Representative Carolyn Eslick has a long history of serving the residents of the 39th Legislative District. Carolyn served as a 3-term Mayor of Sultan until appointed to the House of Representatives in 2017, was re-elected 3 times since.
Carolyn Eslick has the experience and insight it takes to lead in Olympia.
In the seven years as your Washington State District 39 Representative, Carolyn has helped pass several critical pieces of legislation:
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HB 1946, bolstering the much needed behavioral health workforce.
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HB 1500 increasing the cap on gross sales for cottage food businesses by 40%
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HB 2883 which returns to parents the ability to get medically necessary Mental Health treatment for their children ages 13-17, followed by
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HB 1800, ensuring these rights are communicated correctly and transparently to the parents
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HB 2124, expanding access to child care and early learnng programs
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HB 1237 extending resources for families through Family Resource Centers. Since the RCW definition of Family Resource Centers in 2021 the locations have grown from 60 to 128 locations. Child abuse and neglect is lower where there are Family Resource Centers in communities.
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Plus she secured Snohomish and Skagit County Boys and girls Club Proviso for before and after school programs specifically 4-H
Carolyn understands the challenges our community faces with the Economy, Education, Public Safety, Over Taxation and Transportation. Please see more on these issues here.
“We are fortunate to have an excellent representative in Carolyn Eslick, for the 39th District. Rep. Eslick has championed causes such as restoring public safety, opportunities to end homelessness, and seeking solutions for the mental health crisis, as exampled in House Bill 1946, which she sponsored, and which bolsters the behavior health workforce within our State. Rep. Eslick is dedicated, hard-working, an excellent listener, and seeks common ground, always keeping the needs of her constituents in mind. As part of her ongoing commitment to engage with her constituents and foster open dialogue, Rep. Eslick has held many townhall meetings around the 39th District. Rep. Carolyn Eslick exemplifies a clear balance of common sense and ethics in Olympia as she continues the work for the 39th District.”
- Julia Johnson, Mayor of Sedro-Woolley
Connected to the Community
An advocate for small businesses, Rep. Eslick has a record of mentorship and support for entrepreneurs, supporting area Chambers of Commerce and Community Organizations like Volunteers of America, Boys and Girls Club and local Food Banks.
Carolyn Eslick supports
our veterans.
Married to a veteran, she is a VFW Auxilary member and appreciates what our service members have sacrificed to serve our country.
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Editorial: Low, Eslick should represent 39th in Legislature
New boundaries have changed the district; Sam Low and Carolyn Eslick offer a good fit for the House.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022 1:30am
39th LD, Position 2
Incumbent Rep. Carolyn Eslick, R-Sultan, who has represented the district since 2017, previously was mayor of Sultan for 10 years and served on its city council for seven years. She’s the founder and director of Grow Washington, a business development center, and owner of the Dutch Cup Restaurant in Sultan....
Eslick, seeking election to a third full term following her appointment to fill a vacancy, said she’s running for reelection to continue previous work on past successful legislation, particularly that addressing mental health. Even with legislation passed, Eslick said, funding for some programs has lagged, specifically House Bill 1800 which seeks to increase access to behavioral health resources for children and improve connections to information and resources for parents .
“One of the things I’ve learned is that just because you pass a bill doesn’t mean it’s always up and running,” she said.
Additionally, Eslick said she was disappointed earlier this year that the Legislature didn’t use some of its revenue windfall to provide some form of tax relief to state residents. She wants to revisit that in future sessions.
On the issue of abortion, Eslick counts herself as prolife, but at the same time holds to what had been a conservative value of keeping government out of people’s personal lives. In Washington state, she said, the issue is out of lawmakers’ hands and has been for a long time.
As with Position 1, the district’s change in boundaries has drawn a diverse field of challengers, each who would serve residents well. But Eslick, shown in her success in drafting and pursuing necessary legislation — and making sure it’s followed by funding and support — has a track record of working well with follow lawmakers, regardless of party, and paying attention to the interests of her district’s residents.
Voters should retain Eslick and that record of success. Full Article Here
Why Seattle and the rest of the state should care about Highway 2
April 5, 2021 at 4:40 pm Updated April 5, 2021 at 6:48 pm
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published May 18, 2022
39th Legislators give update for Monroe happenings
MONROE — State Sen. Keith Wagoner and state Rep. Carolyn Eslick of the 39th Legislative District presented highlights of this year’s legislative session to the City Council on May 3.
Some of these highlights included that the Legislature committed $10 million toward 522 this session; EvergreenHealth Monroe hospital secured nearly $4.3 million to convert its birthing center into a behavioral health wing; and the Monroe Boys & Girls Club received $515,000 toward its Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). The Legislature also allocated $1.7 million this year to the Darrington Wood Innovation Center, which builds modular homes out of cross-laminated timber on-site.
Wagoner lamented that a bill to legalize fentanyl testing didn’t make it, nor did a bill to place stiffer penalties for robbing a cannabis store.
Republicans were shut out of preparing the state transportation package this year, which Wagoner called unusual. He said the Republicans’ package was tied to inflation and made sense.
Eslick noted the Legislature passed bills to separate food waste out of garbage among others.
The organic food waste law becomes requires local governments and businesses manage their organic matter. Cities, for example, must arrange that all residents have organic material collection — a yard waste bin, basically — as late as Jan. 1, 2027. It’s to keep decomposing organic material from creating methane in landfills, the law’s text reads.
Eslick praised a pilot project to encourage using biochar, which is charcoal-infused compost to create soil.
She also succeeded in a bill strengthening how the state helps families find behavioral health assistance for children. It also adds checks and balances requiring follow-through work to this end.
The legislators also discussed police reform changes introduced this year in response to clarify and adjust some of the police reform laws written in 2021.
From opening day Jan. 10 to the end March 10, within those 59 days the Legislature passed 309 bills out of 3,000 that were introduced, Eslick said.
39th Legislative District Rep. Robert Sutherland was not present. Sutherland did not return a Tribune inquiry earlier this month asking why he wasn't there.
Asking a large urban center like Seattle to care about the traffic problems of their rural neighbors seems like a stretch. But they really should. In Washington state, U.S. Highway 2 is the northernmost, all-season highway traveling into the Cascade Mountains — taking visitors, many coming from the Seattle area, to a wide variety of hiking, fishing, skiing and other family-friendly recreational areas. It begins in Everett, at Interstate 5 and State Route 529, going east through Stevens Pass.
Seattle’s rural neighbors have long endured stop-and-go traffic on long segments of the two-lane highway, especially over weekends and holidays. For some context, Sultan has less than 6,000 residents, Gold Bar 2,000, and Index fewer than 200. And yet, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), nearly 40,000 vehicles drive on U.S. Highway 2 daily. More