Hi! My non-DKos ( a/k/a “real”) name is Mitchell Howard. My wife Gladys and I moved to Coupeville on Whidbey Island, with our then-very-young son Ted in tow, to take over the then-young Inn at Penn Cove way back in 1993 and have lived in the confines of the 10th Legislative District all those years since.
The 10th LD includes all of Whidbey and Camano Islands (these two comprise Island County) and significant chunks of neighboring Skagit and Snohomish. The 10th LD in Washington State is a swingy thing. It trends more center-right than Seattle or the San Juans, but more center-left than much of Eastern Washington. As I understand it, the State Democratic Party believes the seat is winnable this year.
I’m writing here to encourage my fellow Kossacks to look into, and, I hope, support, the candidacy of Angie Homola in the upcoming election. The incumbent, Sen. Barbara Bailey (R), has been in our famously dysfunctional State Lege for quite a while, both as a State Rep., and, since 1993, in the Senate. For two decades before Barbara, we were well-represented by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen. You can read more about why Sen. Bailey needs replacement at the above link to Angie’s campaign site.
I came to know Angie Homola during the two and a half years I served on the Island County Planning Commission, which period overlapped with Angie’s term as one of our three County Commissioners (the latter a full-time job here in Island County, combining executive and legislative powers). I found Angie to be a passionate advocate for a sustainable future in our beautiful region. She was a hard-working public servant as County Commissioner and she is a hard-working citizen now. I don’t doubt that, if elected, she would bring the same kind of focused energy to Olympia.
I’d be glad to chat more in comments with anyone interested in more of my perspective on this candidate, but please do go to her website via either of the links.
Thank you for your consideration.
