Saturday, July 2 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Inn at Ship Bay
— from Rick Hughes —
Steve Hobbs of the 44th district, now running for State Lieutenant Governor
The public is invited to take a break from a busy Orcas July 4th weekend and meet Lt. Governor candidate Steve Hobbs and Rick Hughes at the Inn at Ship Bay July 2 from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Senator Steve Hobbs has been a member of the Washington State Senate since 2006, representing the 44th district. He serves as the top Democrat on the Transportation Committee and also serves on the Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee as well as the Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee.
Hobbs is a member of the Washington Army National Guard and served in Kosovo and Iraq. He’s been married to his wife Pam since 1995 and together they are raising three boys: Gavin, Truman, and Winston, all of whom attend public schools.
Raised in a working class family, Steve was taught to value education and hard work. In 2011, he received a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Washington Evans School. In 1994 he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Washington. He also holds an associate’s degree from Everett Community College. (from the State Senate Democrat Caucus website: wastateleg.org/hobbs/ )
The July 2 event at Ship Bay is sponsored by San Juan County Council Member Rick Hughes, Brad Williamson, Islander’s Bank, Ray’s Pharmacy, Island Hoppin’ Brewery and the Washington Wine Institute.
For questions or to RSVP, please contact Misha Jackson 425-791-2782 or misha@electhobbs.com
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I’m curious why my bank is a sponsor of this event. I will find out.
I’m curious as to why this is being held at The Inn at Ship Bay. That’s a spendy place. Are there no public meeting rooms available? Even if the room and whatever else is being donated, unlikely as the article lists sponsors, it is an expensive donation. I’d be a lot more receptive of a candidate if they weren’t holding a meet and greet at one of the more expensive locations around. Given all the recent attention to getting the money out of politics, this seems like a rather tone deaf action on the part of Senator Hobbs.
…And I’m curious as to whether this guy is just another … Democrat who sticks to the party line, or whether he is capable of independent thought and action.
My partner Sharon Abreu and I did not like the idea of our bank supporting a political candidate. In pursuing this, we ended up speaking with Brad Williamson, CEO of Islanders Bank. He assured us that the bank as an organization is not sponsoring this event, and he is going to speak with the Hobbs campaign to ensure that it is only himself (Mr. Williamson) who is listed in future communications from the campaign, and not the bank.