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Washington State Senator Simon Sefzik

Simon Sefzik

Simon Sefzik
Simon Sefzik

Washington State Senator Simon Sefzik

Washington State Senator Simon Sefzik

The Whatcom County Council today appointed Simon Sefzik to fill the remaining 10 months of the senate seat for the 42nd District.

Simon Sefzik of Ferndale was appointed to serve as state senator for the 42nd Legislative District by the Whatcom County Council earlier today. He replaces Senator Doug Ericksen who passed away on December 17, 2021. His term will last until voters choose a new senator in the General Election on November 8, 2022. 

Readers can watch the council’s appointment of Sefzik which took place this morning at 9:30 a.m. during a special meeting. 

Before being nominated by the Whatcom Republican Party, Senator Sefzik interned with the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019 and the White House in 2020 and 2021. He is a graduate of Patrick Henry College in Virginia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in American Politics and Policy.  He is 22 years old.

Council provided a list of questions for the three nominees to answer before this morning’s meeting. When asked “What will you do to be effective in Olympia?” Sefzik replied, “To be effective in Olympia, I will reach across the aisle and find the points that unite us, rather than the areas that divide us. I believe that we have more in common than what separates us, and that we can, in good faith, achieve great things for Washington together.”

His legislative priorities include flood relief, affordable housing, agriculture, and public safety. 

Councilors Barry Buchanan, Todd Donovan, Carol Frazey, and Kaylee Galloway voted for Sefzik. Tyler Bird and Kathy Kershner voted for Whatcom County Councilor Ben Elenbaas. Elenbaas recused himself from the vote. During discussion, Donovan, Frazey, and Galloway expressed concerns that Elenbaas would not be able to perform his duties as a County Council member while serving in Olympia. 

On Facebook, John Mutchler, recently elected Ferndale City Council member and former Ferndale mayor, told friends that he has “known Simon over a decade and (in the categories of) smart, intelligent and brilliant,” Senator Sefzik is in the latter category. “I may have more to say later,” he said, “but I assure my friends, red, blue, and purple, that the new state senator will serve all of Whatcom County well…”



1 Comment, most recent 3 years ago

Wed Jan 12, 2022

Congratulations Senator Sefzik!!! I was impressed by your answers and your presentation, all the best to you in Olympia, keep true to your beliefs and don’t let the old gaurd down there push you around. As I said when I decided not to seek re election after 28 years it is time for a new generation of leadership not only on a local level but the state and national level also. This is a great start and I hope more people step up and run for these offices. Again Senator, the best of luck we are rooting for you.     

 

 

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Washington State Senator Simon Sefzik

Simon Sefzik

Simon Sefzik
Simon Sefzik

Washington State Senator Simon Sefzik

Washington State Senator Simon Sefzik

The Whatcom County Council today appointed Simon Sefzik to fill the remaining 10 months of the senate seat for the 42nd District.

Simon Sefzik of Ferndale was appointed to serve as state senator for the 42nd Legislative District by the Whatcom County Council earlier today. He replaces Senator Doug Ericksen who passed away on December 17, 2021. His term will last until voters choose a new senator in the General Election on November 8, 2022. 

Readers can watch the council’s appointment of Sefzik which took place this morning at 9:30 a.m. during a special meeting. 

Before being nominated by the Whatcom Republican Party, Senator Sefzik interned with the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019 and the White House in 2020 and 2021. He is a graduate of Patrick Henry College in Virginia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in American Politics and Policy.  He is 22 years old.

Council provided a list of questions for the three nominees to answer before this morning’s meeting. When asked “What will you do to be effective in Olympia?” Sefzik replied, “To be effective in Olympia, I will reach across the aisle and find the points that unite us, rather than the areas that divide us. I believe that we have more in common than what separates us, and that we can, in good faith, achieve great things for Washington together.”

His legislative priorities include flood relief, affordable housing, agriculture, and public safety. 

Councilors Barry Buchanan, Todd Donovan, Carol Frazey, and Kaylee Galloway voted for Sefzik. Tyler Bird and Kathy Kershner voted for Whatcom County Councilor Ben Elenbaas. Elenbaas recused himself from the vote. During discussion, Donovan, Frazey, and Galloway expressed concerns that Elenbaas would not be able to perform his duties as a County Council member while serving in Olympia. 

On Facebook, John Mutchler, recently elected Ferndale City Council member and former Ferndale mayor, told friends that he has “known Simon over a decade and (in the categories of) smart, intelligent and brilliant,” Senator Sefzik is in the latter category. “I may have more to say later,” he said, “but I assure my friends, red, blue, and purple, that the new state senator will serve all of Whatcom County well…”



1 Comment, most recent 3 years ago

Wed Jan 12, 2022

Congratulations Senator Sefzik!!! I was impressed by your answers and your presentation, all the best to you in Olympia, keep true to your beliefs and don’t let the old gaurd down there push you around. As I said when I decided not to seek re election after 28 years it is time for a new generation of leadership not only on a local level but the state and national level also. This is a great start and I hope more people step up and run for these offices. Again Senator, the best of luck we are rooting for you.     

 

 

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A Venue for Citizen Journalists
New 33-unit project makes matters worse
Thanks to generous donations from readers, this site is renovated and improved.
Affordability has been a ruse for creating market rate housing.
Represent Us and Our Interests. Please!
Local action in support of a proposal to rebuild nationwide infrastructure
Who’s Superman when you need him? We are.
From Musk’s big investment all the way to local campaigns, political “contributions” will be re-paid. Here’s how.
Private banks are fighting hard to keep us from starting our own state bank. There’s a reason.
To be so manifestly unqualified and yet not be deeply aware of that speaks exactly to the very point of not being qualified.
Chaos likely to ensue. Catastrophe cannot be ruled out.
There is no escape from the deep-throated roar and the clouds of filth produced by these machines.
A perspective from a very old liberal political junkie.
Deeds, not talk, count on Veterans Day
Several days ago, I received the following from Veterans Service Officer (VSO), Liz Witowski, of the Whatcom County Veterans Program (items below in bold are mine). On this Veterans Day, the
An off-budget $5 Trillion National Infrastructure Bank (NIB), along the lines of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) that operated between 1932-1957, means low-cost loans and no additions to the deficit.
Medicare Advantage is NOT Medicare. Medicare is there to provide health care. Medicare Advantage is a business, there to make money.
David Swanson verifies what Jon Humphrey has said for years: good internet access benefits people, cities, counties, and states.
Or perhaps tragic farce or farcical tragedy might be more apt descriptors. Pick one, or both.
After nearly 30 years online, and literally being one of the oldest blogs on the internet, Northwest Citizen needs a major programming overhaul. To do so, we need your help.
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Heaven forbid our reps should attack the main problem, Medicare Advantage, head on. But no. They must nibble around the edges to give the appearance of doing something.
Morally significant double binds force doctors and combat soldiers into identical life and death quandaries, damaging their moral centers. To these two groups we can also add law enforcement officers.
Eric Hirst gives us a brief and clear explanation of the water adjudication process that is beginning now in Whatcom County
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A 54-photo tour of the ruptured pipe area of the Whatcom Creek explosion taken in July 1999.
The last of the scrap metal is loaded on the ship and it will be gone from our town.
Below is an audio tape of 911 calls, emergency responders’ radio communications, and local radio coverage from June 10, 1999 when Whatcom Creek exploded in Bellingham
Whatcom County’s confusing water rights will be defined by court proceedings beginning now
The foam of secrecy hides all.
If not killed-in-action, they are still dying from the effects of their service in Vietnam.
Local presentations scheduled on a reasonable use framework for water resource management
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If the hospitals are smelling a rat, so should Medicare (Dis)Advantage victims (AKA enrollees).
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