Michael Baumgartner for WA-5

We won. Eleanor and I are grateful for the tremendous support. A Democratic hurricane flooded across the country and this election victory is a testament to how hard we have worked for the people of Eastern Washington these last two years. As I have always said, I represent all the people of Eastern Washington, even those who did not vote for me. Their voices and concerns will continue to matter. During my time in the State Senate I demonstrated a successful ability to work well with Democrats on wins for our community like the WSU medical school. I look forward to continuing to work well with everyone in Congress, regardless of party. Our joy at winning the election is tempered by the reality that our community is hurting right now with the recent tragic deaths of law enforcement members as well as the challenge of recovering from this summer’s devastating fires. We’ll take a moment tonight to enjoy the victory and get back to work on those issues tomorrow. I’m a proud E. Washington kid and I love representing its wonderful people.

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Best Baumgartner news of the week - Congratulations to Conrad for his 3rd place finish at the state B cross country championships! Our only family rules for sports are “do your best and have fun”but very proud of how hard he works at a very difficult sport. Congratulations as well to all the outstanding E. Washington HS runners who competed in XC this fall. You can all know that you are all much, much faster runners than your very slow Congressman. 🇺🇸

Everyone in Washington should be frustrated with the slow and opaque way our state’s election laws count ballots. After the Bush v Gore debacle in Florida, that state’s leaders decided to create a hybrid system of early vote by mail and in person on Election Day that gives reliable results in a timely fashion. There’s a lot of things Washington state should do more like Florida, elections process is definitely one of them. 🇺🇸