State Senator Partisan Office – 1 year unexpired term
Sharon R. Brown(Prefers Republican Party)
Elected Experience: Appointed to Washington State Senate, January 2013; Elected Kennewick City Council Member 2009; Elected Mayor Pro Tem Kennewick City Council 2009.
Other Professional Experience: Co-owner small real estate development company; attorney for a Hanford subcontractor; member Tri-Cities Area Chamber of Commerce; member City of Kennewick Budget and Economic Development Committee; member Joint City of Kennewick and KGH and Port Committee; former member Joint City of Kennewick and City of Richland Council Committee.
Education: Law degree, Franklin Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire.
Community Service: Catholic Children and Family Youth Services Advisory Board; board member Columbia Basin Badger Club and Second Harvest
Statement: It is a privilege and an honor to represent you in the State Senate. My husband and I have raised five wonderful children in the Tri-Cities. Three of our children live in the Tri-Cities because this is a great place to live, work and play. I am deeply committed to our community and to being your voice in the Legislature.
As a State Senator I have pushed for fiscal responsibility in state government, advocated for legislation to reduce regulatory burdens on small business, and introduced legislation to reduce utility rates in the Tri-Cities.
My top priorities are to create and protect local jobs, fight higher taxes, and support Hanford and the diversification of businesses in this district. Government regulations and high taxes are killing jobs in the state and our local community. I will continue my efforts to eliminate and reduce regulatory burdens on small business, and I will fight against higher taxes. Our families have to live within their means, and so should the state.
You can count on me to represent you in the State Legislature, and to protect your rights and freedoms granted under our Constitution. I would be honored to receive your vote.
For More Information: (509) 396-1663 www.sharonbrown.org
Phillip R. Lemley(Prefers Republican Party)
Elected Experience: Richland City Councilman for the last four years
Other Professional Experience: Worked and lived worldwide, 13 states in the US. Owned two small businesses, worked for some of the largest Corporations, AT&T, Bechtel National, USWest, Lucient, Time Inc.
Education: University of AR Little Rock
Community Service: Board of Directors - Association of Washington Cities, Benton Franklin Counties American Red Cross, Tri-Cities Residential Services ,Tri-Cities Visitors and Convention Bureau, Benton Franklin Community Action Council, The Nature Conservancy, Richland Rotary, Kadlec Medical Ctr., Richland Police Dept., Blue Mtn. Council BSA, Director Richland Rotary Club, Chairman Benton Franklin Mainstream Republican Party.
Statement: Work to build coalitions, develop strategies and create partnerships between the working men, women and families of the 8 th District and Government, Business and Industry.
Our most important asset is our human capitol. How we use, develop, employ those assets for greater good will set us apart, enhance our ability to attract new business and industry, provide existing business with sustainable and stable work forces, thereby growing our economy from within and outside.
Our revenue continues to grow each year, so it is imperative that we find ways to do business more efficiently, not do more with less, instead we must learn to work smarter.
Issues: Make sure working men, women and families can have a job, earn a living wage, raise a family, pay their bills and afford to go to the doctor when they are ill. K-12 Education, empower the teachers with more tools, safe, reasonable class sizes. Pass substantial Transportation Package that addresses both new, maintenance and preservation projects. Not pass unfunded mandates to the cities and counties. Place greater emphasis on the support of the Agriculture and Agriculture related business, ensuring they have the tools and manpower to grow.
For More Information: (509) 375-4828 www.phillemley.com