James Dwight Honeyford[1] (born January 24, 1939) is an American politician of the Republican Party.

[2] He served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 15th district between 1999 and 2023.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and a Master of Education from Central Washington University.

[6] In February 2011, Honeyford walked out on a legislative hearing in protest of "ghost bills" that are heard in committee, but not written until later.

[8] On March 2, 2015, Seattle-based newspaper The Stranger reported that, during a committee hearing about a proposed racial impact statement bill, Honeyford shared his belief that "poor" and "colored" people were most likely to commit crimes.