Editor,
Here is the link of all the statistics on my Oct. 10 letter to the editor for M. Douglas Martin, "Thurston County,” https://hartmannreport.com/p/why-are-red-state-citizens-poorer-2ef.
It feels like there is an Earth 1 and an Earth 2. For those who are looking to continue the safety and prosperity of the people (particularly women) of this state and not take things away from them, I suggest Bob Ferguson for governor.
Bob wants to:
* Increase the number of well-trained police officers and state troopers.
* Use the resources recovered from opioid companies that fueled the epidemic to implement a fentanyl crisis response plan.
* Pursue and arrest at-large offenders with active arrest warrants for violating the terms of their community supervision — individuals who are too often falling through the system’s cracks.
* Equip law enforcement with improved technology and data and invest in proven youth intervention strategies, to improve accountability, advance equity and focus on crime prevention, not just crime response.
As attorney general:
* Bob supported sexual assault survivors by leading the coalition that eliminated the shameful rape kit backlog. The backlog consisted of more than 10,000 kits when Bob took office. It reduced the testing time on new sexual assault kits from as much as 14 months down to 45 days, and led to dozens of convictions.
* Bob wrote and passed a nationally recognized law increasing the penalties for elder abuse.
* Bob won more than $1 billion to address the fentanyl epidemic in Washington. He fought for more resources from the federal government to combat fentanyl traffickers.
* Bob and his team won nearly 100 sexually violent predator trials keeping the “worst-of-the-worst” sex offenders detained at McNeil Island. He passed two bipartisan bills strengthening Washington’s sexually violent predator law.
* Bob helped hundreds of residents of manufactured homes receive fair treatment from their landlords. He prevented illegal evictions and unfair rental practices. He took on a manufactured housing provider that illegally refused to make basic safety upgrades.
* Bob's Supreme Court victory defending the Affordable Care Act preserved health care for 825,000 Washingtonians, including those with preexisting conditions.
* Bob developed a crisis hotline for Washington youth experiencing bullying, suicide and self-harm, mental illness or harassment.
* Bob stood up to social media companies that were targeting youth and putting their mental wellbeing at risk. He is fighting these powerful companies in court to achieve corporate reforms that will protect youth mental health.
Bob's opponent voted many times to ban abortion and limit women's rights when he was in Congress and said behind closed doors that he was for ending abortion once and for all.
Florence Vincent
Tenino
