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Governor of Washington State Term: 4 years Loren Culp Republican Party
Years
The Governor is the chief executive officer of the state and makes appointments for
hundreds of state positions, including directors of state agencies (subject to confirmation by
the Senate). The Governor has the power to sign or veto (reject) legislation, and annually
submits a budget recommendation and reports on state affairs to the Legislature.
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What are your plans to tackle racism and law enforcement brutality within Washington State?”
(Candidate has offered no official statement)
In an interview with Crosscut, Culp said he doesn’t believe the criminal justice system has a problem with systemic racism. “I don't believe that the system is
racist,” he said. “... I've never seen anyone even act anywhere close to being a racist, and I've been in police work for 10 years.”
Culp said people need to “quit focusing on the 99.9% of good police officers, who take care of good citizens and protect them,” and instead toughen laws that
punish criminals. As far as police accountability goes, Culp said good officers already arrest the bad ones and put them in jail, where they belong.
Culp also said in a recent interview with Portland’s KATU news that he thinks the statement “Black lives matter” is racist. “All lives matter,” Culp said. “Pointing
out that one race matters, then that’s racist.” He said he agrees with people peacefully protesting the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, but his
support evaporates when individuals start damaging property, setting things on fire or throwing objects at police. “That’s called rioting,” Culp said.
-Interview Statement provided by Crosscut Washington News. “Loren Culp vs. Jay Inslee: Their views on guns, BLM, COVID-19 and more”
“What policies or decision do you intend on making to limit forest fires and other environmental impacts within Washington State?”
Two state agencies are primarily responsible for management of the environment and natural resources in Washington—the WA Department of Ecology (our
version of what the Feds call their “Environmental Protection Agency”) and the WA Department of Natural Resources.
Both of these agencies have made so many mistakes and bad policy decisions over the past 20 years that it’s hard to keep track. But I’ll try to give you a quick recap
of each agency. First, the WA Department of Ecology. Here in Washington, we don’t look to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to guard against
pollution. By longstanding tradition, the EPA delegates its authority to our state Department of Ecology. Ecology is headed up by a director, appointed by the
Governor. In its early years of existence, Ecology had scientists as directors. But, in recent years, its directors have been lawyers. This is a mistake. One that I’ll fix
—immediately—when I’m Governor. No more lawyers heading up Ecology. The damage caused by the agency’s recent leadership is plain to see.” Ecology has
become focused on expanding its “rulemaking” powers. (I discuss the constitutional problems with bureaucratic rulemaking in the Regulatory Reform section of
this web site.) A growing portion of Ecology’s employee base is dedicated to rulemaking, which does nothing to protect the environment or curb pollution in this
state. These employees are just bureaucrats pushing paper to push more paper to “require” the agency to push more paper. Aside from expanding rulemaking
powers generally, Ecology has over-extended its role in permitting various activities—construction, manufacturing operations, food processing—in this state. In its
original form, Ecology was supposed to provide counsel and advice to local jurisdictions, usually at the county level, that made permitting decisions. Over the years,
Ecology has morphed from a science-focused advisory role to a controlling, decision-making role. This is constitutionally-dubious and bad for the state’s economy.
-Environment & Natural Resources Statement, Loren Culp
“What are you plans to get the state ‘back together’ after the CoVid-19 lockdowns?”
COVID isn’t a hoax. It’s a real viral outbreak. And, while it is a “relative” to other types of viral influenza—swine flu, bird flu, etc.—it’s more than just a bad cold.
It can be fatal to certain groups of people; specifically, the elderly and people with certain underlying medical conditions like diabetes, asthma, COPD, etc.
The important policy question related to the COVID outbreak is: What’s the proper government response?
I believe that state government should be involved in encouraging and supporting public health. However, I believe that its proper role is to educate people as much
as possible on the mechanics and risks posed by communicable diseases—and then trusting Washington citizens to make the best decisions for themselves, their
families and their local communities. After all, no one cares more about your health than you.
I believe Washington’s current Governor has drastically overstepped his proper and Constitutional role during the COVID outbreak thus far. He has twisted the
emergency powers that Washington State law gives him. Rather than focusing on educating the people, the state agencies under his control have withheld good data
and information! And he’s focused on making legally-dubious proclamations to create the illusion that he’s “doing something” or “acting decisively.” This is
outrageous and demonstrates the type do-nothing government Washington citizens are tired of seeing from their elected public servants.
If we’re all honest in our assessment of his performance, it’s clear that he’s acting divisively—not decisively.
As Governor, when faced with a health crisis, I will always put information and education first. I will tell Washington citizens EVERYTHING the state government
and best experts know about the situation. And I will trust the citizens and business owners to use that information effectively and to make the best decisions for
themselves.
The important thing for Washington voters to know is this: We need to make sure that we’re never again in a situation where a Governor is making unilateral
“emergency” proclamations SIX MONTHS after an emergency has been declared. That isn’t good government.
-Covid Statement, Loren Culp
“What are your planes and policies around tackling civil gun violence within Washington State?”
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