Kristiansen re-elected House GOP leader

OLYMPIA — House Republicans re-elected their top leadership today, returning Dan Kristiansen as their leader for the 2015 session..

Kristiansen, of Snohomish, was named to the job earlier this year after Rep. Richard DeBolt stepped down for health reasons.

Joel Kretz of Wauconda was re-elected deputy leader, J.T.Wilcox, of Yelm, re-elected floor leader and Paul Harris, of Vancouver, minority whip. Matt Shea of the Spokane Valley was re-elected as one of two assistant whips.

Shelly Short, of Addy, was elected caucus chairwoman, replacing Judy Warnick, of Moses Lake, who was elected to the Senate.