Matthew A. Boehnke (born June 1968) is an American politician from Washington. Boehnke is a Republican member of the

Washington State Senate The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Washington State Capitol, Legis ...

Career

Boehnke, a former lieutenant colonel in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

, was first elected to the state legislature in 2018, running against Democratic candidate Christopher Tracy for an open seat vacated by the departure of Larry Haler. Before joining the House of Representatives, he served on the

Kennewick Kennewick () is a city in Benton County, Washington, Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima ...

city council, to which he was elected in 2015. Until 2023, Boehnke represented the 8th Legislative District, which includes the city of Kennewick, as well as parts of Richland. In 2022, Boehnke entered the race for the

, representing the Eighth Legislative District of Washington. Boehnke won the race and assumed office in January 2023.

Awards

* 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB. * 2021 City Champion Awards. Presented by Association of Washington Cities (AWC).

References

External links

Matt Boehnke at ballotpedia.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boehnke, Matt Living people Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature 1968 births