Rossi Campaign Announces 32,000th Donor

Norman Brocard of Clinton Wants Changes to Ferry System, DOT

Redmond, WA - Norman Brocard of Clinton recently became the 32,000th contributor to the Dino Rossi for Governor campaign.  Dino called Norm to personally thank him for his support of this citizens' movement to change Washington.

Norm, a retired forester and logging engineer, recently made a donation of $100 to Dino's campaign.  Norm is conservative in his political views; he believes in fiscal responsibility and the protection of second amendment rights.  He said that while he's not normally involved in making political donations, he's willing to give to someone he believes in and he knows that money is needed to help win elections.  His motivation to donate to Dino originates from a number of items he would like to see fixed in Washington state.  In fact, he describes what he's seen coming from state government recently as downright "disgusting."

The way the Washington State Department of Transportation has been managing the ferry system tops Norm's list of trouble issues.  He specifically mentioned the Keystone Ferries "fiasco", referring to the four ferries on the Pt. Townsend-Keystone run that were pulled from service in November for which the state still has not begun to build replacements.  "To find out that they let those boats go to pot was disgusting for me and other island residents," he said.  He wants to see more responsibility in transportation in general, and looks forward to getting Dino in office to change DOT. 

Norm also wants tighter reins on state finances - something he says hasn't happened since Gregoire took office.

Norm is a first-time donor to Dino's campaign, and he's not alone; he and other first-time donors make up 62% of the total contributors to the Dino Rossi for Governor campaign.