We need a 30th District legislator with proven experience in working effectively in Olympia with members of both parties.

For many years, Roger Flygare has worked long hours in Olympia with many different legislators to get numerous bills passed to benefit us. This year, as co-chair of the Federal Way Commission Against Trafficking, Flygare and others from FWCAT worked successfully to get 12 anti-human trafficking bills passed.

Now he is asking voters to let him serve from within the Legislature where he can use his experience as a small business owner and skill in building bipartisan coalitions to get things …

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Linda Kochmar will represent the 30th District with thoughtfulness and integrity in the state Legislature. Kochmar has been as an elected official for 14 years. Experience counts, and she has had to face tough decisions and vote what’s best for Federal Way.

Kochmar knows when an issue is to be decided that she represents the 30th District and is able to listen to all sides and perspectives. She is able to reach out and bring together opposing viewpoints and find common ground; that makes good government. Kochmar asks the tough questions that help clarify issues with facts and data for …

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Linda Kochmar is our best choice for state representative in the 30th District. She is such a hard worker. I don’t think she ever sleeps. She is honest and trustworthy. If she says she will do something she will do it. If you have any questions about law or state just ask her and she knows the answer or if not, she’ll get it.

She raised six children to wonderful adults while holding a full-time job. She has risk management in her background, which is very hard to find and will be very beneficial. She has 14 years of experience …

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Tuesday night’s debate between 30th Legislative District candidates Roger Flygare and Linda Kochmar demonstrated clear differences between the two.

Kochmar, despite claiming that she would make tough choices, repeatedly said she would abide by the will of the voters on a wide range of issues. Apparently, she is unwilling to take principled positions on thorny issues, so one must ask why she wishes to represent us.

Flygare did not equivocate. His positions were clearly laid out.

Kochmar’s willingness to defer issues of rights to a popular vote is particularly troubling. Had the electorate been asked, we might not have ended …

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I have lived in Federal Way for approximately 35 years, and I am supporting Roger Freeman for state representative, House Position 2, in the 30th Legislative District.

Although I haven’t known him for a long time, I know him well enough to be impressed with his dignity, his sincere concern for the youth of our community, his dedication to making right the wrongs of education and his work for fiscal responsibility.

Once in a while, life affords us an opportunity to create significant change for the betterment of our fellow man. Freeman offers his strength, enthusiasm and power to proceed …

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If 30th Legislative District voters want a proven leader who listens and responds to the needs of our community, I highly recommend Katrina Asay. A proven leader as past mayor of Milton and current state representative, Asay keeps long office hours studying the issues and analyzing the budget.

She knows how to prioritize expenditures based on the “paramount duty of the state” – to educate our young people in the public schools. That is why she supports funding education first, not last, and balancing the budget.

Let’s re-elect a proven leader by voting for Asay in November.

I am disheartened by the accusations regarding the military service record of 30th District House candidate Roger Flygare, a dear friend (TNT, 9-30).

The motivation of one veteran to try to destroy the reputation of another must be questioned, especially of any veteran of that outrageously conflicted Vietnam tragedy.

As the widow of a Pearl Harbor survivor who spent six years in the Pacific from the Aleutian Island Patrol to Shanghai, I can say that I observed how wartime experiences stay with these unfortunate men, and I have heard more than my share of “war stories” over the years. …

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Roger Flygare, a candidate for  30th Legislative District House Position 1, is first of all a husband, parent and small business owner. A state-certified court reporter, he employs other court reporters and legal services employees.

When his country called, he answered. He’s a decorated veteran who served two tours in Vietnam. As a court reporter,  he was elected as the president of both of his statewide professional organizations. He has successfully worked with members of the state Legislature on a number of issues. He has clearly shown his ability to work across party lines to make a difference.

Now he …

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