Monday, April 7th

Auburn

What a way to start the kickoff tour!

The Governor spent the morning at the Rainbow Café, where her mother worked during her childhood. She spoke to longtime community members and about what it was like to be raised by a single mother who worked as a short-order cook.

Then, we boarded our campaign bus and drove to Zones, Inc. for our first big rally. 

Zones, Inc. is the largest minority-owned business in Washington State, and the Governor addressed a packed room of more than 300 supporters.

If you weren’t able to attend the event or watch the video online, below is the final few minutes of the speech.

Standing in the crowd, I could feel the enthusiasm build as she spoke about getting results for our friends, neighbors and communities.

When she talked about creating nearly 225,000 new jobs for our state, I heard several people around me say that she was the reason they got a job.

That’s what this tour – this entire election – is about: who gets results for us. Who do we trust with our future?

With that, she finished her speech to the cheers of the crowd, and we left for Tacoma.

Kelly E.

Tacoma

Our second city of the day was Tacoma.

Governor Gregoire accepted the endorsements of the Washington State Council of Firefighters, Washington Fraternal Order of Police, Washington State Patrol Troopers Association, Washington State Association of Fire Chefs and Washington State Patrol Lieutenants Association.

She also got the endorsement of the Washington Federation of State Employees, Local 308, who are correction officers.
 
She earned these endorsements by getting results that protect our families, children and communities.

Governor Gregoire launched the largest expansion of prisons in our state's history. She required sex offenders to submit their DNA to the State Patrol. And she funded in-person verification of sex offenders by police in many of our communities.

After this event, we headed to King’s Books for a small business roundtable.

Kelly E

Our second stop in Tacoma was King’s Books, a locally-owned business.

Gov. Chris Gregoire sat down with a group of small business owners for a discussion about economic development in Pierce County.

One thing was clear from the start of the discussion: Gov. Chris Gregoire is proud of our state and our accomplishments. She has a hopeful, optimistic vision for our future, because she knows we can all succeed if we’re given the chance.

For many people, that chance is education. That’s why she has been getting results that help all of our children learn. Every parent knows that every child deserves a quality education. Governor Gregoire invested in education because she wants all of our children to succeed.

Kelly E.

Vancouver

The last city we visited on day one was Vancouver.

The Governor, in front of a massive wind power turbine blade, addressed a crowd of longshoreman.

The contrast between Governor Gregoire and her opponent is clear in their approaches to the environment.

Governor Gregoire gets results for a cleaner, greener Washington and leads the nation’s fight against global climate change.

Her opponent isn’t even sure if global climate change exists.

Who do you trust to create a cleaner, greener Washington for your children and grandchildren?

Then we went to the Firefighters’ Union Hall, where the Governor spoke to a crowd of nearly 200 people.

Kelly E.