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Val Stevens and Fred Walser
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Robert Frank, City Editor
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Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008

39th Legislative District Senate: Retired cop Walser challenges veteran senator Stevens

Sen. Val Stevens, an Arlington Republican, is attempting to defeat former Sultan Police Chief Fred Walser to retain her seat in the 39th Legislative District.

Stevens, 68, is seeking her fourth four-year term and she wants to "get the government out of the way" for businesses struggling in the slow economy.

Walser, 68, a Democrat who lives Monroe, spent about 40 years as an officer for the Washington State Patrol and as Sultan police chief. He said he's been "very active in the community" through many organizations. He said he plans to maintain his style as a lawmaker.

Walser, chairman of the U.S. 2 Safety Coalition, said that transportation is his top issue and he's especially concerned with the deadly highway.

The highway needs more than $2 billion in overall improvements. Walser said that it's his efforts that has helped win $14 million for the highway this year.

Walser said that in addition to transportation, he's focusing on education and public safety. His wife taught as a teacher in Monroe for 27 years; that has helped him learn about education issues such as Washington Assessment of Student Learning, Walser said.

Stevens said that if re-elected, she wants to reintroduce a bill that aims to siphon parts of sales tax from automobile products to pay for transportation issues including those along U.S. 2.

Stevens said she plans to focus on reforming the Children's Administration in the state Department of Social and Health Services. The agency has a problem supervising children in foster care. It doesn't support foster parents well, she said.

As the state is facing a budget deficit next year because of the slow economy, Stevens said she's committed to reducing the scope of the government and balancing the state budget without raising taxes.

In June, Walser pleaded guilty to providing false information to a public servant, a gross misdemeanor, while being police chief in Sultan. He was ordered to do community service and pay fines to the city.



Reporter Yoshiaki Nohara: 425-339-3029 or ynohara@heraldnet.com.



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