Mary Margaret Haugen is our Island County senator in Olympia, where she is chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.

She had to know the problems with the ferry system, but did nothing, and said nothing.

Voters must remember this, and also that we had a rainy day fund when this governor took the office. Where is it now when we are in crisis?

Our politicians have totally failed us in all respects on these issues. They have spent our trust funds on Seattle’s Alaskan viaduct, and failed us in the ferry issues by allowing the local ship manufacturer to go into bankruptcy while the state tries to go with a no bid contract for new ferries.

I hope the voters remember these things at the polls as Mary Margaret tries to gain re-election.

Thomas Downey

Oak Harbor