About Ross
I'm proud to represent Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Medina, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point and a little bit of Issaquah in the Washington State House of Representatives.
I am chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, responsible for tax policy and crafting biennial budgets.
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Recent Posts
Recent Press- WA revenue forecast: flat but 'awesome' - Spokesman.com - Feb. 16, 2012 February 19, 2012
- Most Issaquah representatives support ‘historic’ same-sex marriage bill : The Issaquah Press – News, Sports, Classifieds and More in Issaquah, WA February 12, 2012
- Join 48th Legislative District lawmakers for town hall meeting : The Issaquah Press – News, Sports, Classifieds and More in Issaquah, WA February 9, 2012
- House GOP lays out education budget - The Politics Blog - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington news, weather and sports February 4, 2012
- Fund ed first, House Republicans say - Spin Control - Spokesman.com - Feb. 2, 2012 February 4, 2012
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School Funding Reform
I’ve created a new page on my website, not just a blog post, that provides background and current documents on my local levy shift proposal. If you click on Reforming School Funding in Washington in the title bar above you’ll … Continue reading
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48th Legislative District Town Hall Meeting set for Jan. 4
Sen. Rodney Tom will join Rep. Ross Hunter and Rep. Deb Eddy in a town hall meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4, to discuss the 2012 legislative session. The 48th District lawmakers will solicit constituents’ concerns and priorities and answer questions from … Continue reading
Planet Money podcast – I hope it isn’t prescient
NPR’s “Planet Money” show is interesting enough that I listened to it while exercising at the gym today. This may say more about me than about the show, but I find it fascinating. It’s hard to make this stuff interesting … Continue reading
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Ross to Speak at Redmond Chamber of Commerce June 15th
Next month’s Redmond Chamber of Commerce luncheon on June 15, will feature State Rep. Ross Hunter, who represents the 48th District, which includes parts of Redmond. Hunter will be discussing the state’s budget. For more information on the luncheon, or … Continue reading
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State Employee Compensation and Benefits
There was a great article in the Sunday Seattle Times about state worker compensation that lays out some of the issues we face in doing the budget this year. Wisconsin’s state capital is in flames (not really, but figuratively) because … Continue reading
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Cougars, Wolves and other bills
There are a number of bills this year from rural legislators that propose to allow hunting of wolves and cougars. In particular three bills about wolves: 1107: Preparing for the epidemiological consequences of diseases related to wolf populations 1108: Concerning … Continue reading
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HB1668 – Paid Signature Gatherer Registration
Those of you who wrote to me from all over the state asking me to not support HB 1668 (which required paid signature gatherers to register with the Secretary of State) will be happy to know that it never came … Continue reading
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I’m Back!
I’m pleased to report that I won this year, and will be back serving the residents of the 48th district for another 2 years. I expect these to be difficult years as we work through the tail (we hope) of … Continue reading
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State Budget Options
I’ve posted a document to the site that has a number of proposals on how we should address the budget situation we face this year. Like most other states our revenue has tumbled as a result of the change in … Continue reading
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