Michael Shepard (D)
FOR STATE SENATE, 42ND DIST.Michael Shepard has a track record of getting big things built. Across three terms as a Port of Bellingham commissioner, elected countywide, he’s worked with cities, tribes, and local industry to grow the economy and bring in good jobs.
He brought the Bellingham Shipping Terminal back to life, landed nearly $20 million in federal money for rail access, and got the stalled Waterfront District moving again, including the Millworks affordable-housing project. He negotiated a landmark sovereignty agreement with the Lummi Nation Chairman and set the port on a path to net-zero emissions.
Shepard is running on the cost of living, affordable housing, schools, and local jobs, and he’s spent years teaching at Western. Retiring Senator Sharon Shewmake is backing him, along with County Executive Satpal Sidhu, Sheriff Donnell Tanksley, and Lummi Nation Chairman Tony Hillaire.
Endorsements also include former Governor Jay Inslee, Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, Deputy Majority Leader Manka Dhingra, State Senator Liz Lovelett, and 42nd District Representatives Alicia Rule and Joe Timmons.