My Legislators
I live in Washington state’s 43rd district, so the people who represent me in Olympia are Representative Jamie Pedersen, Representative Frank Chopp, and Senator Ed Murray.
Their political literature has been cluttering up my doorstep for some time now, left by little elves during the night, but I had never met any of the three in person.
We managed to pull Representative Pedersen out of a committee meeting and I spoke to him in the hallway for a few minutes.
I told him that I would apparently have the honor of being the first person in the state to hit the $1 million cap on WSHIP, and I hoped that HB 1569 might provide a solution to my problem.
He seemed sympathetic, and listened, and seemed to hold up pretty well when confronted by a seriously ill person asking for help. I give him brownie points for that.
I didn’t get a chance to talk to Chopp or Murray, so I sent them e-mail (using my laptop and the state wireless network in the Capitol buildings—I love technology), explaining my situation.
I also sent an e-mail to Petersen this morning to follow-up.
So we’ll see. There are 600,000 people in Washington state with no health insurance. Not to be too pessimistic, but I’m not sure if my legislators care if one more joins their ranks.
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@ Jeanne Sather 2007.
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