Vote Amy Forrest

06/16/2026

This is great Chase Foster for State Rep! The research finds over and over that Early Childhood Education can set the trajectory of a child's entire learning life. Impressed to see State candidate Chase Foster engaging with our rural areas and get first hand understanding. When's his opponent Reedy Berg going to pretend he cares about the district he's running to represent? We all know he's just doing what he's always done....nada!

I was honored to receive a Certificate of Appreciation from the Granger School District's ECEAP program recently. Ensuring our children are equipped with the skill set and education they need to enter the future workforce well prepared is one of the tenants I am running on. Parental involvement and education go hand-and-hand in my book, specifically early childhood education. Thank you GSD-I appreciate the recognition. I look forward to being the voice at the State level for our educational leaders. It's important because they are teaching our future leaders!

06/13/2026

This is what we need in our State Representatives! Showing up and wanting to learn about the issues that concern our community. You won’t see his opponent Reedy Berg even show up to anything! This is proven by his absence over the last few years to events like the Harman Center lunches while he’s been on city council. Nice to see this, and thank you Chase Foster for caring about our community. Vote for Chase Foster D15!

Yesterday was a great day for me and three of my four kiddos! We were in Yakima to learn more about the animal rescue efforts throughout Yakima and the Valley. The resources they provided were impressive to say the least-solutions in action. We even came home with dog tags for our family dogs! Great event, and this is what community action looks like.

06/05/2026

Hey have you heard of Chase Foster yet? He’s running for the House District 15 spot that I withdrew from. He would have been my competitor.

I met with Chase. He is a proud old school Republican, and is in complete favor of supporting programs for the people. He wants three things:
👉Stop overspending and get in control.
👉Our education system in our schools need to focus on successful reading and math scores with parents involved.
👉Healthcare because he understands the difference between rural healthcare verses the Westside healthcare. Regulations are out of control.

Check out his page, follow him, share it wide and long. He’ll be having ‘meet and greets’ throughout June so please attend. He’s a smart guy, and a WAY better choice for the job than Reedy Berg. Please share his page, donate, and stayed tuned for more updates! Foster for State Rep

05/16/2026

It was a beautiful ‘Spring Luncheon’ today at our beloved Harman Center. Miss Sheila Phelps and the volunteers did an amazing job!

At the beginning of my campaign, this gentleman, Donald Hinman and I met and quickly became friends through our shared belief that Yakima deserves innovative ideas, practical solutions, and leadership that truly cares about the people who live here.

Don’s too humble to share the extraordinary work he’s done for our city, but he has been an essential factor in Yakima’s growth over the years. He has spent decades serving our community — as a former Yakima City Council member, founder of Mid-Valley Insurance, and a driving force & co-founder behind Yakima Neighborhood Health Services. His lifelong commitment to public service, housing, healthcare, and helping others has left a lasting impact on the Yakima Valley, and me.

I am so grateful for the people who have supported me, and I have since become friends with. Grateful for the conversations, the wisdom, and the shared vision for a stronger Yakima. We can turn Yakima around guys. It’s all about smart, strong leadership. Have a great Saturday!

05/01/2026

Happy Friday Everyone! Not the best news to share, but important. After much thought and careful consideration, I have decided to withdraw from my run for the House of Representatives D15 seat.

This was not an easy decision. It comes down to timing and the needs of my family, along with practical realities that I take seriously as someone who is fiscally conservative and believes in responsible decision-making—both in public service and in my personal life.

I remain deeply committed to our community and the values that inspired me to run in the first place. My determination, grit, and integrity haven’t changed, and this is not the end of my involvement. It’s simply a pause at the right time.

I truly want to thank everyone who has supported, encouraged, and believed in me along the way. I’m grateful—and I look forward to what’s ahead. Stay tuned, and have a great weekend!

04/25/2026

Happy Saturday Everyone! I’ve spent this beautiful morning with the Grandview Rotary and my dear friend Joan Souders for our ‘Community Day of Service’ today.

It’s amazing how little it takes to help with many hands helping. Happy to support and help all of our communities throughout our Yakima county. It’s important, and I love giving back and showing care. Hey, what’s better than a hard day’s work right?

04/18/2026

Happy Friday Everyone!

I want to focus on our Yakima City Council for a moment. I am asking that someone please consider stepping up and running for the Yakima City Council seats that are up for grabs next year.

The current city council is all talk and no action. Let’s call it for what it is-this “group think” concept has failed us. It will continue to fail us. These are facts based on the history of the council for the last 4 years. If we don’t get new leaders in there next year, I fear that they are going to get us to a point of no return. We should not, and cannot let that happen to our city. The right city leadership is important, and it’s got me thinking.

This is the city I grew up in, and the city I call home. I want it nice. I know you want it nice too and would like to see it thrive. Think about it. I sure am thinking about it. Have a lovely weekend!

04/12/2026

*Update: the utilities tax that the failed leadership of our city council is proposing is annual. It wasn’t a math issue, had to re-read. Big difference. So they are STILL taxing us. They said no taxes-and they’re still taxing us. Another concern, they’re dipping into our reserve. New taxes, robbing Peter to pay Paul, and begging community members for money to save us-All that equals failed leadership no matter how you dice it. Go bring in revenue so we can save everything. Go actually work for us.

Happy Sunday everyone! I mentioned I would still stay active regarding our city of Yakima, as the decisions made by these brilliant business wonders affect us all.

I’ve been quiet about the fact we’ll have no bathrooms in our parks (genius planning), and the 1% tax that snuck by in December, but I have to mention the recent Yakima City Council’s consideration of a utility tax increase.

Ok, ok hmmm. For the first time I think I’m speechless. This utility tax will cost us more monthly ($36) than that of the recent Prop 1 Levy that failed (~$20). You realize this right? Not only will it cost us more monthly, it’s only salvaging 1 item-Fire Station 92. Paying more…getting less. Bravo, brilliant leadership for us.

That levy would have covered ALL of it. Station 92, Harmon, Washington Fruit, our pools, parks. To all those Brownies that wrote letters to the Herald about “Amy only wants taxes on us,” when all Amy wanted was to make our city money with NO taxes to us, just in order to save it all-for us….well, I’ll take that apology warm with a dash a spice. 😉

04/11/2026

Thank you Douglas Alan White for the opportunity to attend the Rural Americans United billboard campaign project this morning in Sunnyside!

Our Yakima county voter turn out is abysmal. We need more people to turn out and vote. This project is focused on getting nonpartisan messages on billboards throughout our rural communities and doing just that-encouraging people to vote. Great morning, great ideas, and great company-thank you again, and I’m happy I attended.

04/09/2026

What a pleasure it was to hear from and meet our Washington State Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews at our Grandview Rotary yesterday. She recognizes and acknowledges the varying differences between the Westside of the state and our Eastside. I was happy to hear that she wants to focus more on our rural communities, and bring more attention and opportunities via the State level. That’s my goal as State House Rep D15 too. We need our rural communities to thrive, and I want to be the one to help them. I’ll always look out for us here-I’m an Eastside girl!