Interesting article from the Times on the primary race between Helen Sommers and Alice Woldt in the 36th legislative district for the Position 1 House race.
"The word "no" has caught up with state Rep. Helen Sommers, landing her in the cross hairs of organized labor.
Sommers, 72, is one of the most powerful Democrats in Washington. As chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, she has vast influence over who gets money and who doesn't.
During the state's deep recession she's turned down lots of people. "Unfortunately, some of them are very powerful and important Democratic constituencies," said Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt."
Read the rest of the article here.
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
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"For too long the labor movement has been considered the lap dog of one party rather than the watchdog for both parties. The time has passed where we can allow one party to write us off and the other to take us for granted," Rolf said.
I like this paragraph. It applies to a lot of people, and it certainly applies to us.
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