Letter: Homola a straightforward, hard working, talented public servant

Editor,

In easy times, we can ignore politics and political antics. These aren’t easy times, though. Thankfully, many local people have offered themselves as candidates in our county and state.

How do we the voters pick the best ones to represent us?

I think we recognize that governing isn’t grandstanding or promising what you can’t deliver. Winning means you show up ready to govern. Governing is hard, detailed work. It takes skill. As a nation of laws, those who govern need to know the law, decipher the intent of the law to write rules and propose new legislation.

This is why Angie Homola is an excellent candidate. She studies issues and can probably quote chapter and verse of existing laws and regulations better than most politicians I’ve met. She works very hard. She is astute and can pick what’s essential out of a sea of words. Angie cares about what hardworking people deal with daily —affordable housing, health, education, vocational training, living wage, good public transportation. She is able on day one to represent our concerns and make sure the State government makes progress on everything important to us.

Angie’s competence in the skills of governing gives me confidence in her as my representative. I’m exhausted by the three ring circus of special interests in our nation.

I am glad to live in Washington state, and to have a chance to be represented by a straightforward, hard working, talented public servant like Angie Homola

Vicki Robin

Langley