I’m disappointed The News Tribune didn’t endorse Jesse Young, our incumbent state representative for the 26th District (editorial, 10-16).
Young is an effective representative for us all. Experience gained from serving on the education and transportation committees will make him more effective in solving problems in these areas.
Young knows that jobs will revive the economy, and he has a vision for high-paying technology jobs. His background in technology will bring these jobs to the area. He works to free small business from overregulation so they can create more jobs. He knows that jobs, not new taxes, will increase state revenue, and we can’t tax our way to prosperity.
Young’s life experience has helped develop his character as a true leader. From his homeless in Hilltop humble beginnings in Tacoma, to earning his degree from Notre Dame, he learned how to make great choices. Now a husband and father of five children, he can relate to struggling from poverty because he has lived it himself.
Young is one in a million, with uncommonly common sense, and we have the opportunity to elect him as our state representative.