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May 27, 20241 min read
Ritzville Firemen’s Breakfast
My friend and former colleague, Sen. Mark Schoesler, had told me that the Ritzville Volunteer Fire Department had the best pancake...
May 27, 20241 min read
An evening with Heroes Homestead
We were grateful to Andrew and Danielle Holstine for inviting us to come out to the Heroes Homestead farm on Sunday for an evening of...
May 27, 20241 min read
New Veterans Memorial in Spokane Valley
Our team was all over Eastern Washington again last week, from Dayton to Deer Park and Creston to Ritzville. A real highlight was the...
May 25, 20241 min read
Meeting voters in Deer Park
Our campaign’s “Super Sunday” effort to meet voters this last weekend was in Deer Park, and I really enjoyed knocking on doors with our...
May 24, 20241 min read
Dayton Days Parade and Creston Community Day
On Saturday, Eleanor and I took the children to Dayton to join the annual Dayton Days Parade. We had a great time handing out candy and...
May 21, 20243 min read
I traveled to the Border - it’s worse than you think
A firsthand look at the border Border security is our nation’s top priority. Right now the failure to enforce the law is creating a...
May 8, 20241 min read
Mayor Brown retreats from massive tax proposal
Just an hour before I held a press conference to call on Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown to abandon her $38.5 million annual tax increase...
May 7, 20241 min read
Spokesman-Review: Seniors can’t afford Lisa Brown’s property tax increase proposal
By Michael Baumgartner Spokane-area residents just finished paying a record amount of property taxes. The total county property tax bill...
May 6, 20241 min read
Officially filed for Congress!
Today, I officially filed to be a candidate for United States Congress representing Washington's 5th District while surrounded by my...
May 6, 20241 min read
KHQ: Michael Baumgartner files for 5th Congressional District
By Faith Iverson Michael Baumgartner has filed for his race in the 5th Congressional District seat as a top contender for the Republican...
May 5, 20241 min read
My Fox & Friends interview
I enjoyed being on national TV with Fox & Friends this morning to talk about why I’m the leading candidate for Congress in Eastern...
May 4, 20241 min read
Bloomsday fun
It was a really rainy, but really fun time at Bloomsday in Spokane this weekend! I had a great time running with my 4th grade daughter...
May 2, 20241 min read
Welcoming veterans home from the Honor Flight
It was an honor to join the crowd welcoming America’s best home from the Inland Northwest Honor Flight. Each year, the Honor...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Seniors can’t afford Lisa Brown's tax hikes
After hearing Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown call for massive property tax increases just months into her new position, I had a message for...
Apr 30, 20241 min read
A great parade and fair in Asotin
We had a wonderful time at the Asotin County Fair and Hells Canyon Rodeo Parade! My mom Dee joined us along with most of the children...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
We can score a touchdown with Michael Baumgartner
Friends, I’m former WSU Quarterback Jack Thompson. Many of you may know me as “The Throwin’ Samoan” from my time setting the all-time...
Apr 25, 20241 min read
Whitman Wire: Michael Baumgartner’s WA-05 Campaign
By Sebastian Squire Baumgartner sees himself as the candidate best positioned to represent the fifth district due to his past experiences...
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Come doorbell with me!
One of my absolute favorite campaign activities is doorbelling. When I defeated an extremely well-funded incumbent Democrat in my first...
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Supporting veterans in Eastern Washington
The highlight of my weekend was definitely accepting the invitation of Andrew and Danielle Holstine to participate in the Heroes Silkies...
Apr 20, 20241 min read
Excitement at the state GOP convention in Spokane
We had a fantastic time at the state GOP convention in Spokane this past weekend, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. There was a...
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