MICHAEL BAUMGARTNER
Thank you.
I am so honored to have been elected by you to be your represenative in Congress. I promise to do my best to stand up for the values and priorities of Eastern Washington, our home.
I'll try to keep you updated during November and December as I travel back and forth to DC to set up an office before my official swearing in at the start of the new Congress on January 3.
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SUPPORTERS
A Proven Leader
Michael is supported by:
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers
5th Congressional District -
Dino Rossi
Former State Senator -
Senator Mike Padden
4th Legislative District -
Senator Mark Schoesler
9th Legislative District -
Senator Jeff Holy
6th Legislative District -
Ozzie Knezovich
Former Spokane County Sheriff -
Josh Kerns
Spokane County Commissioner -
Jack “The Throwin' Samoan” Thompson
Former WSU Quarterback -
Matt Hanson
Owner of Dye Seed -
Steve Gordon
Former owner of Gordon Trucking -
Melissa Williams
Founder and CEO of Star Financial -
Brian Heywood
Founder of Let's Go Washington -
Nadine Woodward
Former Spokane Mayor -
David Condon
Former Mayor of Spokane
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Rob McKenna
Former Washington State Attorney General -
Ryan Crocker
Former US Ambassador -
Sam Reed
Former Washington Secretary of State -
Senator John Braun
20th Legislative District and Senate Republican Leader -
Representative Mike Volz
6th Legislative District -
Representative Jacquelin Maycumber
7th Legislative District -
Senator Phil Fortunato
31st Legislative District -
Senator Ann Rivers
18th Legislative District -
Susan Hutchison
Former Washington State GOP Chair -
Laura Padden
Spokane Valley City Council -
Pam Haley
Mayor of Spokane Valley -
Dan Wilson
United Steelworkers Local 338
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Experience Getting Results
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Reduce Eastern Washington property taxes and lower business taxes
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Establish a new WSU Medical School in Spokane
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Keep a Republican majority in the State Senate for six years
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Fire Jay Inslee's incompetent Secretary of Transportation
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Protect rural water rights after the Hirst Decision
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Secure funding to finish Spokane's North-South Freeway
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Reduce college tuition by 15%-20%, the largest reduction in the nation
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Eliminate five state government agencies to reduce bureaucratic waste
Michael helped to:
I’m running for Congress to protect the American Dream. Every day, it seems the America we love—the one of hope, of strength and of promise of a better future for our kids—is being destroyed.
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We can’t let that happen.
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I spent eight years in the Washington State Senate pushing back against the Seattle radicals... and winning. With my help, we put Republicans in charge, slashed government agencies, got Spokane a WSU medical school and FINALLY got full funding to finish the North-South Freeway.
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I was born in the Palouse and went to WSU. I’m Eastern Washington through and through. My family is the center of my life—my wonderful Eleanor and our five children. They go to public schools. They play sports. They are amazing kids.
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But will they inherit the same chance at a future for the American Dream that we’ve all had? You bet they will. We’re going to make sure of it.
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The most important thing we need to do right now is secure our southern border. Fentanyl and drugs are pouring in the country. Law breakers are entering by the thousands every day, and half measures aren’t going to cut it. We need fighters who can win.
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And there is another border we need to protect—the one between lawful and unlawful, civilized and chaotic. Across the county, tent cities, homelessness and crime is going unchecked.
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Eleanor and I met in Afghanistan. She came from Britain and I had worked with the state department. We’ve seen firsthand the sacrifices of so many. There’s a border between the life we have and the world DC is pushing us toward. I’m not standing on the sidelines while the American Dreams dies. Not for my kids. Not for yours.
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Together we can win the American Dream for Eastern Washington.