PORT ANGELES – Sue Forde, Chair of the Clallam County Republican Party, announced Wednesday her candidacy for State Legislature in the 24th District, challenging incumbent Mike Chapman.
As a business owner, Forde lists over-taxation at the cost of small business owners as a major issue she wants to tackle. She also told us that smaller government, dealing with increasing homelessness, and regulations that are choking the timber industry are among her priorities.
“And also this sex ed bill that they just passed. Despite the fact that there were hundreds and hundreds of parents who showed up to object to that, but the Democrats, because they have the full majority of the house, senate and Governor, they just pushed it on through as a straight-line party vote. And so I think we need some balance. We definitely need some balance in Olympia and that’s really why I’m running.”
As a regular attendee of Sequim City Council meetings, we asked Forde to weigh-in on the proposed Medical Assisted Treatment Clinic planned for construction within city limits.
“Yes, I have been attending the meetings and we’ve got a good city council here, although I do not live in the city. But, of course, we’re all affected by what goes on in the city of Sequim. They do need to put a stop on it, I think, and just take a look at the ramifications. How is this going to affect the community? What is it going to cost in the way of extra police? And it would have seemed wise to me that our state legislators would have at least held some Town Hall meetings, come to talk to the people of Sequim, before they funded it for that particular location. It seems to me it would be more logical to have it somewhere out of town a little bit if they’re going to have one, you know of this nature.”
Sue Forde, announcing her candidacy for State Representative on Wednesday.
“I really want to try and stand up for all of us really, for our individual rights and for our constitutional rights.”