The last effort to divide Washington State was lead by Sen. Bob Morton (R) in 2005. It's been tried numerous times, always fails. The socialists on the west side don't want to lose their power or your tax revenue.
From the Seattle PI, Feb 2005:
The Republican from Orient [Sen. Bob Morton] is the prime sponsor on a joint memorial in the Senate that asks President Bush to create a new state east of the Cascades that would comprise 20 of the current state's 39 counties. Nine other Republican senators have signed on in support. Similar measures have been introduced in past years without success.
The rest of the article is worth the read.
Thanks for the link. I’m quite familiar with Sen. Morton, and past attempts at seceding from the coast. I hate and despise democrats, and am tired of being ruled by those arrogant swine. I would love to be able to secede. Don’t think that it’ll ever happen, though.