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Proposed State of Liberty with Washington
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The State of Liberty is a proposed U.S. state to be formed out of Eastern Washington, as submitted in a failed bill proposal in 2019 by Matt Shea and Bob McCaslin Jr. in the Washington House of Representatives. [1] It was proposed by Shea as House Memorials in 2015 and 2017, [2] [3] [4] [5] and was the subject of the Douglas County Republicans' "Lincoln Day dinner" keynote speech in May 2018 at the Wenatchee Convention Center. [6] In early 2021, a bill (House Bill 1239) calling for the creation of a new state called Liberty was proposed by Republicans Rob Chase and Bob McCaslin. [7] [8] The bill was also co-sponsored by Republicans Robert Sutherland and Tom Dent. [9]

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  1. ↑ Lawmakers submit bill to split Wash. in half, create 51st state of 'Liberty', KOMO-TV, January 25, 2019
  2. ↑ Jim Camden (December 7, 2016), "Matt Shea, McCaslin propose creating new state called "Liberty" in Eastern Washington", Spokesman-Review, Spokane
  3. ↑ Katie Herzog (November 9, 2018), "Rep. Matt Shea Wants to Split Washington State in Two", The Stranger
  4. ↑ "Washington lawmakers file bill to split state in two", The Oregonian, Portland, December 7, 2016
  5. ↑ "A 51st state, called Liberty, would have political clout and an ag-based economy", Spokesman-Review, Spokane, February 12, 2017
  6. ↑ Joel Connelly (May 2, 2018), 'Liberty: The 51st State' -- Republicans to hear plan to split Washington, Seattle P-I
  7. ↑ Capron, Maddie (19 January 2021). "A 51st state? Washington officials introduce bill to create state of 'Liberty'". The Olympian . Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Barner, Katherine. "2 eastern Washington Reps. proposing bill to split state in half, creating 51st state 'Liberty'". KHQ Right Now. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  9. ↑ Bowman, Nick (2021-01-19). "With Matt Shea out, yearly push for Eastern Washington secession gets new co-sponsors". MyNorthwest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

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