Drew MacEwen

Working for the 35th Legislative District in the Washington State Senate Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Drew MacEwen’s subscribers Jan. 27, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. MacEwen’s e-newsletter, click here. I was honored to take my seat in the state Senate Jan. 9 after a decade representing...

35th District lawmakers respond to public uproar – new requirements from Thurston County delay Feb. 1 opening OLYMPIA – A Tenino sex-predator home that caught lawmakers and neighbors by surprise is prompting action at the state Capitol and county seat. Legislation has been introduced by Sen. Drew MacEwen to require...

Bill being drafted to improve public notice – issue for Lakewood as well OLYMPIA – Thurston County lawmakers are working on legislation to stop what’s happening in Tenino, where residents have been blindsided by an announcement last week that a new home for convicted sexually violent predators will soon open....

OLYMPIA… The state senators who represent southern Thurston County reacted today to an effort to convert a residence near Tenino into “less restrictive” housing for convicted sex predators – thought to be Level 3 sex offenders now in custody in a Department of Social and Health Services facility on McNeil...

35th District lawmaker is ranking Republican on Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee Drew MacEwen takes the oath of office in the state Senate as the 2023 Legislature opens for business, Jan. 9, 2023. OLYMPIA – Drew MacEwen is taking a lead role on energy and the environment in the...

In this four-page mailer, Rep. Drew MacEwen provides a recap of the 2022 legislative session and shares some wins for the 35th District in the supplemental capital and transportation budgets passed by the Legislature.

The 2022 legislative session came to a close last Thursday. As with every session, good and bad bills advanced to the governor’s desk, but the biggest story of all may have been what the Legislature didn’t do. Despite having a $15 billion budget surplus to work with, the majority opted...

The $1.5 billion 2022 supplemental capital budget approved by the Legislature this session is set to make further investments in housing, infrastructure, mental health facilities, broadband, and school seismic safety. In addition to the more than $25 million in local project funding 35th District Reps. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, and Dan...

During today’s media availability, Rep. Drew MacEwen was asked why House Democrats stopped debate on Senate Bill 5909 (emergency powers) after 20 minutes on Friday. “Apparently they didn’t really want to have a debate about it,” MacEwen says.