Matt Boehnke

Matt Boehnke
Boehnke in 2024
Member of the Washington State Senate
from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded bySharon Brown
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byLarry Haler
Succeeded byApril Connors
Personal details
BornMatthew A. Boehnke
June 1968 (age 58)
Santa Maria, California, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseDawn Boehnke
EducationEastern Washington University (BA)
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Matthew A. Boehnke[1] (born June 1968)[2] is an American politician from Washington. Boehnke is a Republican member of the Washington State Senate.

Career

Boehnke, a former lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, was first elected to the state legislature in 2018, running against Democratic candidate Christopher Tracy for an open seat vacated by the departure of Larry Haler. Before joining the House of Representatives, he served on the Kennewick city council, to which he was elected in 2015.[3]

Until 2023, Boehnke represented the 8th Legislative District, which includes the city of Kennewick, as well as parts of Richland.[4]

In 2022, Boehnke entered the race for the Washington State Senate, representing Washington's 8th legislative district.[5] Boehnke won the race[6] and assumed office in January 2023.

Boehnke ran for Washington's 4th congressional district in 2026 to replace outgoing representative Dan Newhouse.[7] He finished fourth in the primary.[8]

Awards

  • 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.[9]
  • 2021 City Champion Awards. Presented by Association of Washington Cities (AWC).[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Nominations". Congressional Record. 2008. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  2. ↑ "2019-2020 Legislative Manual" (PDF). State of Washington. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. ↑ Culverwell, Wendy (December 19, 2018). "Councilman resigns to take on new job". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ McKay, John. "Tri-Cities Matt Boehnke Sworn in As 8th District Legislator". NEWStalk 870. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. ↑ Cary, Annette (9 November 2022). "2 candidates for Tri-Cities area WA state Legislature hold strong leads. 3rd race closer". TriCity Herald.
  6. ↑ "Washington Election Results". The New York Times. 22 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Desaulniers, Robert (2026-03-13). "Washington State Senator Matt Boehnke running for U.S. House of Representatives". AppleValleyNewsNow.com. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  8. ↑ Palmer, Olivia (2026-08-05). "McKinney, Duresky lead Central WA congressional primary". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  9. ↑ "44 Washington Legislators Named Guardians of Small Business". nfib.com. July 15, 2020. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Association of Washington Cities recognizes 11 state legislators with 2021 City Champion Awards". wacities.org. July 28, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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