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HI. I'M JUDGE DAVE
LARSON, AND I'M RUNNING

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TO BE YOUR NEXT SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE.

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I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE IN THIS
RACE WHO HAS SERVED AS A JUDGE.

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I HAVE BEEN A TRIAL JUDGE
FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS

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AND WAS A TRIAL LAWYER
FOR 23 YEARS BEFORE THAT.

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I WILL PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AND
FOLLOW THE LAW AND CONSTITUTION

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AS THE BEST PREPARED AND
MOST EXPERIENCED CANDIDATE

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FOR THIS OFFICE.

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WE ARE FACING OUT OF CONTROL
CRIME IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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INSTEAD OF HELPING
OUR COMMUNITIES,

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THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT'S
DECISIONS HAVE UNDERMINED OUR

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EFFORTS IN THE TRIAL
COURTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES

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TO ADDRESS THIS UNPRECEDENTED
CRISIS.

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OUR TRIAL COURTS ARE
AN ESSENTIAL TOOL USED

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TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND
WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES,

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AND THEY NEED TO BE
SUPPORTED, NOT UNDERMINED.

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OUR SUPREME COURT NEEDS
TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

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AND NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM.

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I WORKED SUCCESSFULLY
WITH THE LEGISLATURE

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ON COMMON SENSE STRATEGIES THAT
REDUCE CRIME WITH COMPASSION

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WITHOUT SACRIFICING
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

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THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY JUDGES,
LAWYERS, LEGISLATORS, MAYORS,

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POLICE CHIEFS, AND SHERIFFS,
AND THOSE WHO ADVOCATE

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FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING
FROM ADDICTION

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AND UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESS.

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I WANT TO BRING THAT NEEDED
LEADERSHIP TO OUR SUPREME COURT

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TO WORK WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON SOLUTIONS

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FOR THE CRIME WE WITNESS
IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR STATE
AND NATION ARE DIVIDED,

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AND THAT OUR SUPREME COURT
HAS BECOME TOO POLITICAL.

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I WANT TO MAKE OUR COURT THE
TRUSTED INSTITUTION IT IS

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SUPPOSED TO BE.

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SO, I AM RUNNING A TRADITIONAL
BI-PARTISAN CAMPAIGN BASED

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ON THE VALUES THAT JUDGES
ARE SUPPOSED TO UPHOLD.

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I AM REACHING OUT TO
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS,

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LABOR AND BUSINESS, AND
TO CITIZENS JUST LIKE YOU

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IN EASTERN AND WESTERN
WASHINGTON

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BECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES
TO HAVE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE

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IN OUR SUPREME COURT REGARDLESS
OF THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS,

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ECONOMIC STATUS, OR
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.

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I HAVE SPENT YEARS DEDICATING
MY TIME TO CIVICS EDUCATION

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FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AND
I HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED

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FOR THOSE EFFORTS.

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AS YOUR NEXT JUSTICE I PLAN ON
EXTENDING MY REACH IN THAT AREA

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SO THAT I CAN HELP RESTORE
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE

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IN ALL THREE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT, NOT JUST THE COURTS.

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I PROMISE YOU THREE THINGS
AS YOUR NEXT JUSTICE.

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FIRST, I'LL SUPPORT AND
IMPROVE OUR TRIAL COURTS

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TO HELP THEM REDUCE
CRIME IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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SECOND, UPHOLD OUR STATE
CONSTITUTION AS WRITTEN.

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OUR STATE CONSTITUTION
IS THE BEST IN THE NATION

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WITH STRONG PROTECTIONS FOR
YOUR RIGHTS THAT ARE WORTHY

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OF BEING UPHELD AS WRITTEN.

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I W- I HAVE AND WILL STAND UP
FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EVEN

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WHEN IT IS NOT POPULAR.

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THIRD, I'LL BE A FAIR
AND IMPARTIAL JUSTICE.

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WE NEED OUR COURTS TO BE A
POLITICALLY NEUTRAL FORUM

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THAT PEOPLE CAN TRUST TO
BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL,

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AND THAT REQUIRES SOMEONE
TO STAND UP AND BE WILLING

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TO UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES
THAT BUILD TRUST

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AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR COURTS.

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I AM THAT SOMEONE, AND
I WILL BE THAT JUSTICE.

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WHEN YOU VOTE FOR
JUDGE DAVE LARSON,

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YOU GET AN EXPERIENCED JUDGE
WITH NEARLY FORTY YEARS

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OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE WHO
LEADS WITH COMPASSION

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AND A COMMONSENSE APPROACH TO
JUSTICE THAT IMPROVES LIVES,

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IMPROVES OUR COMMUNITIES,
AND DEFENDS YOUR RIGHTS.

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I'M JUDGE DAVE LARSON, AND
I'M ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE.

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THANK YOU.