Rep. J.T. Wilcox's News & Media


(Note: This op-ed appeared in The News Tribune on November 22, 2023. You can also read it here.) When I considered seeking public office in 2009, my dad said to me:...

Nov. 22, 2023

In this four-page mailer, 2nd District Reps. J.T. Wilcox and Andrew Barkis recap the 2023 legislative session.

July 11, 2023

Rep. J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, tells KVI Radio’s Ari Hoffman why he decided to step down on Sunday as leader of the House Republicans. Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, has since been named...

April 25, 2023

Republican legislative leaders met with reporters to review why bipartisan opposition brought down the Blake bill (drug possession and treatment) and discuss the possibility of a special session to pass a...

April 24, 2023

The state Legislature adjourned its 105-day session Sunday night after a few unexpected twists. John Sattgast reports from the state Capitol. Wash. House Republicans · 04-24-23 – RADIO REPORT: 2023 Legislature...

April 24, 2023

The following email from House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox was sent to members of the Washington State Legislature on the afternoon of April 23, 2023: Dear Friends, Today is the right...

April 23, 2023

Rep. J.T. Wilcox joined Mike McClanahan on the 2023 Impact Sine Die Special to discuss the operating budget, tax-increase proposals, bipartisan successes, housing, vehicular pursuit, and the Blake issue. Wilcox warned...

April 23, 2023

State budgets; no new tax increases for now; no Blake fix yet; bad bills that have passed the Legislature; and good House Republican bills that have been sent to the governor.

April 21, 2023

In his week 15 legislative session review, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox discusses state budgets, real estate taxes (House Bill 1628), the Blake fix (Senate Bill 5536) and controversial legislation that...

April 21, 2023

Republican legislative leaders sounded the alarm on last-minute tax increases proposed by Democrats, reviewed the status of watered-down public safety policies, and assessed wins, losses and missed opportunities in housing legislation...

April 18, 2023