I have known Cathy McMorris Rodgers ever since we met at a Young Republicans meeting face to face in 1995 at a restaurant in the Spokane Valley called Marie Calender's at Argonne and Mission. We were talking about her idea of lowering the senate from 49 to 39 seats so Eastern Washington would have more representation. She was recently appointed to serve the remaining term of Bob Morton who was appointed to the Senate from the 7th legislative district. She was working at McDonald's when not in legislature. Since she was first elected to congress in 2004 she has risen in ranks and has done Spokane proud. If the Republicans maintain control of the house. She could become speaker of the house. She will become the second person in Eastern Washington to do so in a lifetime. Tom Foley was the last person to be speaker from this region he served that office from 1989 to 1994 when he was defeated by George Nethercutt. Which I was happy to be part of that campaign. There is a picture of me at 22 on the front page of the November Spokesman Review on staying til 2am at the Spokane Convention Center. We could have two people who have been speaker in the same region in a lifetime. Spokane will benefit better with Cathy as your congresswoman. She understands the issues of Spokane and Eastern Washington does not believe that the state needs an income tax like Lisa Brown. She has been fighting for an income tax ever since she was first elected to the state house in 1992 then beat John Moyer a trusted friend where she served the 3rd legislative district for four terms til 2012. She became chancellor of Washington State University Spokane campus in 2012 and she stepped down recently to run for congress. She was my state representative and senator when I lived in Spokane from 1992 to 1998. I voted against her every time. Democrats believe that could take this seat. Cathy is a strong fighter and we someone who can get things done in Eastern Washington. Cathy has done that. Please keep my friend Cathy in congress.
