Debra Manjarrez, a Yakima business owner, has announced her plans to run as a Republican for the Washington State House of Representatives. She currently resides in Wapato and will be running for a seat in the 14th District, which includes a majority of the Lower Yakima Valley.

As I visit with people all over Yakima County, especially in the Lower Yakima Valley, which is my commissioner district, the concerns people discuss with me often have to do with public safety in some way.