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Welcome to my official legislative website! It’s an honor to represent the 13th District.

The economy is at the top of everyone’s minds right now. It’s important that our state government focus on the creation of jobs in the private sector and encouraging businesses to stay or move to Washington.

We need to ease regulations on employers and provide a continuing labor force for important industries. We need to reduce over regulation, overly restrictive growth management laws, and excessive taxation, especially for working families and small businesses.

Agriculture and water resources are also at the top of my agenda. I’ll continue proposing ways to help our farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers who contribute in such a large way to our state’s economy. Water access is critical in our state, and I’m working to ensure fair and sustainable water policy.

Our state is facing a public safety emergency with crime at record levels. I want to empower law enforcement to keep our communities safe, give local jurisdictions resources to hire and train police, help those struggling in addiction and fix our broken criminal justice system.

A primary responsibility of state government is providing resources to communities to educate our children. In the 2023 legislative session, I’m closely following developments around special education and the need to better fund programs for these students.

I hope this website will help to inform you of these and other issues affecting our district. Please use the “Contact Me” link at the top of the page to call, write or send me an e-mail. I value your advice and feedback and want to help address your concerns regarding state issues.

Thank you for the honor of representing your interests and ideas in Olympia.

Judy Warnick, State Senator
13th District
(R – Moses Lake)

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News

February 17, 2025

Accountability and Results: Are Washington’s Education Dollars Being Spent Wisely?

Friends, As your state senator, I believe that every dollar we invest in education should go directly toward providing our students with the highest quality learning experience. Unfortunately, recent trends in Washington’s education system suggest that our growing investment isn’t translating into better results for our students—or for taxpayers. Despite record funding increases for K-12...
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February 14, 2025

Warnick’s Bill Securing Yakima Basin Water Future Passes with Strong Support

Senator Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) announced the successful passage of her proposal, Senate Bill 5303, aimed at extending water supply milestones for the Yakima River Basin Integrated Plan to 2035. The bill received bipartisan support and underscores the state’s commitment to sustainable water resource management in the Yakima River Basin. The Yakima River Basin Integrated...
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February 13, 2025

Joint 13th District Virtual Town Hall!

The legislators representing Washington’s 13th Legislative District – Sen. Judy Warnick, Rep. Tom Dent, and Rep. Alex Ybarra – invite constituents to join them for a virtual town hall on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. via Zoom. As the 2025 legislative session progresses, the town hall will provide an opportunity...
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February 12, 2025

Senator Judy Warnick’s Legislation Enhancing Penalties for Theft from First Responders Passes Senate

The Washington State Senate has passed Senate Bill 5323, introduced by Senator Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake), which strengthens penalties for theft and possession of stolen property belonging to first responders. The bill was approved with a bipartisan vote of 47-2. Warnick’s legislation classifies the theft or possession of property used by firefighters or emergency medical...
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February 03, 2025

What’s happening in Olympia?

Dear Friends and Neighbors, This year, my legislative priorities continue to reflect the values and needs of our district, focusing on affordability, public safety, education, and supporting our local economy. One of my key proposals is Senate Bill 5097, which aims to protect fairness in girls’ sports by requiring the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) to...
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October 03, 2024

Warnick frustrated amid revelation that school seismic upgrades stalled by OSPI

In 2022, bipartisan efforts led to a historic investment for state schools to upgrade facilities and better protect Washington’s nearly 1 million students from devasting earthquakes. The Capital Budget that year allocated $140 million to start addressing the seismic upgrades, but new information reveals that hardly any funds have reached school districts to perform the...
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