Everyone deserves access to safe, affordable housing. With costs rising, I too share your concerns about this fundamental need. In previous years we have been able to invest in building more affordable housing units and providing more affordable housing units but we must do more. I will continue to center and advocate for the creation
Children are our most precious resource. As a former teacher, I’ve supported pay raises for teachers and funding to lower class sizes. I’ll make sure we invest in our schools and teachers—not school bureaucracy—and assure that every student who wants to attend college in Washington has access to the school of their choice. I have
I’m fighting to make sure everyone has access to affordable health care including essential reproductive freedoms. I voted to cover all kids by 2010 and I’m working to help businesses provide coverage to employees. I’ve already helped make prescriptions more affordable for seniors. More recently I have worked to expand health care access for young
From Lake Washington to the Cascade foothills, our quality of life is defined by our region’s natural beauty. I understand that preserving our quality of life requires a thoughtful balance between respecting individual property rights and the need to assure healthy neighborhoods, open space, and clean air and water. I’ll work with local government—and landowners—to
As a small business owner, I know what it’s like to watch the bottom line. I’ll work with employers large and small to protect existing jobs and bring new jobs to our region in growing areas like alternative energy, biotechnology, biofuels, and emerging industries.
I started working on replacing the 520 bridge in 1995 as part of the first Regional Design Committee. After I went to the Legislature I worked for several years on the team negotiating final legislation and funding that actually got the job done. My colleagues and I never gave up Now we have to keep
Everyone deserves to feel safe and actually be safe in their communities. It is time the Legislature enacts reasonable gun safety laws. Thoughtful, common sense laws that help protect both our community safety and the right for law abiding citizens to own a firearm, it’s not rocket science. It is simply unconscionable that our children