Senator Jamie Pedersen Defends Millionaire's Tax, Budget Choices, and Progressive Record Ahead of Primary Challenge

About this episode

Senator Jamie Pedersen discusses his reelection campaign and priorities in a Hacks & Wonks interview.

Washington Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen is running for reelection in the 43rd District. In this Hacks & Wonks interview, he defends his record and shares his priorities on taxes, education, child care, immigration & protecting Washington residents from a hostile federal administration. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com . Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks . Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find Jamie Pedersen at https://peopleforpedersen.org/ .

People in this episode

Host: Crystal Fincher

Guest: Jamie Pedersen

Topics covered

• millionaire's tax
• budget choices
• progressive record
• education
• child care
• immigration
• federal administration

Keywords

• Senator Jamie Pedersen
• millionaire's tax
• Washington politics
• education
• child care
• immigration
• federal administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hacks & Wonks, officialhacksandwonks.com, peopleforpedersen.org, Bluesky

Places: Washington, 43rd District

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