Kevin Waters
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Kevin has lived in Southwest Washington his entire life, and his roots run deep in his community. He is an active, local business leader who is serving on several community boards. He started his family’s business, Backwoods Brewing, and grew it into more than 70 employees. From 2010 to 2019, Kevin was a Port of Skamania Commissioner and has since taken on the role of economic development manager for Skamania County and Skamania EDC executive director. He is still actively serving in his community as he represents the 17th District in Olympia. By cutting taxes and keeping government out of the way of small businesses, Kevin is working to make 17th District communities the best places in the country for families to live and grow. Kevin also strongly supports law enforcement, being a former corrections officer. With the crime rate escalating, Kevin believes in fully funding law enforcement offices to protect individuals and families and avoid making the mistakes that have been so prevalent in Olympia and throughout Washington. In the state House of Representatives, Kevin serves as the ranking Republican on the State Government and Tribal Relations Committee, and on the Capital…
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- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 6003: Concerning the capital budget.
- VerifiedVoted no on SB 5998: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
- VerifiedVoted no on HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.
- VerifiedVoted no on SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
- VerifiedVoted no on HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program.
- VerifiedVoted yes on HB 1960: Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities.
- VerifiedVoted no on SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
- VerifiedVoted no on SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies.)
- VerifiedVoted no on HB 2487: Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted no on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
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HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.
SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
SB 5998: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
SB 6003: Concerning the capital budget.
SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
HB 1960: Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities.
SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program.
SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies.)
HB 2487: Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
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