Rep. Joel McEntire's Email Updates


We have only about one month left in the legislative session. The house of origin cutoff was on March 8. That means all the bills needed to pass out of their...

March 21, 2023

First, I want to thank everyone who participated in the Zoom virtual town hall event Sen. Jeff Wilson, Rep. Jim Walsh and I held Jan. 26. I appreciate you taking an...

Feb. 13, 2023

The 2023 legislative session is underway. I want to thank you for sending me back to Olympia. I am humbled and appreciate your support. It is great to be on the...

Jan. 19, 2023

I hope you have had an opportunity to review the 19th District Legislative Session Report sent out by my seatmates, Sen. Jeff Wilson, Rep. Jim Walsh and myself. If you have...

May 14, 2022

The 2022 legislative session adjourned sine die on Thursday, March 10. I expected more bipartisanship and collaboration in my first term. Being mostly virtual the last two years certainly played a...

March 25, 2022

We are almost two-thirds of the way through the 60-day legislative session. Tuesday marked the house of origin cutoff. We have spent part of our time addressing issues created by Democrats in...

Feb. 16, 2022

The gavel banged down on Monday to officially start the 2022 legislative session. Unfortunately, the House of Representatives is operating “virtually” and the legislative session will be very similar to last...

Jan. 12, 2022

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I, along with all legislators, will be under election-year restrictions from Dec. 1 until Jan. 10, so I will not be able to send...

Nov. 29, 2021

It has been a while since I provided you an update. I spent a number of weeks back east as part of my Marine Corps military training. There are a number...

Oct. 13, 2021

Last Monday, Aug. 9, the governor announced COVID vaccine mandates for most state employees and health care workers or they could lose their jobs if they cannot show proof they have...

Aug. 16, 2021