Honoring a Hero in Our Community
Last Tuesday, I had the honor of sponsoring Senate Resolution 8623 which recognizes a Spokane hero, Carla Peperzak. Carla, who has lived in Spokane since 2004, served in the Dutch Resistance as a teenager during Nazi occupation. With courage and selflessness, Carla helped dozens of families escape Nazi persecution while facing grave danger herself.
Click the photo to watch Carla’s Resolution on the Senate Floor!
Now retired and a great-grandmother, Carla has spent recent years telling her story to make sure future generations don’t forget this chapter of history that contains the horrors of war and Nazi persecution as well as the inspiring and altruistic actions by people like Carla. To learn more about Carla’s impressive story, I encourage you to read the January article about her in the Spokesman-Review.
Standing Room Only at 3rd LD Town Hall Meeting
Thank you to everyone who attended our 3rd LD town hall meeting. It is always a privilege to engage in dialogue with constituents about the important issues facing Spokane and all of Washington State. I was thrilled with the large turn out and impressed with the questions.
Issues raised by town hall attendees included: tax fairness, college affordability, K-12 education, vaccinations and early learning.
If you did not have the opportunity to get your question addressed, I would like to encourage you to contact our Olympia office (contact information is on the right sidebar). Your input is incredibly valuable to me as I work to represent you in the Washington State Senate.
Keeping In Touch
If you have a comment, idea, or question, please let me know. I would love to hear from you! You can reach me by e-mail at andy.billig@leg.wa.gov or by phone at 360-786-7604.
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Onward!
-Andy
