Letter: Tahoe deserves a new representative in Congress

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 10:25pm

It is time for Tahoe to have a new representative in Congress. Tom McClintock has represented our region in congress since 2009. During that time he has not promoted our interests.

1. He never moved into our district. He continues to live in a gated community in Elk Grove. Is our district not nice enough for him to live in? After all, we are paying his salary.

2. He has not had a town hall in the Lake Tahoe District during the past 4 years.

3. His votes are not supportive of our local needs. His votes that do not represent our community are represented by the following votes:
• He voted no on HR1 For the People Act of 2019 which addresses voter access, election integrity and security, political spending, and ethics for the 3 branches of government
• He voted no on HR 116 to invest in main street to amend the small business act
• He voted no on HR 790 to increase the basic pay for most federal civilian employees by 2.6% for 2019
• He voted no on HR 75 to express that government shutdowns are detrimental to the nation.
• He voted no on HR 5377 tax fairness for states and localities act
• He voted no on HR 3 to lower drug costs
• He voted no on HR 4 voter’s rights advancement
• He voted no on HR 2 agriculture and nutrition act
• He voted no on HR 6082 overdose prevention and patient safety act.

4. There are 5 folks that are running against him, all of who would represent us better than he has. Find out about them and vote for the person that you think can best represent our needs in Washington. Only the top two vote getters on the March 3rd primary will be on the November ballot.

Democrat:
Businesswoman Brynne Kennedy
https://brynneforcongress.com/
Independent:
Businessman/filmmaker Robert Lawton https://www.lawton4congress.com/
Republicans:
Historian/educator Julianne Benzel
https://www.juliannebenzel.com/
State Parole Agent Jamie Byers
https://www.byersforcongress.com/
Incumbent Tom McClintock
http://tommcclintock.com/index.php
Business owner Jacob Thomas
https://www.jacobthomas4congress.com/

Let’s elect someone who understands the issues that are important to us in Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe Democratic Club, Executive Committee
Susan Chandler, Nancy Gibson, Liz Zapalac, Allyson Tabor, Frank Riley, Mary Lekan,
Diane Verwoerst, Tom Makris