BOMBSHELL VICTORY! Thanks to all of you, we stopped the Democrats from gutting our 1% Property Tax Cap Initiative. 43,000 citizens signed in CON … I’m convinced that’s what did it.
Mon, April 21, 2025
To: Our thousands of supporters throughout the state
(cc’d to the media, house & senate members, and Governor, and other candidates for office)
From: Tim Eyman
Fighting for taxpayers for 28 years
Let’s take a victory lap — we deserve it.
The Democrats were hell-bent to gut our 1% Property Tax Cap Initiative.
We did everything we could to fight back.
Just last week, I said this:
So as you can imagine, it’s incredibly gratifying to see this today:
The property tax battle of 2025 is over in the Washington state Legislature.
Democrats are ending their bid to repeal a voter-approved limit on property tax growth, excising one of the most controversial revenue-raising ideas they’ve pursued this session.
Rep. Steve Bergquist, D-Renton, the bill’s sponsor, filed an amendment effectively ending Democrats’ pursuit of the change.
“We don’t have a three-corners agreement on those provisions,” Bergquist said Monday morning.
Three-corners refers to the Democratic leadership of the House, Senate and Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson.
Ferguson declined to discuss the conversations but said shelving the property tax plan was the correct move.
“We have to look at a lot of revenue sources, and I think we need to minimize the impacts on working people in the state,” he said Monday morning. “So I think they made the right decision.”
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This is incredibly welcome news.
At one legislative hearing, 43,000 citizens signed in CON.
I’m convinced that’s what did it.
This is a huge victory.
Thank you for making it possible.
In 2001, 58% of voters passed our initiative capping the growth of property taxes.
Then, in 2007, 5 members of the state supreme court made an absolutely goofy ruling, striking down the initiative, saying the voters had been “misled” into voting for it.
Citizens were furious.
Fortunately, thanks to relentless citizen pressure, Gov. Gregoire called a special session and one month later, 89% of legislators and Gov. Gregoire reenacted the 1% cap.
For 24 years, we’ve had this protection.
It’s a huge victory for us to save it from the Democrats’ insatiable tax appetite.
Thank you for helping me fight and win this critical battle!
Because of your support, I am appealing the AG’s ridiculously unconstitutional ruling because it’s so absurd:
* Lifetime ban on all future political activity?
* $8 million?
* Prohibiting me from earning money for the rest of my life?
* I’m no longer a person, I’m forever designated a ‘continuing political committee’?
I urge you to help me fight back against the AG’s abuse of power by donating to the Tim Eyman Legal Defense Fund RIGHT NOW!
Mail your check to:
Tim Eyman Legal Defense Fund
17404 Meridian Ave E #F PMB 176
Puyallup, WA, 98375
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With your help, we’ll make sure what Bob Ferguson has done to me and my family never happens to anyone else ever again.
I love you all.
Onward!
Tim
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