ICYMI: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Says Nothing as Democrats Block Child Safety Bills

In case you missed it, John Braun lays out how Democrats rejected proposals to hold adults accountable for exposing young children to fentanyl and to address dangerous overcrowding in juvenile facilities, while prioritizing an anti-law-enforcement agenda.

And while all of this unfolded, fraud Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was a silent partner to the same out of touch Democrats who put ideology ahead of public safety and families, refusing to speak out as they blocked commonsense protections for children.

It’s the same old story: when forced to choose, Democrats side with ideology over kids and families.

Read more here or see excerpts below:

John Braun commentary: Democrats fail to protect children, but they’ll go after sheriffs 
Lynnwood Times 
Sen. John Braun (R-Centralia)
Apr 28, 2026

Olympia’s majority Democrats showed again this year how their priorities are way off when it comes to the safety of the public.

The bills they rejected include two I had introduced that are aimed at protecting children. One would have held adults accountable for hurting young kids by exposing them to fentanyl or similar opioids. The second was to address the overcrowding that is endangering older children in custody at state juvenile offender facilities, like Green Hill School in Chehalis.

Instead of making laws that would deal with known safety issues, legislative Democrats came up with a highly controversial dictate about who gets to enforce the law, which runs over voters in the process.

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Instead, Democrats have taken another step toward centralizing control over law enforcement in our state, and they have the audacity to defend their own overreach by pointing to the federal government.

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Instead of partisan targeting of those entrusted to enforce our laws, let’s fix the laws and get at the real issues that threaten the safety of our communities, families and children. That’s how our state does better.