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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
A big thank you to all of you who were able to join us for our 7th District telephone town hall meeting last week. It was a huge success! In fact, Rep. Kretz and I now have bragging rights with our colleagues as it had the highest attendance of any previous telephone town hall! I’m always telling folks in Olympia how involved my constituents are in civic affairs and their communities – and once again you came through. We had a wonderful hour of conversations and questions, as well as a few poll questions. You continue to impress me with how much you care and how involved you are. In case you’re curious, here are some interesting facts about our telephone town hall and the results of our survey questions:
Total Attendees = 7,376
Peak Attendees (most folks online at once) = 954
Participants who pressed *3 to ask a question = 154
Participants who joined me live with questions = 22
Survey Results
The governor has proposed raising the state sales tax by .5 percent to generate nearly a half-billion dollars in new tax collections for certain state services. Do you support this tax increase?
1. Yes (11%)
2. No (82%)
3. Not sure (8%)
Do you support the legislation to legalize gay marriage in Washington state?
1. Yes (12%)
2. No (83%)
3. Not sure (5%)
As education is mandated by the Washington State Constitution, do you support funding education first?
1. Yes (63%)
2. No (16%)
3. Not sure (21%)
Again, thanks to all who were able to participate. It is such a pleasure to represent and serve you in Olympia.
Sincerely,
Shelly Short
State Representative, 7th District
Little Miss Rodeo, Riota Marchant, and Omak Stampede Queen, Katie Fergus, join
Rep. Joel Kretz, Rep. Shelly Short and Sen. Bob Morton on the House Floor