King County GOP

🗳️The future starts with the August primary! Our Voters Guide is live — straight-up candidate recommendations for people who want safer streets, sane budgets, and leaders who actually live here. 👏 📍KCGOP.org/votersguide 🌐Main site: KCGOP.org @WAGOP

“The problem in #Seattle and across our state is NOT gun violence; it’s gang violence,” says @WAGOP Chairman Rep. @JimWalshLD19 following Sunday’s gang-related shooting at the Bite of Seattle, which left three bystanders dead. “There’s no law on the books that would have prevented the thugs and the gangsters at the Bite of Seattle from carrying guns. This is the hypocrisy of the far left in Washington state: They’ve created laws that encourage more gun violence,” adds Chairman Walsh. “In Olympia, the ruling party has softened the law’s treatment of juveniles so much that gangsters are using them as enforcers. Older gangsters know that if juveniles are caught with a gun or arrested for a violent crime involving a gun, they are likely to receive little more than a slap on the wrist, if that. In WA state, a juvenile must commit multiple offenses before being charged,” he explains. @KCGOP @WaHouseGOP @WAPolicyCenter @WashingtonSRC @gop_yakima @SPOG1952 @SeattleCouncil @fox13seattle @TCSWashington @jcurleyshow @jakespikeshow @BrandiKruse @thehoffather @JimWalshLD19

💯 @KCGOP. Decades of one-party "Democrat" rule is forcing capital flight and unaffordability. Vote Republican by Aug. 4th!

Fact-Sheet & Sources Breakdown #1 Highest Liquor Tax in America ($36.68/gal) The Fact: Washington levies a spirits excise tax of $36.68 per gallon, the highest rate in the United States—nearly $13 per gallon higher than second-place Oregon ($23.74/gal). Source: Tax Foundation. $1.29/gal in Gas Taxes & Energy Fees The Fact: Washington motorists pay $1.29 per gallon in combined state motor vehicle fuel taxes, carbon auction surcharges, and state fuel mandates. This total includes: 59¢/gal state gas tax (third-highest in the nation, including a 6-cent 2025 increase). ~50¢/gal from the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) cap-and-invest program. ~19¢/gal from the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) regulation. Sources: Washington State House Republicans, AAA, Washington State Department of Ecology, Tax Foundation. $15 to $18 Tolls for a Single Commute The Fact: In March 2024, the Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC) raised peak dynamic toll caps on the I-405 Express Toll Lanes and SR 167 HOT lanes to $15.00. State transport officials are currently evaluating proposals to raise the maximum rate cap to $18.00 due to project funding shortfalls. Sources: Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC), WSDOT, State Treasurer's Office. #2 Highest Cell Phone Tax in U.S. (21.62%) The Fact: Washington imposes a combined wireless tax rate of 21.62% on cell phone bills—the second-highest rate in the nation and 66% above the national average. Source: Tax Foundation. Top 3 Sales Tax in U.S. (Average 9.51%, Seattle hits 10.6%) The Fact: Washington has the third-highest average combined state and local sales tax rate in the nation at 9.51%, with peak municipal rates in King County reaching 10.6%. Sources: Kiplinger, Tax Foundation. $165,000 Added to Every New Home by Government Rules The Fact: Government regulations, code mandates, and permit delays account for 23.8% of the cost of constructing a new home in Washington, adding an estimated $164,386 to $165,000 to the median home purchase price. Permit processing delays (averaging 6.5 months) add an extra $31,000 in holding/financing costs. Local government impact fees add an average of $18,433 per single-family home. Sources: Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

💸 They pitch their policies as "progressive" to get everyone on board. The reality? A skyrocketing tax burden on the working middle class over the last 20 years. Democrat leaders aren't solving the affordability problem, they are making it worse. Vote Republican by August 4th. @WAGOP

We don’t need something new to solve our public safety issues. We need to get back to our core principles.

@WAGOP Read our full platform for public safety here: KCGOP.org/party-platform

🚨 Three dead and four injured at the Bite of Seattle. Is this the "progress" our progressive leaders promise? We need fully funded police and safe streets, not more excuses. @WAGOP

Washington State 2026 Primary Election WHAT TO DO IF YOU RECEIVE EXTRA BALLOTS IN ERROR IN THE MAIL July 27, 2026 1. Write the REASON on the OUTER ballot envelope, e.g. deceased, moved, don't know them. 2. Take a photo of OUTER ballot FRONT envelope to save name for follow up. 3. Return to Sender Only AFTER the Election Certification. @AAGDhillon @RealSKeshel @Sessler Post by King County GOP + details:

@WAGOP To update voter registration (moved within WA State): votewa.gov

🚨 Receiving an extra ballot or two can be frustrating, but handling it correctly helps protect local election integrity. Follow our step-by-step flowchart to hold King County Elections accountable and keep our voter rolls clean. @WAGOP

@WAGOP To cancel voter registration (moved out of state or deceased voter:  kingcounty.gov/en/dept/electi…

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👶This week President Trump confirmed $1.5 billion has already been deposited into Trump Accounts. It turns out America's best investment is in our future generation, not Seattle's endless bureaucracy. Every newborn from 2025 to 2028 gets $1,000 to start. Check the comments to see our recent post, watch Trump's address, and find sign-up details. Let's build real wealth. @WAGOP! Full video of President Trump’s “Delivers Remarks” address on Trump Accounts from Marietta, Georgia: youtube.com/live/ZgYleK0fJ…

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VOTE. VOTE. VOTE. And don't leave judge races blank! With less than a week to go before the Primary Election on Aug. 4th, "It’s important that you vote, and it is DOUBLY important this year that you vote in those judge races. DON'T leave the judge races blank on your ballot," warns @WAGOP Chairman Rep. @JimWalshLD19. Last time there was an open judge seat, explains Chairman Walsh, Dave Larson, a municipal court judge in Federal Way at the time and a Constitutionalist, lost his race by some 21,000 votes or 1/2 of 1 percent—a tiny margin. “We need to vote in those judge races, and we need to change the shape of the state supreme court, which will be ruling on things like the proposed state income tax, law-and-order and public safety issues, and protecting girls’ sports,” underscores Chairman Walsh. "We need common sense and constitutionally minded judges on the state Supreme Court.” @WAGOP recommends the following candidates for the WA State Supreme Court: Position 1, Scott Edwards and Laura Christensen Colberg Position 3, Judge David Stevens Position 5, Judge Dave Larson (referenced above) Position 7, Todd Bloom @WaHouseGOP @WashingtonSRC @WAGOP @JimWalshLD19 @letsgowa @FullCourtWA @larsonforwa @robmckenna @KCGOP @KVIseattle @jasonrantz @gop_yakima @snocogop @CCRP_WA @FPIW @WAPolicyCenter @PierceCountyGOP @spokanegop

10% can make all the difference. Vote. Vote. Vote. And don't leave WA State Supreme Court judge races blank. We need common sense constitutionally minded judges on WA's high court. No more ideologues. Vote for: Position 1, Scott Edwards and Laura Christensen Colberg Position 3, Judge David Stevens Position 5, Judge Dave Larson Position 7, Todd Bloom @KCGOP @WAGOP @SeattleRedMedia @SeattleRedMedia

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