Quotes
“Illicit drugs are cheaper than ever, readily available, and extremely addictive. This crisis has touched many families, including my own. I do believe we need to act now. The health of our economy and safety of our community demand that we implement new approaches.”
Snohomish County Executive
Dave Somers
“If we don’t ask, we aren’t being honest about the scale of the problem and our need for new tools to address the challenges we face.”
Snohomish County Prosecutor
Susanna Johnson
“It allows us to actually hold more folks accountable, which also helps drive more people in (to treatment and other diversion programs.)”
Snohomish County Prosecutor
Jason Cummings
“By creating new programs and beefing up our criminal justice tools, we can do more to combat the drug crisis and resulting crime. The voters now can weigh in on whether they want us to deploy these new tools and enhance our criminal justice agencies.”
Snohomish County Council Chair
Jared Mead
“This request to voters will bolster the county’s ability to holistically fund public safety in our communities. It’s important that the county has the necessary resources available to take a balanced approach to ensuring all our residents’ safety.”
Snohomish County Council Member
Megan Dunn
“We know that the complex public safety challenges we face require new investments. As a growing county, we need to take the next steps to ensure the safety and health of all our residents.”
Snohomish County Council Member
Strom Peterson
Endorsements
Organizations
Elected Officials
Dave Somers, Snohomish County Executive
Susanna Johnson, Snohomish County Sheriff
Jason Cummings, Snohomish County Prosecutor
Brian Sullivan, Snohomish County Treasurer
Megan Dunn, Snohomish County Councilmember
Sam Low, Snohomish County Councilmember
Jared Mead, Snohomish County Councilmember
Strom Peterson, Snohomish County Councilmember
Cassie Franklin, Everett Mayor
Brett Gailey, Lake Stevens Mayor
Joe Marine, Mukilteo Mayor
Jon Nehring, Marysville Mayor
Linda Redmond, Snohomish Mayor
Russell Witta, Sultan Mayor
Marko Liias, Washington State Senator
John Lovick, Washington State Senator
Jesse Saloman, Washington State Senator
Derek Stanford, Washington State Senator
Julio Cortes, Washington State Representative
Lauren Davis, Washington State Representative
Davina Duerr, Washington State Representative
Mary Fosse, Washington State Representative
Lillian Ortiz-Self, Washington State Representative
Cindy Ryu, Washington State Representative