I recommend to you a great candidate, Ramiro Valderrama, for state representative of the 45th Legislative District, Position 1.

He has wide bi-partisan support winning his last re-election to the Sammamish City Council with 83 percent of the vote.

He is rated highest by the non-partisan Municipal League and National Federation of Independent Business. He is a proven leader who gets results.

He will work to stop the permanent tax of Sound Transit 3 (ST-3) – light rail – because:

• Costs too much – Permanent tax starts at $54B –– the average household of $700,000 will pay an additional $1,000 property tax plus $120 on car tabs and an extra 50 percent on the sales tax.

• ST-3 will only carry 5 percent of all riders and will not reduce congestion.

• Rapid bus transit could come a decade earlier and be one/tenth of the cost.

• Sound Transit is obsolete – van pools, Uber/Lyft carry more, cost less and are more flexible to changing demographics.

Ramiro Valderrama supports the following:

• Repeal 405 tolls – NOW

• Empower parents with Choice for schools

• Promotes balanced growth

Thank you for your consideration of candidate Valderrama. It is very important that you vote on Nov. 8.

Gerri Duzenack

Sammamish