To The Editor,

I have had the pleasure of serving with Commissioner Perry Dozier while he was involved in the Washington Association of Wheat Grow- ers. I sat on the Executive Committee of WAWG, Perry was elected as a WAWG State officer. In preparation for a lobbying trip to Wash- ington DC, we both attended the Ambassador Training Program at Princeton where very valuable skills in com- municating with our federal lawmakers was the focus of the program. I have attended lobbying trips with Perry, both in Olympia and Wash- ington, D.C. and have found him to be an extremely ef- fective communicator with the legislators. When Perry became President of WAWG, he was asked by Sen. Patty Murray to testify for the United States Sub-committee on Transportation regarding monopolistic practices by the railroads. This is indica- tive of Perry's background in understanding freight mobility for economic purposes. Walla Walla County utilizes rail services to move grain from the eastern part of the county to Wallula and Railex transports produce and wine to the east coast. He has a solid background in meeting the economic needs of our county. The county relies on state and federal funding to support many of our county departments. Being an effective and knowledgeable leader that can communicate the needs of our county is important and vital to the economic health of Walla Walla County. For these reasons, we need to re-elect Perry Dozier for another term as Walla Walla County com- missioner.

J.P. Kent

Walla Walla