In Bellingham debate, millionaire Brian Heywood defends the ballot initiatives he financed

Millionaire Brian Heywood, the founder of the political action committee Let’s Go Washington, traveled to Bellingham to defend and promote four statewide initiatives voters will see on their ballots this election.

In front of a packed room of Bellingham City Club members and guests Wednesday, Oct. 16, Heywood sparred with state legislators and activists who spoke against the initiatives.

The conservative hedge fund executive from Redmond financed seven ballot initiatives in the last year, three of which have been adopted by the state Legislature. Heywood’s stated goal with the four measures that have come to a vote, I-2066, I-2109, I-2117 and I-2124, is to lower the cost of living for Washingtonians, allow for choice in energy and health care spending, and protect residents against a capital gains tax.

The initiatives have drawn ire from opponents, including Bellingham City Council, which symbolically voted to oppose all four initiatives during a Monday, Oct. 14 meeting. Speakers who rebutted Heywood on Wednesday and the coalitions opposing the initiatives say the proposals will strip funding from education, health care and infrastructure, and jeopardize the state’s transition to green energy.



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