QUESTIONS
FOR THE CANDIDATES
State Senator - 10th District
QUESTION
What guidelines and
restrictions have you given those
working on your behalf to prevent
negative attacks on your
opponent?
The presidential race has turned
attention to talk of overturning
Roe v. Wade, and the potential
for the issue of reproductive rights
to again be handled on a state-by-
state basis. What is your position
on abortion?
In hindsight, what could have
been done differently to prevent
the halt of ferry service between
Keystone and Port Townsend?
What was the worst mistake
that state government has made
during the past year?
What is more important to you;
a decision that best serves your
district, or a decision that best
serves the state of Washington?
Mary Margaret Haugen
I have instructed my campaign workers, supporters
and democratic organizations that negative campaign
pieces on my opponent will not be tolerated. No
negative campaign pieces from me or on my behalf
have ever been issued in any of my campaigns.
This decision is best left between a woman, God
and her doctor and not government. Washington
voters have twice voted on this issue and decided that
government should not have a role in reproductive
choices made by Washington women.
Change in the leadership of the Department of
Transportation and the ferry system, along with better
and more thorough inspections by the department and
United States Coast Guard would have revealed prob-
lems earlier, so actions could have been taken sooner.
It underestimated the impact of a souring national
economy on the economy of Washington state.
I am well-known for putting the people in the
10th District first. They are my number one priority.
Usually it is not an either-or situation. When it is, the
10th District comes first.
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Linda Haddon
I have told my campaign there will be NO
personal attacks. Mary Margaret has done some
very good things for our district. It is simply time
for new ideas and a fresh approach. It’s just time for
change.
I am pro-life and have been since the birth of
my niece. I advocated my sister seek an abortion
(unwed teen). I am so thankful she didn’t. Katie’s
birth changed my mind.
For 20 years we have known the boats needed to
be replaced. Planning, maintenance and seamless
transition into new vessels should have happened.
It didn’t.
Spending like tax dollars are manna from heaven.
We are in crisis. We must live within our means. It
is wrong to make empty promises to our citizens we
cannot keep.
We are all citizens of the state. I would hope
decisions that benefit the district would benefit the
state. I view my role as “representing” the district.
I will be in Olympia for my district.