At a forum when he briefly ran for 3rd Congressional District in 2010, he is quoted,
“There’s only one time the federal government should ever deficit spend and that’s a time when the economy is sluggish and we need something to get things moving again, and that’s a time like now. As soon as those times are over we have to get back to a time when the budget is balanced.”
http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2010_01_01_archive.html
According to Ballotpedia, when given the chance to vote for a bipartisan balanced budget requirement in 2012, he voted No.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2011&bill=6636
http://app.leg.wa.gov/far/RollCall?rollCallId=37807&bienId=21
Also according to Ballotpedia, in 2012
“Pridemore proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $266.7 million, the 20th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.”
http://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Pridemore
And, in spite of his allegations of cronyism from the current commissioners, who gave preference to former Commissioner Steve Stuart so he wouldn’t have to repay $40K in campaign donations in 2005?
And this is the guy the Lazy C wants back on the County Commission?
No thanks, I’m voting for a proven citizen advocate, Jeanne Stewart
