# Mark Harmsworth
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mark harmsworth is an American politician. A Republican, he has served in the Washington House of Representatives since November 25, 2014, when he was sworn in early after winning election that month. Harmsworth was elected to succeed Mike Hope, who resigned in summer 2014.
Ferguson's veto undermines Washington's retail theft fight
Governor Bob Ferguson vetoed $500,000 for a proven retail theft program despite Washington losing $2.7 billion annually to organized crime. Mark Harmsworth from Washington Policy Center explains how the pilot program generated 402 law enforcement responses and filed 142 cases in King County alone. …
WA Business Exodus: Taxes, Regulations, and the Cost
A spring 2026 AWB survey finds 24% of Washington employers actively considering leaving the state — nearly triple the rate from winter 2025. Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center examines the tax hikes, B&O surcharges, and regulatory pressures driving companies to Idaho, Utah, and Tenness…
WA Business Forum: Taxes, Wages, Theft & AI
At a Washington Policy Center forum in Vancouver, state lawmakers Monica Stonier and April Berg faced off with WPC policy directors Mark Harmsworth and Elizabeth New over Washington's income tax, minimum wage, retail theft, and AI's impact on the workforce. A survey cited at the event found one in …
WA Small Businesses Lag Nation on Jobs, Taxes, Optimism
Washington's Small Business Optimism Index sits at 94.5 — four points below the national average. NFIB data show 19 percent of Washington owners cite labor costs as their top problem, more than double the 8.5 percent national rate, while government regulation and taxes also register far higher than…
Seattle's IRS Migration Data: A $2B Warning Sign
IRS migration data for 2022-2023 shows King County lost roughly 13,000 residents through domestic migration, with outbound movers taking $8.7 billion in adjusted gross income while inbound residents brought only $6.7 billion. Washington Policy Center's Mark Harmsworth argues Seattle's tax and regul…
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WA Fee Hikes Hit the Housing the Poor Depend On
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center argues that while lawmakers champion affordable housing, the Department of Health is raising fees on mobile home parks and temporary worker housing by as much as 250 percent, shifting the cost burden onto the residents least able to absorb it. https:/…
Are WA's Tax Breaks for Big Tech Actually Economic Anchors?
Washington Policy Center's Mark Harmsworth pushes back on a Seattle Times column that framed Microsoft's $18.7 billion and Amazon's $17.4 billion federal tax reductions as corporate greed, arguing those companies anchor Puget Sound's $607 billion gross regional product and support hundreds of thous…
Washington's Out-Migration Problem: Who's Leaving and Why
Washington State posted the second-largest net outflow of house hunters among the nation's 100 largest metros in Q1 2026, per Redfin. IRS data shows a net loss of nearly 19,000 taxpayers and $1.66 billion in adjusted gross income between 2021 and 2022. Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Cente…
Mark Harmsworth - Is Seattle's JumpStart tax driving jobs out of the city?
Five years after Seattle adopted its JumpStart payroll tax, thousands of jobs have moved across the lake while Bellevue continues to grow. Is the tax helping the city, or pushing employers away?
Mark Harmsworth is a Senior Fellow at the Washington Policy Center. He joins the show to discuss the eco…
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