Jul 24, 2026
Vote for Kristin Lillegard by August 4th!
Kristin will champion the working class in the 23rd LD. Vote for her by August 4th!
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Kristin’s Platform
Health Care
I will work hard to pass state level Universal Healthcare via the Washington Health Trust. This will lead to better access to care because people will not be on emergency only health plans. I personally ended up with thousands in medical debt from an accident. Health Care is a human right and Washington can lead the nation by proving Universal Healthcare is the best option. With greater access to care and removing profit costs will go down.
Education
Washington has long been violating the McCleary v. State ruling and has not fixed it’s funding for K-12 education. We need to equitably fund state public education and expand it. A high-school degree no longer prepares our youth for the workforce. State funding should fully cover technical degrees, apprenticeships, or associates degrees to prepare our youth for the workforce. Education benefits all of society and it’s time to fulfill our obligations.
Public Transit
Kitsap is incredibly car dependent and that leaves people out of opportunities and harms our environment and health. Walking, cycling, busing, taking trains and ferries needs to be prioritized. I want to see foot ferries between more waterfront areas than just Bremerton and Port Orchard. We need to connect Bainbridge Island, Silverdale and Poulsbo. There needs to be safe access for pedestrians and cyclists to buses and ferries. Our infrastructure needs to be multimodel and I will work for the funds to make that happen.
Housing
Housing is a human right and has been rapidly increasing in cost in our area and locking people out of options. The county and cities have created lack luster housing plans that don’t address transit, affordability and sustainable growth. For too long law makers have handed the reigns to luxury developers that create apartments and homes few can afford. Maximization of profits does not align with affordable housing and I will work to support socialized housing initiatives to build starter homes, duplexes, apartments and townhouses.
West Sound DSA Endorsement
Motion: To endorse Kristin Lillegard as a candidate for the state house of representative seat in the 23rd legislative district.
The ultimate aim of the campaign would be to aid in fulfilling the shared goals of West Sound DSA. While we acknowledge those shared goals can only partially be met by being elected and legislating for reforms, there is a shared belief that throughout this campaign a lot can be gained not only for this chapter, but in the potential impact we could see in our community.
One major goal in a campaign for office by a comrade is to be democratically elected in order to serve the community. Short of an electoral victory and election of Kristin Lillegard to the 23rd LD as a state representative, the West Sound DSA Electoral Working Group would consider her campaign successful given the continual implementation of the experiences gained, and lessons learned, by our chapter’s membership when undertaking a project of this scale.
The ability to share the values of the chapter and educate the public broadly on democratic socialism and the goals of national DSA is an opportunity that we believe the chapter should seize.