Rep. Andrew Barkis' News & Media


On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the House Transportation Committee held an executive session for House Bill 2119, one of the policies within the Democrats’ Move Ahead Washington transportation plan. Rep. Andrew Barkis,...

Feb. 24, 2022

On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the House Transportation Committee held an executive session on House Bill 2119, one of the policies within the Democrats’ Move Ahead Washington transportation plan. Rep. Andrew Barkis,...

Feb. 24, 2022

House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox, Senate Republican Leader John Braun, Rep. Andrew Barkis, and Sen. Curtis King sent the following letter to Gov. Jay Inslee, Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins,...

Feb. 22, 2022

In this edition of the Barkis Breakdown, Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, talks about House of Origin cutoff, what it means for good and bad policy introduced in the House, and what’s...

Feb. 21, 2022

Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, ranking member on the House Transportation Committee, joins host Mike McClanahan and Rep. Jake Fey, D-Tacoma, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, on TVW’s The Impact to...

Feb. 18, 2022

Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, joined host Austin Jenkins and Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, on Inside Olympia to discuss the affordable housing crisis in Washington state, including the lack of supply and...

Feb. 11, 2022

Rep. Andrew Barkis, ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, reviews the Democrats’ $16.8 billion transportation proposal with Jason Rantz on KTTH. Barkis exposes the plan’s overemphasis on funding from costly...

Feb. 10, 2022

Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, joins KVI’s John Carlson to discuss a new $16.8 billion transportation package that House and Senate Democrats released Tuesday without Republican input. The proposal pours funds into...

Feb. 9, 2022

The top Republican on the House Transportation Committee says a new transportation proposal by majority Democrats Tuesday would boost taxes and fees but does little to move Washington ahead. John Sattgast...

Feb. 9, 2022

Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, released the following statement on the Democrats’ Move Ahead Washington transportation plan: “Life has become unaffordable for many individuals, families,...

Feb. 8, 2022