State of Washington secondary Archives: on Drugs


Michael Baumgartner: Advised counternarcotics team in Afghanistan

Baumgartner spent seven months advising a counternarcotics team in Afghanistan. Baumgartner spent his days urging farmers to plant wheat instead of opium poppies. He also wooed his future wife, Eleanor, a British journalist and consultant who was working with him. In 2009, the two moved back to Washington together.
Source: Seattle Times on 2012 WA Senate debate Sep 15, 2012

Tiffany Smiley: We have a fentanyl crisis because we have a border crisis

[Press release]: "We have a fentanyl crisis because we have a border crisis. As a triage nurse, seeing fentanyl contribute to over 2,000 Washingtonians dying last year is both maddening and unacceptable. I'm running for the U.S. Senate to stop fentanyl from pouring over our southern border, stop the bleeding, and hold our federal government accountable on behalf of all Washingtonians."
Source: 2022 WA Senate campaign website SmileyForWashington.com Jul 26, 2022

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V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
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Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

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Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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