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Bellevue representative switches parties to run for senate
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| Contributor | mtrz |
| Last Edited | mtrz Mar 14, 2006 05:11pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | OLYMPIA — Two-term Republican Rep. Rodney Tom of Bellevue says he is quitting the Republican Party to run for the state Senate as a Democrat.
Tom will challenge incumbent Sen. Luke Esser, R-Bellevue.
"I realized the far right has complete control of the party and for me to be effective for my constituents I need to be a Democrat," Tom said today.
He said being a Democrat is not only a better fit for the changing political demographic of the Eastside's 48th Legislative District, but a more comfortable fit for his ideology, which includes support for legal abortion, gay rights and higher taxes for transportation. |
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