Congressman Michael Baumgartner

Let’s build the future of Eastern Washington 🇺🇸 @JudiciaryGOP, @HouseForeignGOP, @EdWorkforceCmte

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Bob Ferguson should suspend Washington state’s idiotic “Climate Commitment Act” tax which can add nearly a dollar to the price of gas in our state. Everyone in E. WA who regularly buys gas in Idaho understands this. 🇺🇸

[VoteHub @VoteHub]

NEWS — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended the state gas tax of 33¢ for 30 days.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

I will always be a Mike Johnson fan. What we accomplished under his leadership in a slim majority- border security, children’s investment account, education choice tax credit, investment in missile defense, record opening of energy production to name a few - was historic and will positively impact America for generations.
Job well done, Mr. Speaker. 🇺🇸

[Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson]

I congratulate Rep. @Jim_Jordan, @GOPMajorityWhip, Chairwoman @RepLisaMcClain, and the entire House GOP Leadership team on their elections to lead our Conference in the 120th Congress.

It is a great honor to be called upon by your colleagues to serve, and these men and women are well-equipped to stand in the gap and preserve the values that have made America the freest, most powerful, and most successful nation the world has ever known.

While we face challenges ahead, they are by no means insurmountable, and I look forward to working alongside this leadership team to earn back our majority and fight to preserve this grand experiment in self-governance.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Happy Veterans Day!

Our freedoms are thanks to the brave men and women who have put on the uniform to defend our nation. To all our veterans—thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Reach out to a veteran today and show your gratitude!

[Off The Press @OffThePress1]

🚨WATCH: At a hearing on sports gambling across college campuses, @RepBaumgartner reports that more than 1 in 5 students use financial aid to place bets.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Tune in live for “The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses” hearing. https://t.co/h5YoyOG9de

[House Committee on Education & Workforce @EdWorkforceCmte]

Subcommittee Vice Chair @RepBaumgartner delivered the following opening statement during today’s hearing titled, “The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses.”

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https://t.co/UFetJkKO5C

[House Committee on Education & Workforce @EdWorkforceCmte]

Subcommittee Vice Chair @RepBaumgartner delivered the following opening statement during today’s hearing titled, “The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses.”

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https://t.co/UFetJkKO5C

[KREM 2 NEWS @KREM2]

Baumgartner asked "everyone in Eastern Washington" to reach out to law enforcement and "let them know how appreciated they are," on the House floor Monday. https://t.co/OuKS7nGzYB

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Honored three dedicated public servants and heroes of Eastern Washington on the House floor: Deputy Mason Acheson, Deputy Parker Perry, and Sheriff Brett Myers.

Please join me in keeping their families, their departments, and our entire law enforcement community in your prayers during this difficult time.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

This year Republicans in Congress created an ability for billions of dollars in education tax credits to flow into both public and private schools in Washington state. Essentially free $ for Washington kids in k12 schools - the overwhelming majority of which will go to public schools. Anyone who opposes this free federal education funding is unfit to be either a leader of education in our state (Reykdal) or the Governor of our state (?). Bob Ferguson has a chance to make a huge investment in Washington kids by opting our state in to the education freedom federal tax credit program like 31 states have done including both Republican and Democratic governors. 🇺🇸

[Ari Hoffman @thehoffather]

BREAKING: Governor Bob Ferguson says it's "good news that Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal isn't running for another term because it's "really past due for a change," because "test scores for students are just really mediocre."

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

We’ve got a country to save. And we will. 🇺🇸

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Are you concerned about the proliferation of sports gambling on college campuses? Studies estimate that 67% of college students gamble on sports and 1/5 use their student aid loans to do it.

Tomorrow I will be chairing a hearing on this subject in the House Higher Education Committee. Tune it at 10.15 ET to follow this important hearing.

Please let me know your thoughts or questions below.👇 🇺🇸

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

This Wednesday, November 11th, I will be chairing a Higher Education Subcommittee hearing examining "The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses." 🏈

📍 Tune in live this Wednesday at 10:15am ET as we hear from key witnesses and expert testimony. https://t.co/byw9AkxG3Y

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Some are going to claim that this will force the end of the Apple Cup. That’s BS. Both UW and WSU are Washington state tax-payer owned public institutions and the Governor and Legislature should have them play every year because it’s good for the state. Publicly accountable officials should be making these decisions not corporate TV execs in back rooms. This is a great chance for Bob Ferguson to show some leadership on something important to the state. 🇺🇸

[Brett McMurphy @Brett_McMurphy]

Starting in 2027, all Power 4 teams will be required to play 10 P4 opponents (yes, even Indiana)

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Racist attention seeking morons.

[Jonathan Choe @choeshow]

HAPPENING NOW: Absolutely chaotic scene as conservative activists Jake Lang and Thomas Allen storm a Diwali Hindu celebration at the Seattle Center Armory.
They held signs that read, "Deport All Dot Heads" and "Stop Hindu Replacement of Christians."
I just spoke to both men who say they are concerned about American culture being overrun by false idol worshippers and H1-B fraudsters.
Lang and Allen say they will be targeting other locations in the city this weekend.
They have yet to announce details of their plans due to possible retaliation by Antifa and other far-left activists.
Stay tuned.
@JakeLang|@Tommy4Trump420

[FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash]

Rest in Peace: Deputy Sheriff Parker Perry of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office in Washington. End of Watch: November 7, 2026.

Deputy Sheriff Perry served with Spokane County for 7 years and was a U.S. military veteran. He is survived by his expectant wife and two children.

The @FBI sends our prayers and condolences to Deputy Sheriff Perry’s family, friends, and colleagues left behind. They will have our full support.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Such a tragedy. I knew Mason and his wife from cross fit gym. Such wonderful people, so talented and good hearted. His wife was my kids first piano teacher. Read below about the hero that Mason was and keep his memory a blessing in the years to come. Please do the same for fellow hero Parker Perry, both died protecting our community. Please send love and prayers to the families of our two Spokane Sheriff’s Deputies killed in the line of service this week. Please let all of our law enforcement officers know how much they are appreciated. 🇺🇸

[Protecting the Blue @protectingblue]

RIP. Washington Deputy Sheriff Mason Acheson, who gave his life in the line of duty, is the 80th officer lost in 2026.

Deputy Sheriff Mason Acheson, 35, succumbed to gunshot wounds he received when he was ambushed while responding to a domestic violence call on November 3, 2026.

Around 2:25 p.m., deputies responded to a female victim stating she had been shot at the 18700 block of South Smythe Road in Spangle. The SWAT team was called after a drone discovered a deceased body in the yard, and deputies realized the suspect had two felony warrants. At 3:15 p.m., the SWAT team and deputies attempted to enter the home when they were ambushed. A man inside the residence fired upon them, and a gunfight ensued. The suspect was later found deceased inside the residence from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Deputy Acheson and Deputy Parker Perry were critically wounded. Deputy Acheson passed away the next morning at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Deputy Perry passed away on November 7th.

Deputy Acheson enlisted in the Washington Army National Guard in 2011 and attained the rank of Sergeant. He was assigned to the 81st Brigade, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment. He deployed to Poland in 2021–2022, completed the Army Sniper Course in 2017, and participated in Army sniper competitions. His military awards included three Army Commendation Medals, an Army Achievement Medal, three Army Reserve Component Achievement Medals, a National Defense Service Medal, and an Armed Forces Reserve Medal with an M device.

Deputy Acheson served with the Washington State Patrol from 2014 to 2022 as a trooper and firearms instructor in the Spokane area. He joined the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office on July 17, 2022, and was assigned to the Downtown Dayshift platoon. He was also a member of the Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, serving as a sniper and providing overwatch during team operations.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

🖤🙏💙🙏🖤

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Very concerned about the economic future of our state. It’s particularly hard for Agriculture right now, and having the highest taxes in the country will really stress the tech ingenuity economy that has funds so much of our growth. We have some really cool companies expanding in E. Washington, but every single company I talk to mentions concerns about WA’s tax rates, environmental regulations and labor costs. I wish our voters had taken the opportunity to lower their gas taxes and reject an income tax over the last two elections. Obviously they didn’t and I’m sure the voters reasons were multi-faceted, but I hope Olympia’s lawmakers don’t take it as a sign that they can continue on their current path indefinitely. The Federal Government is $40T in debt and the idea that it can run 20% budget defense in perpetuity is going to soon face the cold hard wall of economic reality that is coming. Regardless of the federal $ windfall bailouts provided to the states during COVID and the resounding victory of the D’s in those weeks election, the reality is that the Fed Gov will have to ween states off of the cash rush - particularly given the critical situation of defense upgrades in a rapidly changing world of drone warfare swarms, nuclear proliferation and super intelligence weapons - all things America’s adversaries are pursuing with obsession. That fiscal reality may not come in the next two years, but you can be sure it is coming.

As a certain economist once said, “trends that can’t continue,won’t” and Washington state is on an unsustainable tax, spend and regulate path that is growing in difficulty for the businesses who’s tax revenue pays for our schools, roads and hospitals.

Or, maybe Elon is right and AI will usher in an era that ends all of our fiscal challenges and the growth of government can continue without fiscal concern….(but I wouldn’t count on it). 🇺🇸

[Ryan Frost @Frost_RyanWPC]

WA’s tax system now ranks 47th in the country, according to the Tax Foundation’s newly released 2027 State Tax Competitiveness Index.

Only New Jersey, California and New York rank worse.

The ranking doesn’t yet include WA’s new 9.9% income tax, scheduled to take effect in 2028.

I assume that will bring us down to 49th.

We’ve dropped from #6 to #47 in just 13 years.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Tremendous Cougs First celebration in Spokane! 🇺🇸

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

It’s been a tough week for law enforcement in Eastern Washington. I encourage everyone to reach out and let our Deputies and police know they are appreciated and in our prayers as they mourn their friends and colleagues. What they do for us everyday doesn’t allow them space/time to process situations that are incredibly difficult. 🇺🇸