Drew was encouraged by Republicans and local leaders to run for the State Legislature, where he has represented the 31st District since 2015. He serves as the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, which considers spending bills and the state operating budget, and sits on the House Finance Committee, which considers bills related to state and local taxes. For the past year, Drew also served as Chairman of the Select Committee on Pension Policy, which is responsible for studying, reviewing and recommending state pension policies.
Drew has also been a member of the House Republican Leadership team since first being elected by elected by his peers at the start of his second term. He has also served as Republican Floor Leader and Co-Chair of the House Republicans’ campaign committee.
Outside of the Legislature, Drew is an attorney. He is the managing member of Stokesbary PLLC, a boutique law firm in Sumner that provides corporate law and securities counsel to startups and emerging companies in the Puget Sound region and around the world. In 2020, Drew co-founded and launched Citizen Action Defense Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustaining, defending and providing the means to preserve the individual constitutional rights of all Washingtonians. He is also a volunteer member of the Board of Directors of the Auburn Valley YMCA.
