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mari leavitt
@RepLeavitt
Mom. Wife. Educator. PhD. Public Servant. Small Business Owner. State Rep. 28th. Avid Reader. Outdoor Enthusiast. This is a personal, non-official account.
University Place, Washington
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Joined August 2010
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    May 17, 2024
    Antifa and their supporters have lost their damn minds. I'm calling on UW to hold these folks accountable and remove them from campus. These aren't students - they are antagonists with no ideology beyond creating chaos. Students and the public have a right to be safe. @UW
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    Mike Harvey
    @Mike_the_Photog
    May 16, 2024
    Since the video of the incident recorded by @KatieDaviscourt last night at the @UW protest encampment is now getting around, here's most of the full incident (at least everything I rolled on). You don't see much because of the umbrellas, but the audio is... interesting. *Caution
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    May 7, 2025
    We secured millions in waleg for this beautiful new facility that is a gem to UW for workers today and tomorrow. Simply unacceptable and criminal. My full statement can be found in next thread. #waleg
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    KING 5 News
    @KING5Seattle
    May 7, 2025
    Protesters shut down a new $150 million engineering building at UW after causing over $1 million in damage. king5.com/article/news/l…
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    May 28, 2025
    Replying to @BrandiKruse
    I support democracy and the right of folks to be involved in democratic protests and counter protests. Swearing and yelling at young kids at these events when they are just there on either side as their parents engage - regardless of viewpoint - is never acceptable.
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Mar 20, 2025
    Destruction of property is not the manner to make your point. Criminal activity is not acceptable and burning cars or any vandalism in the name of a cause is not ok nor does it have an impact of change. Significantly dilutes the message. Prosecute if caught. Full stop.
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    May 9, 2025
    Choices have consequences. These “demands” are nonsense and short sighted. To expect a warm welcome is missing the point. You can’t damage $1m in property and expect a thank you or a pass. Intimidation will not work and is dangerous.
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    The Seattle Times
    @seattletimes
    May 9, 2025
    About 100 people gathered outside of Gerberding Hall, where the Office of the President resides, to demand that UW reverse the students' suspensions and ask the King County Prosecutor's Office to drop criminal charges. st.news/436mJzR
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Nov 4, 2021
    I’m not sure who needs to hear this. Any legislator who says “I wrote a bill” or “I passed a bill”, is not honest. No, you didn’t. No one in the leg does a bill alone and staff deserve the credit they are due for drafting and a body of folks who vote 🗳 to move it along.
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    May 23, 2025
    This is heartbreaking tragedy. Once again, antisemitism reared a vile head and hate screams loud here. If you think it can’t happen in WA, think again. Repeated actions at UW to other WA incidents are a good training ground for folks. The rhetoric is similar and dangerous. 1/2
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    American Jewish Committee
    @AJCGlobal
    May 22, 2025
    We are heartbroken by the loss of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, beloved members of the AJC community, who were murdered last night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., following AJC’s annual Young Diplomats Reception. We mourn with their families,
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Jun 28, 2025
    So hard to see what those babies go through and the care needed and received at PICC. If we don’t have beds available, and there are beds here, and they are can do so with little to no dollars, we need to keep this facility open. Closing is a mistake.
    seattletimes.com
    A victim of Gov. Ferguson’s veto: Kent center for babies exposed to drugs | Op-Ed
    Unless something changes by Monday, the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent will close its doors for good. It isn't for lack of donors or lack of love.
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Sep 6, 2024
    Washington has one of the strongest elections’ system and stirring fear by suggesting otherwise, is ridiculous. By all means, the court system is a proper use for disputes, but not for the purpose of sowing fake concern to spin an agenda.
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    Washington State GOP
    @WAGOP
    Sep 5, 2024
    The WAGOP has filed a lawsuit claiming ballots cured by King County appear to be invalid, after it used the OmniBallot system in the hand recount for second place in the race for WA Commissioner of Public lands. Voters ought to be encouraged that the WAGOP is making efforts to
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Feb 5, 2022
    Weighing in on middle housing. Local control and knowing your community is a legitimate concern - it’s okay to express that opinion. And, there’s a crisis, homes aren’t being built in the pace we need and with the flexibility of multi-units. Status quo doesn’t work. #waleg
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Mar 20, 2021
    Komo reported that 19 officers and 42 public agencies involved. Resources taken away from the public. A man just doing his paper route and his job. Trust is paramount in law enforcement and when the top Sheriff does this, and then doubles down, hard to see how change happens.
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    Sean Robinson
    @seanrobinson1e4
    Mar 20, 2021
    Yes, it's the story of the day, and you all know it. Here's @stacia_glenn reporting on the incident involving Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer's confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier. (h/t @Jim_Brunner and @lewiskamb): thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Nov 18, 2021
    Riding the 503 with my son now on the debut run of the bypass since the fatal crash in DuPont, my district, nearly four years ago. As Co-Chair of the bi-partisan Rail Caucus, public safety related to rail will always be a top priority. #waleg @Amtrak @SoundTransit
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Dec 10, 2020
    Committee assignments are out! I'm honored to serve as Vice-Chair of the College & Workforce Development Committee and as a member of the Capital Budget and Housing, Human Services & Veterans committees. I'm excited to get to work with folks on these issues and more. #waleg
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    mari leavitt
    @RepLeavitt
    Feb 21, 2025
    Thank you for testifying in support of my bill, Hb1276, to address organized retail theft. #waleg
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    Anthony Mixer
    @AnthonyMixerWA
    Feb 21, 2025
    Recently I spoke in support of a good bill, sponsored by @RepLeavitt, to add sentencing enhancements for retail theft. Washington state is the #1 state for retail theft crimes, and adding more consequences will hopefully deter such activity. Watch: ⬇️ youtu.be/yS0HxeHYCR4?si…
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