“Education will continue to be a priority with me, “ McMahan said. “We are not getting enough state tax dollars to the classroom. We also need to reduce mandates on school districts to give them more flexibility to do their job — educate the kids. For the most part, local education officials and teachers know how to do this, but tell me the huge volume of regulation is getting in the way of their ability to do this job.”

“I am also committed to working on transportation issues important to our district,” McMahan continued. “I will continue to work to move up the construction date of the Burley-Olalla interchange further, getting passenger-only ferries for Southworth, and getting the reconfiguration of SR302 and other badly-needed improvements placed on the radar in Olympia.

McMahan may be contacted at vote@mcmahans.org or by visiting www.mcmahans.org.