Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-2BARKIS APPOINTED TO GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS COMMITTEESRep. Andrew Barkis has been appointed to the House Local Government and House Business and Financial Services committees by House Speaker Frank Chopp. “I am honored to serve the citizens of the 2nd District and look forward to bringing my personal knowledge and experience as a local […]

ANDREW BARKIS APPOINTED STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 2ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTAndrew Barkis was appointed state representative for the 2nd Legislative District by the Thurston County Commission andPierce County Council today. Barkis was immediately sworn in by Judge Grant Blinn at DuPont City Hall.“It is an honor to represent the people and communities of the Second Legislative […]

BARKIS ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGNState Representative Andrew Barkis announced he will run for re-election to the State House of Representatives.  Representative Andrew Barkis was appointed to the House on a bi-partisan vote in 2016, and later that year our community voted overwhelmingly to keep him as our Representative.  He immediately became a trusted voice for our district, for […]

BARKIS REPORTS ON SESSION SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGESState Representative Andrew Barkis reports on some of the successes of the 2018 session.This last session was a mixed bag.  With Democrats in sole control in Olympia we saw a major push to spend recklessly and tax aggressively.  Like all fiscal conservatives – and the Seattle Times – I was very […]