Incumbency, close calls and money
In January it became clear that the November general election would almost certainly be a race between Nathan Schlicher, the appointed Democratic incumbent, against Republican Jan Angel, a member of...
View ArticleCongressman Kilmer takes the ‘Town Hall’ to Twitter, Twitter tries to bite back
Two years ago President Barack Obama hosted the White House’s first ever Twitter Town Hall meeting. Former Congressman Norm Dicks didn’t follow suit. I don’t remember Jay Inslee doing that either....
View ArticleSequestration hurts, but no wolves appear, according to WaPo
In science the “observer effect” supposes that the act of observing an phenomenon changes it. So it goes with a Washington Post story from Sunday with the headline “They said the sequester would be...
View ArticleKilmer, Murray on Syria
With Syria within sharp focus, Kitsap’s representatives in Congress remain undecided on whether they should vote to support U.S. military action in Syria. In an email U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer sent out on...
View ArticleKilmer town halls north, south, west
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor will host three town hall meetings between Nov. 1-8. All the meetings are open to the public. Those attending get an opportunity to ask questions. Doors open a half...
View ArticleKilmer on 2013, and your opportunity to ask a question
Derek Kilmer, Kitsap’s congressman, sent newsletter subscribers an end-of-year recap of the top 10 questions he has heard this year. Read this, but also take the time if you like to ask a question...
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling and the local impact
Today’s Supreme Court ruling eliminating caps on how many federal races an individual can contribute to could have an impact here if ever there is a federal race that is considered “in play.” We have...
View ArticleKilmer attacks the CRomnibus rider
If you paid attention to stories about the budget Congress just passed, a budget that gave us the term “CRomnibus,” (It’s a mash up of Continuing Resolution and omnibus. Part of the budget is one and...
View ArticleKilmer ascent to Appropriations and why that could literally pay off locally
There is a cynical way to look at your representative in Congress climbing the ladder of power. There is another way, too. Norm Dicks, who had a reputation for bringing money home to his district, held...
View ArticleFEC – Frozen Election Commission
If you ever wondered what the Federal Election Commission does, for the last few years it’s pretty much been not much, if anything. That’s troubling to some and not others. Troubling to many because...
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