I am a resident of the 44th Legislative District and have lived here since 1979. When I first moved to Washington, it was clean and beautiful. After 47 years it is a different Washington. When you drive from Western to Eastern Washington you see garbage littering the highways. The minute you drive into Idaho it is like you just entered a different world. It is clean from one side to the other, no waste lined highways!
No matter how the government spends our tax dollars, we see no difference in how our roads are maintained, now the worst in the country.
Our communities were safer; we took pride in hiring quality Law Enforcement Officers. Now Washington has the least amount of LEO’s per capita in the country. Does that make a resident feel safer, no?
The education system is failing our children; Washington is lagging in reading and math to the 2019 levels nationally. How did this happen?
Why do the people continue to elect the same people who are making these horrible policies driving people and business out of Washington? The policies are getting worse every legislative session.
I am voting for change that will put Washington on a new path forward. We need fresh ideas, fiscal restraint, and good judgment.
That is why I am endorsing Sherri Larkin for Senate, Chris Elder for Representative Position 1 and Tonya Stadlman for Representative Position 2 in the 44th Legislative District.
Vote for real change on August 4th.
Debra Blodgett, Snohomish, Washington
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
