Representative Lois McMahan (R) recently confirmed that she will run for re-election for Position 2 in the State House of Representatives for the 26th District.

“We are not finished with the job I hoped to do,” said McMahan. “Even though we made a little progress toward making the state more business-friendly, we still have a long way to go. Businesses in the state of Washington have to deal with 28 state, federal, and local agencies and 58 sets of regulations. Good family-wage jobs in our state depend upon our willingness to relieve businesses of some of the tax burden and regulatory burden (the hidden tax) they presently bear.”

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has awarded McMahan with its “Guardian of Small Business” award. “She has been a real trooper for small business in the Washington Legislature, compiling a very impressive 91-percent voting record on issues that are vital to the survival of main street firms,” said Carolyn Logue, state director for the Washington chapter of the NFIB.