Senator Doug Ericksen

Ericksen asks Inslee to veto bill banning single-use plastic bags in Washington OLYMPIA – State Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, is asking Gov. Jay Inslee to veto Senate Bill 5323, the bill that would ban single-use plastic bags in Washington. The 42nd District senator argues that the bags can help reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 in grocery stores and other retail shops... Read More...

Protecting taxpayers from tax increases, bigger government  Protecting taxpayers from tax increases, bigger government Ericksen plan requires supermajority votes for tax increases Puts budgeting back on track with spending limits, restrictions Provides tax relief, reduces temptation to spend irresponsibly Note: The following op-ed was distributed to new media outlets in the 42nd Legislative District as part of... Read More...

Instead of canceling Boeing tax break, let’s give it to all manufacturers, Ericksen says Legislature flies wrong way on World Trade Organization issue WTO complaint could be settled by giving all manufacturers the same rate 10,000 Washington manufacturers would benefit from 40 percent tax cut 50,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in Washington since 2000 Inslee vetoed general manufacturing tax reduction in 2017 OLYMPIA... Read More...

Senate passes Ericksen bill allowing farmers to sell meat locally   Allows meat and poultry to be sold by the cut through state-inspected facilities. Eliminates cumbersome barriers for small livestock producers. New avenue for consumer sales, could be expanded. OLYMPIA – A measure giving consumers and farmers new opportunities to buy and sell locally grown meat and poultry was approved... Read More...

Parental choice, more power for local school boards is key to fixing K-12 education By Sen. Doug Ericksen Fixing Washington When you send your kids to school, would you rather they learn the periodic table of the elements or the 18 forms of gender? Silly question. If new mandates are approved in Olympia this year, no one will have a choice. Mandatory sex education,... Read More...

Sen. Ericksen discusses “sanctuary” policies and U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on King County Sen. Doug Ericksen took to the airwaves Tuesday, Feb. 11, to discuss the U.S. Department of Justice’s crackdown on King County “sanctuary” policies. King County is among targets of a Justice Department effort to end local-government obstruction of immigration enforcement. King County policies bar cooperation between local agencies and federal... Read More...

A four-point plan to reduce homelessness, make cities safer, help people By Sen. Doug Ericksen Spend less, not more. Enforce drug and vagrancy laws Secure our borders and enforce immigration laws. Get people the help they need. Second in Sen. Ericksen’s “Fixing Washington” series, a periodic series of articles about the biggest issues before the 2020 legislative session. The thinking around... Read More...

Ericksen continues efforts to revive Ferndale renewable diesel plant; sees pathway forward Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, ranking Republican member on the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, released the following statement Thursday regarding efforts to revive the Green Apple renewable diesel project in Ferndale. Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group, partners in the $800M-$1B project, announced Tuesday they would abandon the plan,... Read More...

Breach the Ballard Locks first, before Snake River dams, says Ericksen bill Would study lock-breaching, removal of Seattle City Light dams Skagit River would run free, mighty Ravenna Creek would see daylight Would give Seattle honor of “going first” in environmental restoration OLYMPIA – Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, has introduced legislation allowing the citizens of Seattle to lead the state in environmental... Read More...

Statement from Sen. Doug Ericksen on state Supreme Court cap-and-trade decision Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, ranking Republican on the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, offered the following statement in response to the state Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday striking down the most onerous provisions of the Inslee Administration’s “Clean Air Rule.” The court ruled Thursday that state agencies cannot exceed the... Read More...