WEA Endorses Five Legislative Incumbent Republicans - Rep. Paul Harris

On Behalf of WEA’s More Conservative Members #20 WEA Endorses Five Legislative Incumbent Republicans 5.20.20 I was informed recently that among WEA PAC Legislative Endorsements are five incumbent Republicans. In the next few weeks, I will introduce you to each of them. First. let’s look at Rep. Paul Harris, a Vancouver Republican in the 17th District. Harris first took office in 2010 and is now House Republican Caucus Chair and a member of the House Education & House Rules Committees. In addition, Harris was on the Evergreen School District’s Board for 10 years and co-chaired the McCleary Education Funding Task Force. “Reaching an education funding solution was difficult and required great collaborative work from all those involved. It feels great to come up with what I believe is a plan that puts a solid education foundation in place for our students and educators while strengthening the opportunity for them to succeed,” said Harris. In 2017, he received the “Y Legislative Champion Award” from the YMCA. In 2018, he received the “Annual Secretary of Health Award”. In 2018, he also received the “Courage Award,” and in 2019 earned the “National Distinguished Advocacy Award” from the American Cancer Society. And in 2019, the Washington Association for Career and Technical Education named Harris “Legislator of the Year.” Paul is a small business owner and manager. He owned Cascade Paint and Supply and was Vice President of Miller Paint Company. He believes small business is the backbone of the economy and more work needs to be done to allow employers to invest and create jobs, giving us a more vibrant middle class to provide long-term economic growth. Paul currently works for Molina Healthcare in community outreach and owns Solid Solutions, LLC., a Vancouver-based company which does sales, marketing, consulting and public relations work. Paul has called the 17th District home for more than 30 years. He and his wife Lori have been married for 44 years, have five children, and nine grandchildren. ------------ Ken Mortland is a member of WEA-Retired, continuing a long career of activism in WEA/NEA. He is also a lifelong Republican and a member of Mainstream Republicans of WA Board.

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