Hi everyone on BBQ,
I am responding to BBQ invitation to make a positive statement about: for whom you are going to vote and why you have chosen that candidate.
I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Here is why I have made that decision:
In their careers Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz have worked to better the lives of ordinary citizens, the common people–you know, like you and me. Together they are an effective team that will work to build a more hopeful future for each of us. As a senior citizen, my dollar will go farther to buy food and medicine, as well as the expenses of owning or renting a home.
Vice President Kamala Harris has shown herself through her various roles in the California justice system and state and federal government to be a fighter for the people. From her days as a prosecutor in California to her work as Vice President, she has defended the rights of the American people by standing up to predators, scammers, and big corporations. Thank you, Kamala Harris, for standing on principle and not being swayed by big money interests.
As Vice President, Kamala Harris helped deliver economic progress across the country. In Governor Tim Walz she chose a running mate who shares her vision. Together they will work to better the lives of working families. That’s you and me.
Until a couple of weeks before Kamala Harris had picked her Vice Presidential running mate, I had never heard of Tim Walz. Honestly, I don’t know much about politics in other states. Since then I have googled information to learn that he is a lifelong Midwesterner who has delivered for the middle class in his state of Minnesota. As Governor he signed the single-largest investment in public education in state history. He established reproductive freedom as a fundamental right in Minnesota. He cut taxes in every state budget; he lowered the cost of prescription drugs. I urge you to google “Signature Accomplishments of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Kate Flanagan.” As I was, you will be amazed at the broad spectrum of what he accomplished to help families, working people, and seniors have a better life. Like Vice President Kamala Harris, he will never stop fighting for working families.
I want a President and Vice President that will promote the welfare and well-being of the common man, of people like you and me.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will get my vote on day 1 of our Oregon voting period.
Lucy Brook
Nehalem resident