I have known Ramiro Valderrama for a long time. I have worked closely with him in both a community citizen’s group and in city government. I can say in both roles, Ramiro has exhibited true leadership. He understood the areas of concern that people had and always listened to additional concerns that were brought to his attention. Once he was aware of an issue, he was able to reach out to whomever he needed to build coalitions of support and get things done.

He’s one of the few and rare politicians around that can listen and then go and solve the problem. I have felt strongly that once he gained the experience on a local level, his talents were needed and would be valuable at the state level. I feel confident that all the benefits that the citizens of Sammamish have enjoyed by having him on our city council will be experienced by the citizens of the 45th Legislative District when he represents us in Olympia.

Megan Gee, city of Sammamish