ICYMI: MGP’s Deafening Silence on Democrats’ 9.9% Income Tax

In case you missed it, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is staying silent while Washington Democrats push a devastating 9.9% state income tax that’s already threatening jobs, driving investment out of the state, and now leaving cities scrambling over lost local revenue for police, roads, and public safety. 

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Gluesenkamp Perez stays silent as her party’s income tax strips local cities of police and parks funding
Seattle Red
May 28, 2026

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Washougal) has not said a word about Washington’s new 9.9% income tax, and cities across the state are now discovering why Democrats may have preferred that silence to scrutiny.

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For Perez, a congresswoman who has spent two terms positioning herself as an independent check on her party’s excesses, the silence has been politically expensive.

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Inside Elections upgraded WA-03 to a toss-up last week, with new polling showing state Senate Minority Leader John Braun leading Perez by seven points. 

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The Gluesenkamp Perez campaign has not publicly addressed SB 6346 or the local revenue losses built into the bill. 

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Businesses have been leaving the state or announcing relocations since Ferguson signed the bill in March. Howard Schultz announced his move from Seattle to Florida the day legislators approved the tax. The state itself has already hired 300 new workers and budgeted more than $557 million just to administer the new law.

Perez has offered no public comment through any of it. In a swing district Trump carried by three points, that record has become the central issue of the 2026 race.

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