King County Elections - Ted Cummings - U.S. Senator Candidacy Statement lyrics

Elected Experience: None Other Professional Experience: Clerical and Technical Unit Chairman USW local 338, Co-owner of Pell Creek Land and Livestock in Chattaroy WA. Past President of the Inland Empire Arabian Horse Club, Potroom Supervisor at Alcoa Ma**ena West and Ma**ena East Aluminum smelters. Team Process Leader Northwest Alloys. Physical Testing Lab Technician Kaiser Aluminum. Education: Gonzaga Prep High School 1979. Graduate Spokane Community College 1997 Associate of Arts degree. Community Service: One gallon donor Inland Northwest Blood Center. Statement: I was born and raised in Spokane Washington; I have been married to my wife Denise for thirtyfour years and have two grown sons. I am a member of the United Steelworkers and work in an aluminum rolling mill. We live on a small ranch north of Spokane where we raise horses and cattle. I grew up in a middle cla** family in a nice neighborhood, attended great schools staffed with devoted teachers. I have been blessed with good health, some intelligence and an abundance of common sense. I have been fortunate to have been employed in jobs that I have enjoyed and learned from my whole life. I have had the opportunity to travel, own a home and live the American dream. I have never been hungry, lacked medical care and there has never been a day while I have been alive that I wasn't fully aware that someone loved and valued me. I share this because while I have been given so much there are so many Americans that have had a completely different experience in life. I want to take a leadership role in the discussions on creating and growing good paying jobs, repairing our infrastructure and reducing national debt. I want to see proper care and respect for our veterans and the elderly. I will work to stop the poor and the middle cla** from being victimized by big banks and Wall Street by ending economic inequality. I will work diligently to return the trust of the American people in their government. We have seen what the two party system has done over the last few decades; it's time for real change. I am endorsed by USW local 338 and have a recommendation from the Spokane, Kitsap and Yakima AFL-CIO Central labor councils.