State Senator Shelly Short raises her hand to greet the audience at the annual Roanoke Conference as State Rep. Andrew Engell (to her right) applauds. Photo by Julia Babkina

OCEAN SHORES, WA The Roanoke Conference, an annual assembly of conservative minds in the state, opened on Friday with a call to order by KIRO Newsradio commentator John Curley, who cracked jokes targeting the state’s Democratic majority.

He had a lot of fodder.

Brian Heywood of Let’s Go Washington, which collected signatures for two initiatives before the state legislature this year, said the conservative movement is getting under the skin of the the political majority.

I am the founder and editor of Methow Valley Examiner, an online publication for locals, by locals.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *