Town Hall Meeting by Sen Doug Erickson (R-Ferndale)

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Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) fields questions during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen, left, listens to constituent Jackie Caplan-Auerbach of Bellingham, on right in blue, after a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, in the auditorium at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis recently there were insufficient grounds for a recall effort against Sen. Ericksen. A group of voters from the 42nd District began the recall effort against Ericksen on Feb. 9, saying he wasn’t adequately doing his job as a state senator while also working in Washington D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the EPA.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) discusses the current Washington state legislature's agenda during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity.

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Hundreds of constituents pack into the auditorium at Meridian High School during a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Hundreds packed a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) answer questions during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Handwritten notes on the door of Meridian High School as Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) answered questions during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) fields questions during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen, 2nd on left, listens to a question by hearing impaired constituents Ashanti Monts-Tréviska, 2nd from right, and Gigi Daviso (cq), right, after holding a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed. ***

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Hundreds packed the auditorium at Meridian High School during a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) fields questions during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) discusses what on the Washington state legislature's agenda during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) fields questions during a town hall meeting on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Topics ranging from water usage, water quality, renewable energy, and public education were discussed.

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Images of a town hall meeting with Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) on Saturday morning Mar. 4, 2017, at Meridian high School in Laurel, Wash. Sen. Ericksen fielded questions from constituents during the standing-room only meeting as hundreds packed the auditorium beyond capacity. Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis recently there were insufficient grounds for a recall effort against Sen. Ericksen. A group of voters from the 42nd District began the recall effort against Ericksen on Feb. 9, saying he wasn’t adequately doing his job as a state senator while also working in Washington D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the EPA.