Peter’s Blog
State, local officials eye indoor horse arena at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds
Standing in the vacant horse arena at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds Monday, a collection of state and local officials envisioned a new facility that would spur the local economy while helping to train the next generation of Lewis County equestrians. “It’s a...
Rep. Peter Abbarno Secures 2024 Endorsements
2024 Re-Election Endorsements Individuals Anthony Ahrens, Centralia PCO Sarah Althauser, Centralia City Councilmember Bob Beal, Castle Rock John Braun, Washington State Senator 20th LD Scott Brummer, Lewis County Commissioner Todd Chaput, Chehalis Scott Collins,...
Listen to Rep. Abbarno join “Let’s Talk About It” and discuss Washington’s Crime Crisis
https://youtu.be/B6LP-M-Lq7I?si=JkMJOBwsk9_0AOM0
Reps. Orcutt and Abbarno announce April 9 re-election kickoff breakfast
State Representative Peter Abbarno (R- Centralia) announced the campaign kickoff for himself and seatmate State Representative Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama). Reps. Abbarno and Orcutt represent the 20th Legislative District which contains parts of Thruston, Lewis,...
Protecting your rights during a crime crisis
Two anti-Second Amendment bills were passed by the majority party: Senate Bill 5444 (further restricting where you can legally carry) and House Bill 2118 (onerous new regulations on firearm businesses) I stood up against these measures and spoke...
Investing in our Communities!
The Washington State House of Representatives today unanimously approved a final 2024 supplemental capital budget. The $1.33 billion spending plan invests heavily in K-12 school construction, mental health facilities, housing, and early learning facilities. As the...
Initiatives: You Spoke!
As your State Representative, I urged the majority, and spoke on the House Floor, to have all six Initiatives to the Legislature heard and passed. The six initiatives were signed by over 800,000 Washingtonians. The Initiatives that passed include: Initiative...
Defending the Rights of law-abiding gun owners to protect themselves during Washington’s Crime Crisis
https://youtube.com/shorts/KaEgNp37ZYM?si=AtQ9WZcT7AKRDMZS Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, stood on the House floor to defend the rights of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves from criminals. He urged the House to vote against Senate Bill 5444, a measure that...
Rep. Abbarno opposing payments that could influence elections
I offered an amendment to the proposed House Operating Budget that would remove a rebate-for-votes provision. The House Democrat's proposed Operating Budget creates a rebate, If and only If, you vote against Initiative-2117. A $100 payment would be made on or before...
Modifying School Instructional Material bill is more big-Olympia and less local control.
In a party-line vote, ESHB 2331 passed from the state House of Representatives. I spoke in opposition to this policy because it trusts Olympia partisans over parents. https://youtu.be/xYlgocVV9Sk A few things that ESHB 2331 does includes, Directs the Instructional...
Legislation from 20th District Representatives help Lewis County improve SW Washington Fairgrounds
Rep. Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama) and Rep. Peter Abbarno (R-Centralia) spoke on the House Floor before a unanimous vote in favor of HB 2433. Working in partnership with Lewis County and the SW Washington Fair, HB 2433 would help streamline the financing of the fair. The...
Public Infrastructure legislation helps communities rebuild after a natural disaster
Rep. Peter Abbarno (R-Centralia) joined Rep. Joe Timmons (R-Bellingham) to co-sponsor SHB 2020 that recently passed unanimously from the Washington State House of Representatives. The legislation creates a public infrastructure program to help communities rebuild...
