(The following editorial was originally published in The Raw Story.)
A climate scientist and dedicated socialist is challenging Democratic Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp in the Washington’s upcoming congressional elections.
“I think Frank Chopp is totally beatable,” Jess Spear told The Stranger. “He is out of touch with his district. If you look at what they said about Kshama Sawant [the socialist candidate who was recently elected in Washington] they said it was impossible. They said $15 [minimum wage] was impossible. But they were wrong twice. The political situation has changed. People want an alternative to politics as usual, and we can bring him down.”
Spear — who earned a masters in marine science from the University of South Florida — believes that progressives like herself are better equipped to stem the rising tide of corporate-funded, Republican initiatives in the state.