Fixing Our Crumbling Reality
If the 155,000 people in my district see not just the two bridges I told you about earlier falling apart... There's another bridge on 167. There's another bridge between South Prairie and Buckley that's already fallen down. There are climate impacts all around my district and none of them are considered.
The people of the 31st District do not commute on political promises. We commute on asphalt, concrete, and steel. And right now, that foundation is failing.
During the 2026 legislative session, the majority pushed aggressively to fund massive, multi-billion-dollar transit expansions and extreme climate initiatives. They poured our tax dollars into the Seattle-centric Sound Transit machine and performative environmental funds.
Meanwhile, they completely ignored the physical reality of our local infrastructure.
I took the floor to confront this massive disconnect. I demanded that Olympia look at the actual safety hazards threatening our daily lives.
"If the 155,000 people in my district see not just the two bridges I told you about earlier falling apart... There's another bridge on 167. There's another bridge between South Prairie and Buckley that's already fallen down. There are climate impacts all around my district and none of them are considered."
My opponent and the extreme majority want to campaign on a "green" agenda. But there is nothing practical or sustainable about letting our core transportation network collapse. We watched bridges literally fall apart. We watched key freight corridors degrade into dangerous hazards.
The state forced a choice between funding basic infrastructure and funding the "green grift." They chose the grift. They prioritized optics over utility. I fought back. I demanded a return to the principle of concurrency. We cannot expand transit empires in the city while we abandon the basic roads and bridges in our local communities.
I have consistently challenged the Sound Transit narrative. We cannot keep writing blank checks for mismanaged mega-projects while our local bridges remain structurally deficient.
It is time to bring balance to Olympia. I am working to take Washington back.
We need an adult in the room. We want a state where government executes the basics flawlessly. Fixing a broken bridge is a basic function of government. Protecting the physical safety of our commuters is a core duty. We must stop the extremes from funneling our money into ideological vanity projects.
We need practical, common-sense infrastructure. We need roads that work, bridges that hold, and a budget that respects the taxpayer.
Stand with me. Let us rebuild our foundation and bring accountability back to our state.
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