Rossi Campaign Announces 30,000th Donor

William Klein, Navy Veteran, Wants a New Governor

Redmond, WA - Retired Navy Veteran William R. Klein recently became the 30,000th contributor to the Dino Rossi for Governor campaign.  Dino called Bill today to thank him for his support. 

Bill served for 26 years as an Electronics Technician Master Chief in the U.S. Navy before coming to Washington state.  He now lives in Nine Mile Falls and in retirement has time to watch his grandson pitch for Central Washington University's baseball team.  Bill and his wife contributed $50 to the campaign, and he said receiving a call from Dino that they were number 30,000 was a sign of good luck. 

What inspired Bill to give to this campaign was the candidate himself.  "He's the kind of Republican I'd like to see in office," Bill said about Dino.  Though he admitted that the word change gets thrown around quite a bit during campaign season, that's exactly what he wants to see in Washington state government.  Talking to Bill reveals that he sees things from a conservative point of view and, citing specifics like taxes and fees, he believes that Dino meets his criteria for a good governor.  Bill said he's willing to donate again, and looks forward to putting a Rossi sign up in his yard.

Bill is one of a growing number of people joining this citizen's movement to change Olympia.  The number of contributors to the Dino Rossi for Governor campaign is only 745 shy of the total contributors from the 2004 campaign.