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Janet St. Clair

Will focus on making NW Washington more affordable and on public safety, environment and choice

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CAMANO ISLAND – Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair today announced her campaign for the state Senate in the 10th Legislative District.

 “Working families are getting squeezed by higher prices for gas, groceries, healthcare and housing,” St. Clair, a Democrat, said. “As your state Senator, I’ll work to make sure housing, healthcare and prescription drugs are within reach. I will work to make real progress on affordable housing, and to lower the cost of necessities like food, medicine, and childcare.  I will proactively target unfair price gouging by big corporations that limits your ability to get the care you need.”

 St. Clair spent 30 years as a social worker working in the non-profit sector while also serving as a volunteer foster parent, helping at-risk children find stability and permanency in their lives. Currently serving her second term as county commissioner, St. Clair has delivered real results for our community, working with both Democrats and Republicans. She secured funding for high-speed broadband Internet for rural communities, ensured funding commitments to build housing that seniors and working families can afford to live in, increased funding for the County Sheriff’s Office so it has the resources it needs to keep us safe, and strengthened Island County’s services to the community.

As chair of the Island County Board of Health, St. Clair led the effort to stop the closure of Whidbey Health and protect the Women’s Health Clinic. She knows how important access to healthcare is in rural communities and will never stop fighting to make sure women can make their own healthcare decisions, free from political interference or geographic limits.

 “Women’s health care decisions are under attack at all levels of government,” said St. Clair. “Unlike the incumbent, I’m proud to be 100% pro-choice, and my commitment to women and reproductive freedom will never waiver.”

 “We live in one of the most beautiful parts of Washington —  it’s truly God’s Country. And access to clean air to breathe and clean water to drink is key to our recreation and economy — tourism, fishing and economic development rely on our natural resources, unparalleled beauty and access to recreation,” said St. Clair.  She led the effort to update the county greenhouse gas emissions study and the effort to recognize the climate emergency, passing the first Climate Change Resolution implemented with specific, measurable goals.

St. Clair, the daughter of a Navy veteran and granddaughter of a World War II veteran, understands the importance of supporting veterans and military families. She’s increased Veterans Services officers in Island County and worked to deliver health and mental health services for those who served. 

“I was taught at a young age to honor veterans,” she continued. “Sadly, our government hasn’t always lived up to that promise. In Olympia, I’ll work hard to make sure the state does everything it can to help veterans and military families.”

St. Clair announces with the support of State Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, State Senator John Lovick, Former State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen, Former Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson, Mount Vernon City Councilmembers Richard Brocksmith and Andrew Vander Stoep, and former CEO of Providence Kim Williams.