I just received my 36th district government guide, courtesy of Senator Jeanne Kohl-Wells. Here are the addresses of all three legislators from the district:
Senator Jeanne Kohl-Wells
kohl_je@leg.wa.gov
157 Roy St., Seattle, WA 98109
PO Box 40436, JAC 432, Olympia, WA 98504-0436
Representative Helen Sommers
sommers_he@leg.wa.gov
PO Box 40600, JLOB 204, Olympia, WA 98504
Representative Mary Lou Dickerson
dickerso_ma@leg.wa.gov
2208 NW Market St., Suite 310A, Seattle, WA 98107
PO Box 4600, Mod 1 Building, Room 107, Olympia, WA 98504-0600
See anything missing? Where is Helen Sommers' district address? It turns out that she does have one, but it is not listed in the government guide or on her official website. The first place I found it was on the website of the Association of Washington Business, a group which seems to hold her in low regard.
Sommers first took her seat in 1973. It seems that over the past 30 years, she has forgotten the need to be accessible to her constituents, and just expects to be reelected automatically. Politicians who forget who is employing them usually find out they are forgotten themselves. Perhaps Sommers should remember that the next time she is asked what her entry in the government guide should be.