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Hilary Franz Announces 20th Labor Endorsement in Race for Sixth Congressional District
Franz has 10 times as many labor endorsements as all of her opponents combined Tacoma, Washington – Today, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced that her campaign has earned the support of 20 local labor organizations, with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 23, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 76, and […]
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Washington Machinists Council Endorses Hilary Franz for Congress, Adding to Significant Labor Support
Tacoma, Washington – The Washington Machinists Council, which represents over 40,000 members and a large number of the state’s AFL-CIO delegates, voted to endorse Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz for Congress in Washington’s Sixth Congressional District. The Machinists Council joins a growing coalition of labor support for Franz, including the Washington State Building Trades […]
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WA families can’t find affordable childcare. Our biggest polluters should pay for it | Opinion
By Hilary Franz and Kristine Reeves // January 26, 2024 As working mothers, we know firsthand the importance of affordable and accessible childcare. We know the impacts on families and careers when, because they cannot find quality, affordable childcare, parents are forced to stay home from work or leave the workforce altogether. While the pandemic […]
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Hilary Franz Announces Over $400,000 Raised in First Seven Weeks of Campaign, Record Q4 Haul for a WA-06 Candidate
Tacoma, Washington – Today, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced raising more than $400,000 in Q4. Franz launched her campaign for Washington’s Sixth Congressional District on November 11th, and in just seven weeks amassed the highest-ever sum raised by a candidate in this district in the fourth quarter of any year, with contributions […]
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The Daily World – Hilary Franz talks Grays Harbor County ties, run for congress
Of the six people who have represented the 6th district — which now includes the Olympic Peninsula, the Kitsap Peninsula, Grays Harbor County and parts of Tacoma — since 1930, none have called Grays Harbor County home, and all have been men. That could change next year. Franz, who bought a home in Seabrook last […]
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Puyallup Tribal Council endorses Hilary Franz for U.S. Congress
PUYALLUP RESERVATION, Tacoma, Wash.— The Puyallup Tribal Council announces its endorsement of Hilary Franz for U.S. Congress. Franz, who has served as the state’s public lands commissioner since 2017, is running for the 6th Congressional District seat occupied by U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, who announced earlier this year that he would not seek re-election. “Hilary […]
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KING 5 – Hilary Franz says in a ‘dysfunctional’ Congress, she can be effective
TACOMA, Wash. — State Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is proud of her accomplishments in Olympia and she said she can do the same in Washington, D.C. Last month, Franz announced she is running for the state’s sixth Congressional seat. Her announcement came the day after current U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer, D-Washington, said he will not […]