Statement record

Michael Baumgartner — Aug 3, 2026

U.S. Representative (R-WA-05) · Aug 3, 2026

Co-signed the Aug. 3, 2026 bipartisan Washington delegation letter to President Trump supporting Ferguson's expedited emergency declaration for devastating wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington (same letter as Murray primary; includes Spokane-area fires).

Analysis notes

GOP-framing track (in-window). Bipartisan disaster-response co-signer — not forest-management or climate framing.

Codes

Demands Forest Management no — Emergency aid request only.
Climate Connection no — Drought cited in letter; no climate-change attribution.