Letter | Larry Springer Campaign

By on August 5, 2010 in Archived, Election, Headlines, Opinion

As a courtesy to elected officials, we offer them an opportunity to respond to letters to the editor whenever feasible. Representative Larry Springer responded to this letter at http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/19382 – Admin

Dear Editor:

My TV has had two candidate political advertisements repeated; Patty Murray for statewide US Senate Seat and Larry Springer for 45th Leg. Dist.  Larry has only one opponent so both go to the fall election.  Did I miss something or is Larry’s campaign flush with money he has to spend?  I am at a loss to understand such extravegance for the front runner in the primary no less when Larry has been known to recycle campaign signs in the past.  I hope this is not indication of how he might spend taxpayer money in the next Legislature; and if it is, I need to rethink my vote for this long time acquaintenance and Kirkland champion.

Matt Gregory

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  • Jim Hitter

    Mr. Gregory,

    I don't understand your mixed up reasoning on this non-issue. People send Mr. Springer money because they want him to win the election. He spends it for that purpose. Taxpayers “send” money because they have to. Legislators decide (as a group) if or how to spend these funds. Mr. Springer has not been known as a spend, spend, spend legislator. Why would you confuse the two completely different situations? If I lived in Springer's 45th District I'd vote for him because of his common sense, honesty and his focus on the important issues of the day.

  • bigyaz

    Your logic escapes me. People donate to a candidate's campaign. The candidate spends that money on advertising to get his message out. Like it or not, that's our system.

    Strange letter indeed.