Inside Opinion » 2nd district http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion What's on the minds of Tacoma News Tribune editorial writers Fri, 17 May 2013 03:40:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Our choices for the 2nd and 25th legislative districts http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/10/14/our-choices-for-the-2nd-and-25th-legislative-districts/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/10/14/our-choices-for-the-2nd-and-25th-legislative-districts/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:49:13 +0000 TNT Editorial Board http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/?p=15068 This editorial will appear in Monday’s print edition.

Politically, Pierce County’s 2nd and 25th legislative districts look red and purple. The November election will tell us just how red and how purple.

The 2nd is rural and conservative. It encompasses a strip of East Thurston County, including Yelm, and an enormous swath of southeast Pierce County, including Eatonville and Mount Rainier.

The district’s Senate seat is now held by Republican Randi Becker of Eatonville, who ousted Democrat Marilyn Rasmussen four years ago. She has a strong Democratic challenger in Bruce Lachney of Eatonville – a farmer, retired airline pilot and …

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