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Who's who

Leaders

Fourteen Republican women currently serve in the Washington Legislature — three in the Senate, eleven in the House — plus the state party vice chair, the RNC committeewoman, and the organizers who built Conservative Ladies and Moms for Liberty here.

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Julie Barrett

Founder, Conservative Ladies of Washington

Seattle area · King

Seattle-area wife and mother who started a Facebook group in 2019 after being kicked out of neighborhood pages for conservative opinions. That group became Conservative Ladies of Washington, then Conservative Ladies of America. America First: parental rights, education, life, the First Amendment, and the Second Amendment. After a 2021 fight with Washington's youth-shelter laws involving her daughter, she turned CLW into a legislative action shop.

Grassroots
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Ellie Ownbey

President, Washington Federation of Republican Women

Leavenworth / statewide · Chelan

2025–2026 WFRW president. Came up through Chelan-Douglas Republican Women as secretary, treasurer, vice president, then president. Describes involvement as a Christian duty to resist the progressive agenda. Also a member of the Virtual Club. Represents Washington at NFRW.

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Eileen Sobjack

Immediate Past President, National Federation of Republican Women

Whatcom County · Whatcom

Washington woman who rose from the Republican Women of Whatcom County to WFRW president and then to the top of NFRW — the largest women's political organization in the country. Still listed as Immediate Past President of NFRW. Proof that Washington MAGA and Republican women punch above the state's blue reputation.

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Nikki Torres

State Senator, 15th District · Republican Deputy Floor Leader

Pasco · Franklin

First-generation Latina. Pasco High School, MBA, former Pasco City Council, former president of the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber. Elected to the Senate in 2022. Named by Moms for Liberty Washington as an allied state official. Two daughters, three grandchildren. Running in 2026.

In office
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Shelly Short

State Senator, 7th District · Republican Floor Leader

Addy · Stevens

Represents the state's largest legislative district — all or part of Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, and Stevens counties. Floor leader of the Senate Republican caucus. Champions rural life, affordable energy, and natural-resource use. Running in 2026.

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Judy Warnick

State Senator, 13th District · Republican Caucus Chair

Moses Lake · Grant

Eight years in the House, then the Senate since 2015. Caucus chair. Agriculture and small-business record in the Columbia Basin. Named by Moms for Liberty Washington as an allied official. Not on the 2026 ballot — retiring from the seat.

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Carolyn Eslick

State Representative, 39th District

Sultan · Snohomish

Sultan Republican in the House. Committees: Capital Budget, Early Learning & Human Services, and Education. The Snohomish County woman currently in Olympia — useful if you live in Monroe, Sultan, Lake Stevens, or the Highway 2 corridor.

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Stephanie McClintock

State Representative, 18th District · Minority Caucus Vice Chair

Battle Ground · Clark

House member since 2023 (18th District, southwest Washington). Former Battle Ground School Board, 2013–2017. Minority Caucus Vice Chair. Named by Moms for Liberty Washington as an allied official.

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Georgia Fisher

President, Snohomish County Republican Women

Everett · Snohomish

Runs the daytime Everett lunch club that meets at Shawn O'Donnell's on the second Thursday. Club work includes Esther's House for homeless women, Fisher House, an adopted troop, and Concerns of Police Survivors. Visitors welcome; men may attend.

Grassroots
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Beth Daranciang

Chair, Moms for Liberty Washington Legislative Committee

King County · King

Leads M4L's statewide legislative committee and serves as treasurer of the King County chapter. The committee tracks parental-rights, transparency, and education bills and works with allied legislators including Sens. Torres, Warnick, and McCune.

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Mary Dye

State Representative, 9th District

Pomeroy · Garfield

House Republican from Pomeroy since 2015. Appropriations and Capital Budget. Southeast Washington agriculture and rural issues. One of the longest-serving Republican women in the current House.

In office
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Jenny Graham

State Representative, 6th District

Spokane · Spokane

Spokane House Republican since 2018. Inland Northwest conservative voice in the 6th District.

In office
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Stephanie Barnard

State Representative, 8th District

Pasco · Benton

Tri-Cities House Republican since 2022. Former head of government affairs for the Tri-City Chamber of Commerce. Small-business advocate; committees include Capital Budget, Environment & Energy, and Rules. Serves the 8th District with Floor Leader April Connors.

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Cyndy Jacobsen

State Representative, 25th District

Puyallup · Pierce

Puyallup House Republican. Civil Rights & Judiciary, Finance, and Housing. South Sound suburban conservative.

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April Connors

State Representative, 8th District · Minority Floor Leader

Kennewick · Benton

House Republican Floor Leader. Lifelong Tri-Citian and residential real-estate agent, second term. Appropriations, Housing, and Rules. One of the highest-ranking Republican women in the House.

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Gloria Mendoza

State Representative, 14th District · Assistant Minority Whip

Grandview · Yakima

Mexican immigrant who grew up in Grandview as a farmworker’s daughter. First Latina mayor of Grandview (2018–2023), city council before that. CEO of GMC Training Institute, a CDL school she founded in 1999. House member since 2025. Assistant Minority Whip. Mother of three.

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Deb Manjarrez

State Representative, 14th District

Wapato · Yakima

Yakima Valley House Republican since January 2025. Assistant ranking member on Housing; also Appropriations and Health Care & Wellness. Former Yakima Republican Women’s Club president and longtime precinct committee officer. Serves the 14th with Gloria Mendoza.

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Suzanne Schmidt

State Representative, 4th District

Spokane Valley · Spokane

Second term, 4th District (Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Millwood). Put herself through college as a single mom. Former president/CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors Inland Pacific Chapter. Labor and Industries, workforce, and transportation committees. Three sons, grandchildren in Central Valley schools.

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Michelle Valdez

State Representative, 26th District

Gig Harbor · Pierce

Gig Harbor / Kitsap Peninsula Republican in the House since 2015 (elected as Michelle Caldier; took her husband’s name after a December 2025 marriage). Appropriations and Health Care & Wellness. Not running for the House in 2026. Lost a 2025 Senate special election in the 26th.

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Christy Tseu

Vice Chair, Washington State Republican Party

Cowlitz County · Cowlitz

Elected WAGOP vice chair by unanimous vote in Ellensburg on January 31, 2026. Came up as vice chair of the Cowlitz County Republican Central Committee. Serves alongside Chairman Jim Walsh. Southwest Washington party builder.

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Marlene Pfeifer

Republican National Committeewoman for Washington

Statewide · Statewide

Washington’s woman at the RNC. Sits on the Republican National Committee with the state party chair and national committeeman. Attended the 2026 Women In Numbers seminar in D.C. with Eileen Sobjack — NFRW and RNC women working the midterms.

State party
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B. J. Shamburger

President, Evergreen Republican Women

Everett · Snohomish

Runs the evening Everett club that meets the third Thursday at Shawn O'Donnell's. Social at 6:00, dinner 6:30, meeting 7:00. Club supports the Pregnancy Resource Center of Snohomish County and the USO. A first stop if you work during the day and want a night meeting.

Grassroots