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Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, says SB 5284, known as the ‘mandatory recycling bill,’ will drive economic activity from his border district into Idaho as residents seek cheaper gas, groceries, and restaurants....

April 18, 2025

Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, joins the Fix Washington Podcast to discuss his efforts to improve healthcare policy in Washington state and directly help constituents solve real-world problems.

April 12, 2025

Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax and a second-generation farmer, speaks in favor of an amendment that would protect farmers from some of the harsher impacts of legislation to study the possibility –...

March 6, 2025

Rep. Joe Schmick has introduced House Bill 2128 to create a task force to investigate modernizing the state’s certificate of need requirements. Under state regulations, certain healthcare providers and facilities must get...

Jan. 10, 2024

As lawmakers debate ESSB 5187, the 2023-25 operating budget, Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, sponsors an amendment to reimburse farmers for increased fuel costs due to the climate commitment act. Farmers are...

April 3, 2023

Rep. Joe Schmick votes ‘no’ on the Democrats’ low carbon fuel standard and explains on the House floor how the scheme will hurt farmers and families in his district.

Jan. 30, 2020

Rep. Joe Schmick, from Colfax, discusses his legislative priorities, his district and his legislative hero in the Legislator Profile from TVW.

March 21, 2019

Rep. Joe Schmick, ranking Republican on the House Health Care and Wellness Committee, explains his concerns with Gov. Inslee’s “public option” health care plan.

Feb. 21, 2019