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Jim Walsh

Republican · WA · Washington State Representative, District 19 Position 1

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Jim Walsh is an Aberdeen small-business owner and publisher who has served in the Washington House since 2016. He graduated from Amherst College and has represented coastal Southwest Washington throughout his legislative tenure.

Campaign Finance Information — Legislative District 19 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term)

Campaign Finance Information · Legislative District 19 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term) · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$46,605
Spent
$80,078

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money not counted in Raised, like funds from earlier years or loans.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • UNKNOWN$15,130
  • RETIRED$1,900
  • Bee Keeper$1,200
  • HOMEMAKER$1,200
Show 1 more
  • Shellfish Farmer$1,000
Direct contributions by size
  • 1000 4999$19,540
  • 250 999$19,660
  • 100 249$6,418
  • Under 100$987

Source: Washington PDC · 2026 cycle · my.pdc.wa.gov

Track record

Environment and Public Health

· 2 records

  • Voted no on final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5116 (56-42), the law committing Washington electric utilities to carbon-neutral and then carbon-free electricity.

    April 11, 2019Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of Engrossed House Bill 1638 (57-40), which removed the personal and philosophical exemption from the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirement for school entry.

    March 5, 2019Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Reduce Wealth Gap

· 1 record

  • The House adopted Walsh's amendment to the 2022 supplemental operating budget requiring Western State Hospital and Eastern State Hospital to pay the state minimum wage to patients working in vocational rehabilitation and work readiness programs.

    February 26, 2022For

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 1 record

  • Voted no on third reading and final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2081 (50-48), which raised business and occupation tax rates.

    April 22, 2025For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records

  • Voted yes on final passage of Initiative 2113 (77-20), which restored police authority to engage in vehicular pursuits on reasonable suspicion and was enacted as Chapter 6, Laws of 2024.

    March 4, 2024For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on the conference committee report for Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1054 (55-42), which restricted police tactics including chokeholds, neck restraints and vehicular pursuits.

    April 23, 2021For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Housing Affordability

· 2 records

  • Voted no on third reading and final passage of Engrossed House Bill 1217 (53-42), the residential rent stabilization act limiting annual rent increases.

    March 10, 2025Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Engrossed House Bill 1482, which Walsh sponsored as prime sponsor, was enacted as Chapter 222, Laws of 2021, addressing foreclosure protections for homeowners in common interest communities.

    May 10, 2021For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 2 records

  • During floor debate on the 2022 supplemental operating budget the House adopted a separate Walsh amendment that kept the Naselle Youth Camp in Pacific County open.

    February 26, 2022For

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of Second Substitute House Bill 1087 (63-33), which created the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program funded by an employee payroll premium.

    February 21, 2019Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Public Education Quality

· 3 records

  • Voted yes on final passage of Initiative 2081 (82-15), the parents' bill of rights measure covering access to school records and curricula, which the Legislature enacted as Chapter 4, Laws of 2024.

    March 4, 2024For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5395 (56-40), which required comprehensive sexual health education in Washington public schools.

    March 4, 2020Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted yes on final passage of Engrossed House Bill 2242 (67-26), the McCleary K-12 school funding and state property tax package.

    June 30, 2017For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Gun Control

· 3 records

  • Voted no on third reading and final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1163 (58-38), which established a permit to purchase requirement for firearms.

    March 8, 2025Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on third reading and final passage of Substitute House Bill 1240 (55-42), the ban on the manufacture and sale of semiautomatic assault rifles in Washington.

    March 8, 2023Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on third reading and final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5078 (55-42), which banned the manufacture and sale of firearm magazines holding more than 10 rounds.

    March 4, 2022Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Personal Income Tax Reduction

· 4 records

  • Led a 24-hour Republican floor stand against the Senate Bill 6346 income tax measure, during which Republicans loaded more than 80 amendments onto the bill before it passed the House.

    March 10, 2026For

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6346 (51-46), the bill establishing a state tax on high income earners.

    March 9, 2026For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted yes on final passage of Initiative 2111 (76-21), which prohibited state and local taxes on personal income and was enacted as Chapter 5, Laws of 2024.

    March 4, 2024For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted no on the conference committee report for Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5096 (52-44), the bill enacting Washington's excise tax on capital gains.

    April 24, 2021For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Civil Rights

· 1 record

  • Voted no on final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5599 (57-39), which let licensed youth shelters notify the Department of Children, Youth, and Families instead of parents when housing a minor seeking gender affirming or reproductive health care.

    April 12, 2023Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Corporate Accountability

· 1 record

  • Cast the lone no vote against Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1483 (94-1), the Right to Repair Act governing servicing of products with digital electronics.

    March 4, 2025Against

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

General

· 6 records

  • Authored and sponsored the three citizen initiatives to the Legislature, Initiatives 2081, 2111 and 2113, that both chambers approved on this date, enacting them into law beyond the governor's veto.

    March 4, 2024

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • The House passed Walsh's family burial grounds bill, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1037, a second time by 92-1 during the 2024 session.

    January 25, 2024

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Elected chair of the Washington State Republican Party at the party's Olympia meeting, receiving 95 of 110 votes cast by state committee members and county party chairs.

    August 12, 2023

    Source: lynnwoodtimes.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • The House passed Walsh's Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1037 unanimously, 95-0, allowing family burial grounds on private property.

    February 27, 2023

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Announced his 2021 House committee assignments, taking the post of ranking minority member on the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee and assistant ranking member on the House Education Committee.

    December 21, 2020

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Governor Jay Inslee signed Walsh's House Bill 1148 into law, extending the expiration date for state reporting requirements on timber purchases; the measure was enacted as Chapter 55, Laws of 2017.

    April 19, 2017

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 3 records

  • Apologized publicly for wearing a yellow Star of David on his shirt at a Thurston County event in protest of COVID-19 vaccine requirements, calling his use of the image inappropriate and offensive.

    July 1, 2021

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • The Washington State Legislative Ethics Board dismissed for lack of reasonable cause a complaint filed against Walsh by a Black Lives Matter affiliate over questions he asked people testifying at House committee hearings.

    May 19, 2021

    Source: jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Two constituents, Jeff Nichols and Gilbert Myers, filed a First Amendment lawsuit against Walsh in U.S. District Court in Tacoma alleging he unlawfully banned them from his official Facebook page.

    October 26, 2018

    Source: spokesman.com · researched July 23, 2026

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Profile last researched July 23, 2026.