Friends, The 2014 Legislative Session ended March 13th, on time and on budget!  Today I want to update you a little bit about session and what’s next.

2014 Session: Focused on What Matters

There are several important successes of the recent session:

  1. We passed a supplemental budget that lives within our means.  Last year the Legislature required the budget to be balanced over 4 years, and this had a significant impact on negotiations this year.  The result is a final budget that is stable and predictable going into the next couple of years.
  2. We did not raise taxes.  The budget put some additional money into the budget, including for K-12 education, but that was done without any tax increases.  I consider this a significant accomplishment.
  3. Rather than focus on creating new programs, the budget reinforced existing programs, including STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics).  The Legislature also improved services to our community’s most vulnerable–including seniors and the developmentally disabled.
  4. The Legislature left more money in reserves for the future than last year’s budget.
  5. Tuition for state colleges was frozen for another year–halting the long term trend of tuition increases that has burdened students and their families, especially the poor and middle class.

Back in the District

Now that session is over, I’ve been happy to be back in the district.  One of the first things I do after getting back from Olympia is meet with as many groups and individuals as I can around the district to try to touch base about what was accomplished and hear from people about what’s on their minds. I’m also preparing for this fall election.  Believe it or not, 2014 is an election year again so I’m busy developing materials to provide information to voters, writing letters to supporters and making other preparations.  I’ve already made a few updates to my website, which you can see for yourself at www.votechandler.com.

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All these items require money to make them happen.  That’s why I want to ask you today to consider contributing to my campaign to help me continue to serve you well as your State Representative.  Please click the link below to donate today!

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