Jim Walsh (Washington politician)

Jim Walsh is a Republican member of the Washington State House of Representatives.[1]

Jim Walsh
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 19th district
Assumed office
December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)
Preceded byJD Rossetti
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Walsh attended Amherst College, graduating in 1986. He currently lives in Aberdeen with his wife and the younger two of his five children, who still attend school in the area. He went on to be first elected to the state legislature in 2016. He represents the 19th Legislative District, including parts of Grays Harbor, Pacific, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, and Lewis counties.[2]

In October 2018, roughly two weeks before the elections, Walsh was sued by two constituents for banning them from his Facebook page. The constituents argued that Walsh's actions constituted a violation of their first amendment rights. Walsh countered that they were blocked from his page for defaming his supporters and specifically bashing on Christians, claiming he had warned them to stop their disruptive posts on multiple occasions before finally removing them.[3] The chief plaintiff in the lawsuit, Jeff Nichols of Montesano, is the outgoing chair of the 19th Legislative District Democrats.[4]

19th Legislative District

In 2016, Jim Walsh became just the third Republican in 80 years to win a seat in the 19th Legislative District.[5] Walsh believes that his election in the district, and broad support for other Republican candidates across the district, including for Governor and for President, signifies that the district is trending towards Republicans. The district had historically voted for Democrats with Cowlitz, Pacific, and Grays Harbor Counties not having voted for a Republican for President since 1980, 1952, and 1928 respectively.

References
  1. "About Rep. Jim Walsh". Jim Walsh. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. "November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Legislative District 19 - State Representative Pos. 1". results.vote.wa.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. Press, Rachel La Corte | Associated (2018-10-26). "Lawmaker sued for banning 2 constituents from Facebook page". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  4. “19th Legislative District Democrats”. 19th LDDC. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. “State of Washington Members of the Legislature”. Brad Hendrickson and Bernard Dean. Retrieved 2020-06-01
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