How can I help you get your vote in?

Dear Larry,      Chances are, you are receiving this email because you are a committed voter and are likely to vote Republican.  You might have returned your ballot already. So why are we bothering to contact you?  Because we need YOU to communicate with like-minded family, friends, neighbors, co-workers and anyone else who respects your opinion.  Remind people who share your values to vote. Here's why. . . . Pierce County's 441,840 registered voters have now received a general election ballot in the mail.  You'd think everyone who cares about the future would find a way to fill it out and deposit it in a drop box by November 4th. You would be wrong. Even though Pierce County is once again Ground Zero for strategically important elections in 2014, this county ranked next to last of Washington's 39 counties for voter turnout in the August primary, when just 27 percent of voters turned in their ballots. Our GOP candidates performed well in the primary, but we must not let those percentages lull us into complacency.  The general election will be won by the Party that turns out voters who share its vision, and the Democrats' vaunted get-out-the-vote machine will be firing on all cylinders for November 4, with the financial backing of liberal interest groups and out-of-state billionaires. Most state Senate seats that can preserve the critical Majority Coalition for the GOP in Olympia are scattered around Pierce County, with the 28th District's Senator Steve O'Ban (R) most heavily targeted.  And fully half of the highly competitive races that could give Republicans control of the Washington House of Representatives are located in Pierce County. These campaigns have enormous implications for our state and for blocking Governor Jay Inslee's radical, higher tax agenda over the next two years. The fact we are not electing a President, or a Governor or U.S. Senator here in Washington, does not diminish the importance of Election 2014 in our state.  We have a huge opportunity this year to change the direction of the legislature and set the stage for critical electoral victories in 2016.    Spread the word.  Forward this message to family and friends you think are sympathetic.  You are a more trusted source of information to them than what they receive from campaigns or hear from strangers on television or social media. As we say repeatedly, "Elections Have Consequences".  YOUR vote is important, but making sure your family and friends vote also will really make a difference.  Candidates, Judicial races, Initiatives, Advisory Votes, Charter Amendments and Propositions can be seen on our Elections Page