Drew C. MacEwen

Drew Christian MacEwen (born June 12, 1973) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 35th district, which covers the entirety of Mason County and parts of Kitsap and Thurston counties.

Career MacEwen is a real estate investor and developer, and a financial advisor. He formerly was in the Navy. He took office in 2013. In 2016, he defeated Craig Patti of the Independent Democratic Party by a margin of 54.21% (35,384) to 45.79% (29,888). In 2018, he defeated Democratic candidate David Daggett by 33,320 votes (51.22%) to 31,738 votes (48.78%). In 2020, he defeated Democratic candidate Darcy Huffman by 47,618 votes (56.42%) to 36,668 votes (43.44%).

In 2015, MacEwen sponsored legislation (House Bill 1838) to allow bear-baiting of black bears as a hunting practice under some circumstances. The Humane Society opposed the legislation.

In 2015, MacEwen introduced legislation that would create a lower minimum wage for workers under 18 years of age and would allow employers to count benefits, such as healthcare, toward the minimum wage.

During the 2016 presidential election between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald Trump, MacEwen declined to say who he would vote for.

In 2018, MacEwen and two other Republican state legislators (Doug Ericksen and Brandon Vick) traveled to Cambodia to observe the undemocratic elections in the country, which were not free and fair. The election was held under Hun Sen's authoritarian regime, which has repressed the opposition as well as independent media. The visit raised concerns about whether the three lawmakers were being used to give a veneer of credibility to the sham elections, which were not observed by internationally recognized election monitors. Governor Jay Inslee wrote a letter to the legislators to express concern about the visit. After MacEwen and Vick met with the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia, both cut the trip short and returned to Washington. The legislation had bipartisan support, and Governor Inslee, a Democrat, signed the legislation in 2018.

During the 2020 session, MacEwen was the Republicans' deputy floor leader. The court rejected the challenge.

MacEwen reportedly considered a bid for Governor of Washington in 2020. In the Washington State Senate in 2022 he defeated Democrat Julianne Gale to replace retiring Democrat Tim Sheldon. In December 2023, MacEwen announced that he was running for U.S. house He was defeated by Democratic state Senator Emily Randall in the general election, receiving 43% of the vote. Despite his loss, MacEwen was the best-performing Republican candidate in Washington's 6th congressional district since 1980.