The Washington State House of Representatives unanimously approved Rep. Chris Gildon’s House Bill 1707 today, which would make license plates affordable to more veterans. Under current law, veterans with a 100 percent disability rating may receive license plates at zero cost. Should Gildon’s bill be enacted into law, that threshold...

On Thursday, March 7, Republican Reps. Chris Gildon and Matt Boehnke sat down with Austin Jenkins of TVW’s ‘Inside Olympia’ to discuss their backgrounds, their legislative priorities, and some of the important bills that are making their way through the legislative process this year. Click below to view the interview.

Sen. Hans Zeiger and Reps. Kelly Chambers and Chris Gildon will be hosting an event March 16 for 25th District residents to meet their lawmakers and ask questions about the 2019 legislative session. The 25th Legislative District includes Puyallup, South Hill, Summit, Waller, Midland, Fife, and part of Parkland. The “Coffee and Conversation” event is...

Rep. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, sits down with TVW to discuss the 25th legislative district, one of our country’s former leaders he admires the most, and his legislative priorities.

First, I want to thank everyone who attended the Coffee and Conversation events on Saturday, Feb. 16. At both venues, we were at or near max capacity, and we all engaged in thoughtful conversations on a variety of topics. If you weren’t able to attend one of those events, I...

For the first time, members of the Washington State House of Representatives have formed a Veterans and Military Families Caucus.

The state Capitol was effectively shut down on Monday due to the snowstorm impacting our region, which means all committee meetings in the House and Senate were cancelled. Reporters and veteran lawmakers said they haven’t seen anything quite like this during their time in Olympia. Aside from that, things have...

Sen. Hans Zeiger and Reps. Kelly Chambers and Chris Gildon will be hosting two public events Feb. 16 for 25th District residents to meet their lawmakers and ask questions about the 2019 legislative session. The 25th Legislative District includes Puyallup, South Hill, Summit, Waller, Midland, Fife, and part of Parkland....

Hello! On Jan. 14, I began my first term serving as your state representative in the 25th Legislative District. I am honored and humbled to serve our communities in this new role. As I was preparing for the 2019 legislative session, which got underway a couple of weeks ago, a...