Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Jesse Salomon declares
Local lawyer to run for state Senate Candidate to challenge Brandland
JON GAMBRELL
THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
A lawyer working for Lummi Nation will challenge state Sen. Dale Brandland for his 42nd District seat this fall.
Jesse M. Salomon, 29, filed with the state late last month to run.
A former civil prosecutor for the Lummis, Salomon now represents victims of domestic violence in tribal and state courts. He also served as a delegate for Howard Dean at the Demo-cratic National Convention in 2004.
"We need younger leadership," said Salomon, a Bellingham resident. "I just feel like the people of my generation have not yet stepped up to the plate."
Salomon believes he'd better represent the county's 42nd District, which includes the northern portion of Bellingham and the entire county west of the Cascades. He wants to provide more push for renewable and clean energy, to protect the environment and end the nation's reliance on foreign oil.
As growth issues continue to dominate concerns around the county, Salomon said he'd do more to empower local governments to make decisions tailored for their communities.
"I don't think it's fair for someone in Olympia to dictate how we grow," he said. "We need to have sovereignty in deciding the way we grow."
Brandland, a former Whatcom County sheriff, won his seat in 2002 after a close race with then-incumbent Georgia Gardner. Beginning his fourth year serving the county in Olympia, Brandland said he's worked hard for his district, including serving on five different legislative committees.
"I think I've done a good job with keeping my ear to the ground and my finger on the pulse of what's best for the county," he said.
Salomon isn't the only young challenger campaigning for the state Legislature in Whatcom County this year. Jasper D. MacSlarrow, a 29-year-old aide to U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, has already filed to run against incumbent Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale.
Though much younger than Brandland, Salomon said he had a lot to offer to the district.
"It provides a perspective I think is lacking in the Legislature," Salomon said. "I'm not too young - just young enough."
Reach Jon Gambrell at jon.gambrell@bellingham herald.com or call 715-2263.
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JON GAMBRELL
THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
A lawyer working for Lummi Nation will challenge state Sen. Dale Brandland for his 42nd District seat this fall.
Jesse M. Salomon, 29, filed with the state late last month to run.
A former civil prosecutor for the Lummis, Salomon now represents victims of domestic violence in tribal and state courts. He also served as a delegate for Howard Dean at the Demo-cratic National Convention in 2004.
"We need younger leadership," said Salomon, a Bellingham resident. "I just feel like the people of my generation have not yet stepped up to the plate."
Salomon believes he'd better represent the county's 42nd District, which includes the northern portion of Bellingham and the entire county west of the Cascades. He wants to provide more push for renewable and clean energy, to protect the environment and end the nation's reliance on foreign oil.
As growth issues continue to dominate concerns around the county, Salomon said he'd do more to empower local governments to make decisions tailored for their communities.
"I don't think it's fair for someone in Olympia to dictate how we grow," he said. "We need to have sovereignty in deciding the way we grow."
Brandland, a former Whatcom County sheriff, won his seat in 2002 after a close race with then-incumbent Georgia Gardner. Beginning his fourth year serving the county in Olympia, Brandland said he's worked hard for his district, including serving on five different legislative committees.
"I think I've done a good job with keeping my ear to the ground and my finger on the pulse of what's best for the county," he said.
Salomon isn't the only young challenger campaigning for the state Legislature in Whatcom County this year. Jasper D. MacSlarrow, a 29-year-old aide to U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, has already filed to run against incumbent Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale.
Though much younger than Brandland, Salomon said he had a lot to offer to the district.
"It provides a perspective I think is lacking in the Legislature," Salomon said. "I'm not too young - just young enough."
Reach Jon Gambrell at jon.gambrell@bellingham herald.com or call 715-2263.
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