Congressman Rick Larsen and his staffers visited Friday Harbor on Saturday to meet with local government and nonprofit leaders and hold the first San Juan County event for the 2022 campaign cycle.
After arriving late due to a delayed ferry sailing, Larsen first met with Friday Harbor town officials to learn about the impacts of last month’s arson on downtown. He later discussed affordable housing issues with the Opportunity Council, San Juan County’s Department of Health & Community Services, and the San Juan Community Home Trust. Larsen then met with constituents at a 2022 campaign kick-off event held at Friday Harbor House.
The San Juan Update caught up with Larsen to discuss a handful of issues of concern to island constituents, including marine infrastructure, the future of the expanded child tax credit, legislative priorities for the rest of 2022, inflation, the war in Ukraine, and the state of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading