||
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 9 through April 23. There were also special sessions. The first special session was April 24 through May 23. The second special session was May 23 through June 21. The third special session was June 21 through July 20.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington State Republican Party, "Washington State Republican Party elects Rep. Jim Walsh for Chairman," accessed August 21, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 3, 2022
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Jim Walsh, "Issues," accessed October 4, 2016
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| Preceded by JD Rossetti (D) |
Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 2017-Present |
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