We need public safety to have a healthy, thriving society where people feel safe in their homes, out in the community and in businesses.
Current leadership has degraded public safety by threatening to defund the police as well as enacting laws that restrict law enforcement and protect criminals while doing nothing to protect victims. Homicides, assaults, property damage, auto thefts and shoplifting are at record levels in Washington state due to destructive policies and we need policies to bring back public safety.
I support Initiative 2113 which restored the ability of law enforcement to pursue criminals, subject to local restrictions.
Lower taxes are good for individuals, for families, and for businesses that create jobs.
Rather than raising taxes, we need to prioritize government spending, starting with Washington’s “paramount duty” of funding K-12 education and also taking care of the most vulnerable, in a transparent and accountable manner.
Democrats have passed an energy tax that hurts everyone from seniors on fixed incomes, working families trying to make ends meet and young people just getting started.
I support Initiative 2117 which will stop the hidden gas tax.
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