Rep. Ed Orcutt's News & Media


20th Legislative District Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, discusses the remote 2021 legislative session and how the public can be involved in the legislative process. Learn more here: Accessing the Legislature Remotely

Jan. 19, 2021

Ranking Republican on the House Finance Committee, Rep. Ed Orcutt, discusses his work on the committee and pushing back on the majority party's tax-increase proposals.  

Jan. 19, 2021

Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, discusses coronavirus, bad bills that were stopped, supplemental state budgets, and other outcomes of the 2020 legislative session.  

March 17, 2020

In Olympia, the state House passed a supplemental operating budget Friday that increases spending on government programs without relief for taxpayers. Republicans warned new spending obligations created in the Democrat spending...

March 1, 2020

Reps. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama and Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, issued the following statement on their recently introduced state property-tax relief proposal.

Feb. 28, 2020

Rep. Ed Orcutt, chair of the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, discusses the recent state revenue forecast and using part of the $2.4 billion state budget surplus for property tax relief.

Feb. 25, 2020

Community conversation with residents of the 20th District will begin at 6:00 p.m. Rep. Ed Orcutt and Sen. John Braun will host a telephone town hall meeting Tuesday, February 25. The...

Feb. 24, 2020

Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, discusses his opposition to a controversial, new low-carbon fuel standard (House Bill 1110) and a new B&O tax increase on employers (Senate Bill 6492).

Feb. 7, 2020

Hunter Morgan of Rochester High School paged in the Washington State House of Representatives Jan. 27-31. He was sponsored by Rep. Ed Orcutt of the 20th District. Hunter experienced the Legislature...

Feb. 4, 2020

The first vigorous debate of the 2020 session took place Wednesday on the House floor when majority Democrats brought Governor Jay Inslee's low carbon fuel standard bill for a vote. During...

Jan. 29, 2020