Politics Lawmakers condemn protest at home of Democratic WA legislator
Lawmakers have sprung to the defense of a Washington state lawmaker who faced a protest at her home over the weekend.
Rep. Tarra Simmons estimated 20-25 protesters showed up at her Bremerton home on Saturday. The Democratic lawmaker held two town hall events that day in her district and was planning to stop at home after the first, but said she got calls from neighbors about the demonstration, so stayed away.
“I believe that people should have a right to free speech and assembly, I just wish they’d do it at my office or the Capitol,” Simmons said Tuesday.
Matthew Adams, who ran for Bremerton City Council in 2021, took credit for the hourlong protest. He said the demonstrators stayed on public property. “We were pretty respectful,” he added.
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